Ethiopia: Emphasis on promoting mushroom production and productivity

Published 2021년 6월 25일

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A recent study published in Food Science and Nutrition reveals that consuming mushrooms can improve the intake of essential micronutrients with no added calories, sodium, or fat. Mushrooms are unique in that they are the result of microbial technology converting agricultural and forestry waste into protein-rich food. They are also shown to have numerous health benefits and are easy and cost-effective to grow. In Ethiopia, there is growing interest in mushroom production as a means of improving food and nutrition security, creating job opportunities, and addressing malnutrition. A collaboration with China aims to modernize Ethiopia's mushroom sector, with plans to establish five project sites in the capital and surrounding areas to boost spawn production. This partnership is expected to enhance mushroom production and productivity, create jobs, and transfer knowledge and technology.

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New research, published in Food Science and Nutrition(January 2021), found that adding a mushroom serving to the diet increased the intake of several micronutrients, including so-called shortfall nutrients such as vitamin D, without any increase in calories, sodium or fat. It is high in often forgotten nutrients say scientists, with very little drawbacks in terms of calories or saturated fats to worry about. They provide several key nutrients. Professionals argue that mushroom production is one of the few large‐scale commercial applications of microbial technology for bioconversion of agricultural and forestry waste materials to valuable foods. Uncertainly, mushrooms are significant potential contributors to the world food supply since they have the ability to transform nutritionally worthless wastes into protein-rich food. Oyster mushrooms are rather easy to grow on a small scale on a wide range of substrates and different climatic conditions. Moreover, mushrooms are ...

Source: All Africa