SUSTAINABLE PEAT ALTERNATIVES FOR CASING SOIL IN MUSHROOM (Agaricus bisporus) PRODUCTION

The mushroom sector is highly dependent to peat for the casing soil. Peat exists of partially decayed vegetation of organic matter with peat moss as one of the most common components. Due to its extremely low regrowth, it is a depletable resource and as such as “fossil fuel”. The BIOSCHAMP project was born with the objective of obtaining an alternative and sustainable low-peat casing for the mushroom industry, contributing to improve the productivity, the sustainability, and the profitability of the European mushroom sector.
BIOSCHAMP is an international initiative that counts with the participation of 13 partners from 7 different countries. In total, the project gathers 6 Research Technological Centres/Universities, 3 large companies and 4 SMEs.