As we know, Sichuan, a province in southwest of China is a traditional but important province in mushroom cultivation. There has been an increasing huge demand of edible mushroom consumption in this region. To fulfill the aim to serve the development of the national edible mushroom industry, the department of edible mushrooms, CFNA organized the Third Sichuan (Jintang) Edible Mushroom Fair at Jintang Hengda Hotel, Chengdu, Sichuan in March 2016. The fair featured three event parts, including annual meeting of the department of edible mushrooms, CFNA, the conference, and an exhibition of new developed mechanical equipment and technologies for edible mushroom industry. This 3-day event offered a more spacious and comprehensive communication platform for people from academic institutions, local government, business companies and industry organizations, and thus creating big business opportunities. 23 famous scholars and 15 businessmen, from more than 50 universities, companies or research institutions, were invited to deliver their outstanding and promising points upon the development of the local traditional mushroom industries. More than 80 exhibitors from the mushroom industrial cultivation and equipment also jointed the fair. This fair attracted more than 6000 audiences and visitors in total.
Event highlights
The opening ceremony was held on 12 March morning, with the honourable Professor Yu Li, Chair of the International Society for Medicinal Mushrooms, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor Jixia Zhang, Chief scientist of the Chinese national 863 and 973 projects, Professor Qi Tan, Chair of the World society for mushroom biology and mushroom products, as the Guests of Honour.
Several scientific seminars and industrial forums were organized for the conference section to provide the most up-to-date technology intelligence and market points of view. They covered a wide range of topics such as development and opportunities of traditional mushroom industry in west of China, industrialized cultivation of the precious rare edible fungi and development of relevant products for leisure and health cultivation, developed bag-cultivation technologies and artificial cultivation technology for Morel mushrooms.
At the meantime, the 4th international workshop of management and technology for Agricus bisporus cultivation was also organized by L. F. Lambert Spawn Company, Ltd. and the department of edible mushrooms, CFNA.
This fair was successfully held after the closing ceremony on the 14, March.
Looking Forward
Scientist, businessmen, politicians from the whole country again gathered in Jintang to exchange in their views on advanced technology, industry management, politic support and products marketing. All the information delivered and agreements achieved were expected to be of positive promotion on closing much more business deals for industry in the emerging global mushroom market in the future.
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