For every ton of cassava processed, 10%-15%~125kg/tons, are lost in form of wet peels, which are poorly utilized, dumped as waste or burnt.

We are using this valuable waste as a substrate to produce mushrooms. Key staff at OKO have been trained on mushroom production.

As well as providing additional income oyster mushrooms are also low in calories
fat free, cholersterol-free, gluten-free, very low in sodium

At the same time, they're also high in:

protein & fibre
iron, zinc, potassium, phosphorus & selenium
calcium
folic acid
vitamins B1, B3, B5 & B12
vitamin C & vitamin D
Source: Medicinal Mushrooms, by Christopher Hobbs (1995)