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The study analysed indigenous mushroom harvesting and marketing among rural women in Ikwerre Kingdom of Rivers State, Nigeria. The data collected was through primary source, extracted using structured interview schedule. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 100 mushroom farmers by purposefully selecting ten (10) communities from Three Local Government areas that made up Ikwerre kingdom, namely: Ikwerre, Emuohua, and Obi/Akpor. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as mean score, percentage and frequency. The study revealed that a higher number (40%) of the respondent were between the age bracket of 50-59 years, the majority (65%) of the respondents were married, 67% had no formal education, 47% had 11-15 years harvesting experience and they harvested pleurotus astreatus mushroom (45%). A higher number (68%) of the respondents were into mushroom harvesting and trading. Mushroom harvesters (wholesale) sell a basket of mushroom for N500.00, while the retailers incur a total variable cost (TVC) of N550.00 and earn total revenue (TR) of N1, 500.00, realizing a profit ofN950.The major benefit of mushroom harvesting to rural women was that it serves as a source of income (57%). Major constraints to harvesting and marketing of mushroom were: non availability (85%) and religion (13%).The study recommends that government and extension agents should educate indigenous mushroom harvesters on new techniques of how to grow and cultivate mushrooms to all year round. Keywords : Indigenous mushroom, harvesting, marketing

Indigenous Mushroom Harvesting and Strategies among Rural Women in Ikwerre Kingdom, Rivers State, Nigeria