Contribution of mushroom farming to mitigating food scarcity: Current status, challenges and potential future prospects in Pakistan
Food insecurity, pollution, and malnutrition are some critical issues tackled by the modern world in the recent era. However, edible mushrooms are nutritionally, economically, and biotechnologically valuable groups of macro fungi. Besides being an essential source of edible food, it is also exploite...
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| author | Asif Khan Waheed Murad Salahuddin Sajid Ali Syed Sikandar Shah Sobia Ahsan Halim Asaad Khalid Hamdy Kashtoh Ajmal Khan Ahmed Al-Harrasi |
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| description | Food insecurity, pollution, and malnutrition are some critical issues tackled by the modern world in the recent era. However, edible mushrooms are nutritionally, economically, and biotechnologically valuable groups of macro fungi. Besides being an essential source of edible food, it is also exploited in pharmacological industries as a potential source of anticancer, antioxidant and immunomodulating agents. Mushrooms are not only a rich nutritional source of functional food all over the world, but also have highly significant bioactive compounds that are considered nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, and mycotherapeutics across the globe. However, their cultivation is very low compared to their demand. Its cultivation consents the sustainable management of agro-industrial waste and generates decent income using low inputs. Additionally, the mushroom could also be used for the recirculation of forest waste by acting as a natural decomposer that in turn creates great opportunities for the development of economically miserable developing countries, like Pakistan. Mushroom farming is one of the promising approaches to explore such unwanted agro-waste materials from the environment and ensure food security. Mushroom farming is one of the cheapest sources to overcome the deficiency caused by malnutrition. Interestingly, it supports the local economy by offering more and more livelihood opportunities and significant income sources for local and national trade. The current review article emphasizes the prompt mushroom farming industries in Pakistan that can save lives by providing cheaper nutritional food and rich income sources. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3364ac7e455490d894e5b48dff6b4c72025-08-20T02:49:53ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-12-011023e4036210.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40362Contribution of mushroom farming to mitigating food scarcity: Current status, challenges and potential future prospects in PakistanAsif Khan0Waheed Murad1 Salahuddin2Sajid Ali3Syed Sikandar Shah4Sobia Ahsan Halim5Asaad Khalid6Hamdy Kashtoh7Ajmal Khan8Ahmed Al-Harrasi9Department of Technology, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Umuarama, PR87501-390, BrazilDepartment of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Corresponding author.Agricultural Research Station, Charsadda, 24520, PakistanDepartment of Horticulture and Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of KoreaResearch Group in Advanced Oxidation Processes (AdOx), Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilNatural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, Birkat Al Mauz, Nizwa, 616, Sultanate of OmanHealth Research Center, Jazan University, P.O. Box: 114, Jazan, 45142, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author.Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, Birkat Al Mauz, Nizwa, 616, Sultanate of Oman; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author.Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, Birkat Al Mauz, Nizwa, 616, Sultanate of Oman; Corresponding author.Food insecurity, pollution, and malnutrition are some critical issues tackled by the modern world in the recent era. However, edible mushrooms are nutritionally, economically, and biotechnologically valuable groups of macro fungi. Besides being an essential source of edible food, it is also exploited in pharmacological industries as a potential source of anticancer, antioxidant and immunomodulating agents. Mushrooms are not only a rich nutritional source of functional food all over the world, but also have highly significant bioactive compounds that are considered nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, and mycotherapeutics across the globe. However, their cultivation is very low compared to their demand. Its cultivation consents the sustainable management of agro-industrial waste and generates decent income using low inputs. Additionally, the mushroom could also be used for the recirculation of forest waste by acting as a natural decomposer that in turn creates great opportunities for the development of economically miserable developing countries, like Pakistan. Mushroom farming is one of the promising approaches to explore such unwanted agro-waste materials from the environment and ensure food security. Mushroom farming is one of the cheapest sources to overcome the deficiency caused by malnutrition. Interestingly, it supports the local economy by offering more and more livelihood opportunities and significant income sources for local and national trade. The current review article emphasizes the prompt mushroom farming industries in Pakistan that can save lives by providing cheaper nutritional food and rich income sources.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024163931Mushrooms farmingNutritionMalnutritionMacro fungiFood security |
| spellingShingle | Asif Khan Waheed Murad Salahuddin Sajid Ali Syed Sikandar Shah Sobia Ahsan Halim Asaad Khalid Hamdy Kashtoh Ajmal Khan Ahmed Al-Harrasi Contribution of mushroom farming to mitigating food scarcity: Current status, challenges and potential future prospects in Pakistan Heliyon Mushrooms farming Nutrition Malnutrition Macro fungi Food security |
| title | Contribution of mushroom farming to mitigating food scarcity: Current status, challenges and potential future prospects in Pakistan |
| title_full | Contribution of mushroom farming to mitigating food scarcity: Current status, challenges and potential future prospects in Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Contribution of mushroom farming to mitigating food scarcity: Current status, challenges and potential future prospects in Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution of mushroom farming to mitigating food scarcity: Current status, challenges and potential future prospects in Pakistan |
| title_short | Contribution of mushroom farming to mitigating food scarcity: Current status, challenges and potential future prospects in Pakistan |
| title_sort | contribution of mushroom farming to mitigating food scarcity current status challenges and potential future prospects in pakistan |
| topic | Mushrooms farming Nutrition Malnutrition Macro fungi Food security |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024163931 |
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