Offi cial reopening Inagro BELGIUM


On 18 November, the Edible Mushrooms department of Inagro officially relocated to its new research facility. By investing in a thorough modernisation and expansion of the research facilities, the Belgium authorities have sent a positive signal to the mushroom sector.


By Kasper Moreaux, Mycelia


Above: The modernised research centre from the front.


T


he original ‘Research Department for Edible Mushrooms’ at Inagro was founded in 1972 with the mission of boosting mushroom growing in Flanders. And with success: the sector saw incredible growth in the 1970s and 1980s, with West Flanders as its epicentre. Mushroom cultivation has continued to evolve in the intervening years and the existing infrastructure of the trial station no longer met today’s demands of functionality and sustainability. Some of the existing buildings were demolished, the remaining infrastructure was expanded and adapted to suit the greatly changed conditions found in practice and suitability for new research technology. Total investment: in excess of 1.7 million euros.


Above: Button mushrooms being picked in the growing rooms at the research department (photo Inagro).


Right: Button mushrooms in the growing rooms (photo Inagro).


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