Identification and sustainable exploitation of wild edible mushrooms in rural areas (Mycoticon, LdV-ToI project): development of an innovative training package to meet educational and income-generating demands in South Europe and to improve the use of mushrooms as high-value food

The article discusses the Mycoticon project (EU, LdV-ToI), an identification and sustainable exploitation of wild edible mushrooms in rural areas, and mentions the formation of an innovative training package to reach educational and income-generating demands in South Europe, as well as to improve the use of mushrooms as high-value food. Topics include the economic potential of the mushrooms, the biology and ecology of mushroom fungi, and the guidelines mushroom cultivation.