China builds large fungus production base in its northeast ( 2003-10-11 09:40) (Xinhua)
China, the fungus producer in the world, has begun to build a black edible
fungus production base in its northeastern province of Heilongjiang, whose
output accounts for half of the global total.
The base is expected to be operational by 2005, with an annual output value
of about 220 million yuan (26.5 million US dollars). The base will produce
export-oriented black edible fungus and other products for pharmaceutical use.
The project is state aided and the Heilongjiang Jiafeng Group, the developer
of the project, got eight million yuan (964,000 US dollars) of state financial
assistance.
The company will also set up China's first fungus product research and
development center to address technical issues in the standardization of fungus'
commercial production.
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