This document summarizes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for an oyster mushroom plantation owned by Juarlito Dagdagan in the Philippines. It identifies several problems the owner faces, including building issues, health concerns, pests, weather impacts, limited equipment, and lack of education. Potential solutions are proposed, such as renovating the building, limiting contamination risks, taking medical breaks, using natural pest control, improvising equipment, and obtaining more training. Implementing these alternatives could help the owner improve production and gain a more comfortable work environment through greater capital investment and homemade solutions.

1. Research
On
Industrial and Agricultural Management
OYSTER MUSHROOM
PLANTATION

2. OYSTER MUSHROOM
• is one of the species of Pleurotus Mushroom
• most commonly cultivated edible mushroom in the world
• 2-3 months daily harvesting
• Sensitive mushroom

3. BACKGROUND OF THE OWNER &
SUBJECT
• Owner/manger : Juarlito Dagdagan
• Education : BS Agriculture
Major in Animal Science
• Setting : Brgy. San Luis, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya
• Subject : Oyster Mushroom Plantation

4. CURRENT SITUATION
-current situation of the said plantation is determine through our
SWOT Analysis by interviewing the owner.

5. STRENGTHS
 Quality Production – bigger size of mushroom but it has the
same price and taste
 Economies of Scale - obtains due to size. The greater the
volume, the greater the advantages

6. EFFECTS OF STRENGTHS
• More salable
• More Customers
• Can produce unique products that meet their customer’s wants
 UNIQUE PRODUCTS:
 Teefix mushroom (dinakdakan)
 Fried mushroom
 Shawarma mushroom

7. WEAKNESSES
 Price Competition – customers need lower price but has good
quality.
 Cost Structure – cost are high in comparison to their competitors
 Inefficient Work Environment - Mushroom’s goods and services
are not being utilized properly.

8. OPPORTUNITIES
 Rapidly Growing – daily income that is 2 times more than his capital
 Greater Innovation – it helps mushroom to produce unique products
 Emerging Market – it enable the plantation quickly expand

9. THREATS
 Mature markets are competitive. In order for Mushroom to grow
in a mature market, it has to increase market share, which is
difficult and expensive
 Competitors that are in modern and high technology

10. PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
 Building
 Contamination
 Health condition of the owner/manager
 Rats and Insects
 Hanging Habagat and Humility
 Limited Equipment
 Period of Time in Pasteurization
 Education

11. BUILDING
 It is not suitable for the mushroom to grow properly

12. HEALTH CONDITION OF THE
OWNER/MANAGER
• It can be contaminated if the maintenance or the one who manage has illness like cough
and cold

13. CONTAMINATIONS
• Mushrooms are sensitive, they are easily destroy when they are touched by someone or
the materials use in pasteurization

14. RATS & INSECTS
• They eat the spawn and mother spawn that may cause of production loss

15. HANGING HABAGAT & HUMILITY
• The owner cannot control the temperature and moisture
• It affects the raw materials. Corn cabs, sawdust etc.

16. LIMITED EQUIPMENT
• Other equipment to be use is expensive where in the owner cant afford it
• Owner don’t have sufficient capital to buy modern technology for the proper
production of his plantation
Period of time in Pasteurization
• it takes 1 month pasteurization before the continuous harvesting
Education
• Lack of knowledge in proper caring of the plantation

17. ALTERNATIVE FORCES OF ACTIONS
• Alternatives can help the plantation grow properly and can supply enough products to the
consumers.
• It always has an appropriate alternatives per problems they encounter
• And in every alternatives, there are always advantages and disadvantages

18. BUILDING
SOLUTION
- They renovate their building from open
to close area.
- Best solution is to a make new building.
ADVANTAGE
- they can easily control the temperature
- They can avoid rats and insects
DISADVANTAGE
- It can be more expensive

19. CONTAMINATION
SOLUTION
- they do not allow other to hold/touch materials
without permission
- Best solution is put some cover in the sensitive
materials or put them in a private place
ADVATAGE
- Less cost of product
DISADVANTAGE
- Additional expense

20. HEALTH CONDITION OF THE
OWNER/MANAGER
SOLUTION
- The one who are sick should avoid
going the plantation
- Best solution is he/she should take a
rest first. Take some medicine and be
sure he/she is ok enough before going to
plantation
ADVANTAGE
- Less contaminated products/less
expense
DISADVANTAGE
- Inefficient in work

21. RATS AND INSECTS
SOLUTION
- They use nymph tree and avoid using
commercial insecticides
ADVATAGE
- The mushroom grow properly
DISADVANTAGE
- Not 100% that they can lessen rats and
insects

22. HANGING HABAGAT & HUMILITY
SOLUTION
- They put some plastic /galvanize to cover
the open area to maintain the temperature
- the use power spray to maintain the
temperature of the pasteurized fruit bags
- best solution is to use modern technology
like fogging machine and air cons
ADVANTAGE
- to have enough quality of the product
DISADVANTAGE
- too expensive

23. LIMITED EQUIPMENT
SOLUTION
-they use improvise materials to make their work easier
-buy modern technology
ADVANTAGE
- they make their production easier and faster
DISADVANTAGE
-more expensive
**so they prefer to use improvise materials

24. EQUIPMENT
IMPROVISE EQUIPMENTS MODERN TECHNOLOGY

25. PERIOD OF TIME IN PASTEURIZATION
SOLUTION
- in 1 month of waiting to harvest,
they prefer to continuously make
pasteurized fruit bag
ADVANTAGE
- more stock, continues growing of
mushroom products
DISADVANTAGE
- Continues working
- ROI is long offset

26. EDUCATION
SOLUTION
- conduct seminars with the help of
TESDA & NVSU
ADVANTAGE
- gain more knowledge about the subject
DISADVANTAGE
- it takes long period of time

27. THINGS TO BE DONE TO IMPLEMENT
THE ALTERNATIVES
a. Look for greater capital for him to buy those things he needed.
b. Make other improvise equipment for him to save more money and he can use that
savings for other important matter.
- If these things are all done then the probable outcome is he will be having maybe not the
best but the more comfortable and more convenient building for his mushroom plantation.