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Construction of the mushroom house is based on a simple basic design. 1. The dimensions depend on the number of substrate bags the grower can handle at any one time. 2. The walls are constructed out of farm bricks or poles and dagga or a wooden frame and thatch. Plastic or foam sheets may be used to line the walls to increase the relative humidity in the production house. 3. A roof thatched with grass or banana leaves. 4. Air vents and windows on the upper side of walls are required for ventilation and lighting to initiate fruiting. Light sufficient to read a  newspaper when in the house is adequate. 5. Wooden shelves for holding the bags or wooden racks for hanging spawned substrate bags. The mushroom house should provide optimum conditions for fruiting. Temperatures should be maintained at 18 – 25°C and relative humidity should be  80–90%. Incubation/Spawning room • Spawned substrate bags are kept in this room for the mushroom mycelium to grow. Growers may const...

A trust exists where the founder has handed over or is bound to hand over to a trustee the control of property which is to be administered or disposed for the benefit of the beneficiaries. An example is where a parent (founder) transfers his farm to a trustee to be administered on behalf of her children. A trust can be created through various means. It can be a trust inter vivos (created during the lifetime of the founder) or a testamentary trust/ trust mortis causa (one which is created by will and only becomes effective after the death of the testator). Through the creation of a trust one can avoid the dissipation of his property after their death, provide for their children’s education, secure the continued prosperity of their business after death etc. From the above it is clear that the following are very important to a trust; There should be the founder, There should be the trustee/s who should accept appointment, There should be the trust fund/property There should be the trust o...