Since 2006, experts from the university have been working with the Rwandan government on the use of Juncao, promoting this and other agricultural technologies at the China-Rwanda Agriculture Technology Demonstration Center in southern Rwanda. So far, more than 35,000 Rwandan farmers have been trained at the center.

Although it's still a small and slow-growing industry, some entrepreneurs in Rwanda and neighboring countries see the potential. Chinese experts in Rwanda say that mushrooms turn a profit quicker than traditional crops grown in the country.