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FUNGIGO Operational Group: Pilot model of smart mycological parks: A sustainable commitment to social inclusion in rural areas in Aragon and Castile and León

  • Type Operational group
  • Execution 2019 -2021
  • Assigned Budget 524.503,71 €
  • Scope Supraautonómico
  • Autonomous community Aragón; Castilla y León
  • Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
  • Project website https://www.fungigo.es/
Description

FUNGIGO promotes the implementation of a pilot model of Smart Mushroom Parks for inclusive rural development based on the environmental and economic sustainability of wild mushrooms.

Objectives
  • To articulate and guarantee the environmental sustainability of the mycological resource from the forest to the moment of its commercialization
  • Pilot a training program for employment and a support model for inclusive entrepreneurship based on the comprehensive use of mycological resources.
  • Articulate and guarantee marketing and mycotourism channels
  • Optimize the legal framework for wild mushrooms and develop ICTs to optimize their visibility, value, use, traceability, legality, employability, and marketing.
Results
  • Comprehensive management plan model for the use of mycological resources and implementation of the Smart Mycological Park in the Sierra de Candelario (Salamanca)
  • Launch of a training and employment pathway program and a support program for inclusive entrepreneurship
  • Design of mycotourism routes, configuration of smart mycological packages and marketing implementation program
  • Pilot model for a smart legal structure and development of new technologies and techniques based on data science for use in the mushroom value chain
Contact information
  • Coordinator/entity name: ECM ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
  • Coordinator/entity email: info@ecmingenieriaambiental.com
Collaborators
  • Ayuntamiento de Candelario
  • Diputación de Palencia
  • Diputación Foral de Bizkaia. Dirección de Agricultura Servicio de Montes
  • Fundación General de la Universidad de Valladolid (FUNGE)
  • Instituto Europeo de Micología (EMI)
  • Bosque Modelo Palencia
  • Entidad local Comunidad histórica Albarracín
Beneficiaries
  • ECM Ingeniería Ambiental S.L.
  • Centro de Investigación Tecnológica Agroalimentaria (CITA)
  • Artículo 1 Consultores S.L.
  • Salarca Sociedad Cooperativa de Iniciativa Social
  • TRUFBOX Innovation S.L.
Outsourced
  • Garrapo S.L.