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QUANTIFICATION OF CULTIVATED EDIBLE MUSHROOMS AND WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOMS TRADED AROUND VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, IN NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Habineza Mpunga, Jean Pierre; Niyonsaba, S.E.; Shalukoma, C. et al.
2024In African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 24 (12), p. 25232 - 25252
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Keywords :
cultivated edible mushrooms; North Kivu; quantification; wild edible mushrooms
Abstract :
[en] The aim of this study was to estimate the quantities of cultivated edible mushrooms (CEM) and wild edible mushrooms (WEM) traded in the Virunga National Park (ViNP) in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two hundred and sixteen (216) respondents were selected randomly as the sample size and they were divided evenly between growers and gatherers along each of the sites surveyed. The quantitative analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 26, at the 5% threshold. On the Beni-Mutwanga and Beni-Mangina axes, nine WEM species were identified in total. On the Goma-Rutshuru axis, there were six species, and on the Goma-Kitshanga-Mweso axis, there were five species. In all locations surveyed, only one species, Pleurotus ostreatus, was recognized by any of the growers. Termitomyces microcarpus had been chosen by fifty percent of respondents. The average yield that was acquired was 359 kg per crop cycle for all growers, while pickers got 78 kg during the short season (the rainy season from March to May) and 130 kg during the long season (the rainy season from September to January). Additionally, mushrooms provide essential nutrients, including selenium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin D, proteins and fiber. Given their long history as a food source, mushrooms are of significant importance in traditional medicine due to their healing capacities and properties. It has been demonstrated that mushrooms have beneficial effects on human health and the treatment of certain diseases. A number of nutraceutical properties have been identified in mushrooms, including the prevention and treatment of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, hypertension and high-risk stroke. Additionally, they are employed to diminish the probability of cancer invasion and metastasis due to their anti-tumoral characteristics. That is why, the introduction and training of farmers in the production of particular edible mushroom varieties may provide a new profitable annual income. These findings support the wild edible domestication (WED) (cultivation) of wild edible mushrooms in the surveyed areas, with the goal of increasing household income and thus contributing to in the conservation of the ViNP's ecosystems.
Research Center/Unit :
Gembloux Agro-Bio- Tech, Université de Liège
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Habineza Mpunga, Jean Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Doct. scienc. agron. ing. biol. ; Université de Goma, UNIGOM > Domaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Environnement > Enseignement/Recherche
Niyonsaba, S.E.;  University of Goma (UNIGOM), Field of Agronomic and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics, Democratic Republic Congo
Shalukoma, C.;  Regional Post-Graduate School for Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Lands (ERAIFT), Brazil
Dushimimana, C.;  Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Lebailly, Philippe  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT
Berti, Fabio ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Modélisation et développement
Burny, Philippe  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement
Michel, Baudouin ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Gestion durable des bio-agresseurs
Language :
English
Title :
QUANTIFICATION OF CULTIVATED EDIBLE MUSHROOMS AND WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOMS TRADED AROUND VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, IN NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Alternative titles :
[fr] QUANTIFICATION DES CHAMPIGNONS COMESTIBLES CULTIVÉS ET DES CHAMPIGNONS COMESTIBLES SAUVAGES COMMERCIALISÉS AUTOUR DU PARC NATIONAL DES VIRUNGA, DANS LA PROVINCE DU NORD-KIVU, RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO
Original title :
[en] QUANTIFICATION OF CULTIVATED EDIBLE MUSHROOMS AND WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOMS TRADED AROUND VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, IN NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Publication date :
16 December 2024
Journal title :
African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
ISSN :
1684-5358
eISSN :
1684-5374
Publisher :
African Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT)
Special issue title :
Agricultural Sciences, 2025, 16(1), 48-67
Volume :
24
Issue :
12
Pages :
25232 - 25252
Peer reviewed :
Editorial reviewed
Development Goals :
2. Zero hunger
Name of the research project :
Projet de Recherche pour le Développement (PRD) - Projet de Formation sud (PFS)* Mycologie et développement dans la Région des Grands Lacs : approche raisonnée et filières de production ex-situ de champignons comestibles, une alternative économique additionnelle à l'exploitation des aires protégées République Démocratique du Congo; Declerck Stephane Muhashy François
Funders :
ARES - Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur
Funding number :
32210
Funding text :
Projet de Recherche pour le Développement (PRD) - Projet de Formation sud (PFS)* Mycologie et développement dans la Région des Grands Lacs : approche raisonnée et filières de production ex-situ de champignons comestibles, une alternative économique additionnelle à l'exploitation des aires protégées République Démocratique du Congo Declerck Stephane Muhashy François
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