Mushroom has a global market value of $56.9 Billion. Nigeria has potential to contribute 3.5% in ten years, to this market that is growing at the rate of 7.9% per annum. It is clear that, deploying 50,000 youth into the mushroom value chain can create over 150,000 direct jobs; and another 250,000 indirect jobs. The projected production of 363,000 metric tons of mushroom will contribute over N660 billion to the economy.