INVESTIGADORES
ALBERTO Edgardo Omar
capítulos de libros
Título:
Hongos Silvestres y de Cultivo en Argentina: Historia, regiones y sistemas de producción, hongos silvestres de valor económico, consumo, mercado interno y externo, legislación, oferta tecnológica e investigación y desarrollo
Autor/es:
ALBERTÓ E.; CURVETTO, N.; DESCHAMPS, J.; GONZALES MATUTE R.; LECHNER B. E,
Libro:
Hacia un Desarrollo Sostenible del Sistema de Producción-Consumo de los Hongos Comestibles y Medicinales en Latinoamérica: Avances y Perspectivas en el Siglo XXI
Editorial:
COLPOS-UNSCONACYT
Referencias:
Lugar: Mexico; Año: 2009; p. 333 - 358
Resumen:
Mushroom production and consumption have been steadily increasing worldwide during the last two decades. In Argentina mushroom production began in the 40ss although its development was slow. As from the 80ss, several universities around the country started to focus on this issue from the scientific point of view, new proposals, together with advances in technology have been presented. Training courses have been widely attended by producers and entrepreneurs and the activity is now seen as a profitable commercial activity. This chapter presents the reader with a clear description of the past and present situation of mushroom cultivation in Argentina, including types of mushrooms, different systems of production, productive areas, wild species with economic value, consumption, internal and external markets, update legislation and availability of know-how for cultivation. As agriculture is widely developed in our country there is abundant agroindustry lignocellulosic waste material to be used in the mushroom industry. We expect that its frecuent use in gourmet cuisine of wild and cultivated mushrooms, acces to more information, the offer of training courses and the creation of association of farmers will foster the demand for both, fresh and canned mushrooms and all their subproducts. We believe the in a few years mushroom production will extend along the country promoting consumption and major development of this activity.