China Edible Fungi Autumn Expo Promotes Mushroom Food Culture

The China International Edible Fungi Culinary Competition and the China (Yangling) Edible Fungi Industry Autumn Expo, hosted by the China Edible Fungi Association, the World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry, and the Yangling Demonstration Zone Management Committee, will be held from September 19 to 21 in Yangling, Shaanxi. Famous nutritionists, culinary experts, edible fungi professional technicians, and representatives from production, processing, sales, and catering sectors of the edible fungi industry will be invited to participate in the event.

This edition of the China International Edible Fungi Culinary Competition takes "nutrition, health, deliciousness" as its theme, and more than 10 teams from major edible fungi-producing counties across the country and leading edible fungi enterprises will compete for the special gold award, gold award, silver award, group award, individual award, and exhibition booth award. During the event, famous nutrition expert Professor Sun Shuxia and others will also be invited to give special lectures on the nutrition and health benefits of edible fungi. The China (Yangling) Edible Fungi Industry Autumn Expo will showcase new products and new technologies from edible fungi enterprises in a concentrated manner, and will also exchange information and trade materials, with more than 50 representative enterprises from across the country exhibiting. During the event, the China Edible Fungi Association will authoritatively release the "National Edible Fungi Industry Statistical Survey Report," the "National Edible Fungi Industry Enterprise Comprehensive Strength Survey," and the "2013 China Edible Fungi Factory Production Industry Research Report."

In addition, the preparatory meeting of the Mushroom Farmers Cooperative Branch of the China Edible Fungi Association and the press conference for China Shiitake Culture Village will also be held at the same time. Relying on the China Edible Fungi Association to carry out the Ten Billion Hundred Villages project, China Shiitake Culture Village plans to use the Senyuan Shiitake Culture Village in Yuan'an, Hubei as a model and build 100 Senyuan Shiitake Culture Villages in counties and cities across the country suitable for shiitake cultivation, with industry revenue exceeding 10 billion yuan. The "Ten Billion Hundred Villages" project will open a new model for the edible fungi industry.