Advanced Science and Technology Institute(ASTI)

For the last few years, small and medium mushroom farmers have been growing mushrooms from spawns sourced from Europe. But there has been more and more frustration on diminishing yields and the farmers are looking for other tropical sources where they can import spawns or culture.
We are working with the government research agency to establish this alternative import source country.

Thank you
Ruth

July 2, 2019

Dear Mrs. Ruth,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jul 01, 2019 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Importation of Oyster and Button Mushroom cultures to Kenya.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact DOST-PCAARRD:

https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests?agency=PCAARRD

http://www.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph/home/portal/index.php/ttpd

http://www.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph/home/portal/index.php/quick-information-dispatch/3312-oyster-mushroom-production-being-promoted-as-alternative-livelihood-source-in-region-1

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://zcwboneline11222018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/help.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Prof. Fortunato T. De La Peña, Secretary, DOST  . Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Alexis Niño Almasan
Administrative Officer V and
FOI Receiving Officer

On behalf of:

Dr. Joel Joseph Marciano, Jr.
Acting Director, DOST-ASTI and
FOI Decision Maker