Project Consortium
EKOFUNGI DOO Serbia Coordinator
INSTITUTI PER MENAXHIMIN E MJEDISIT DHE TERRITORIT Albania
GARDIKIOTI CHRISTIANA Greece
DRUSTVO SA OGRANICENOM ODGOVORNOSCUPLANTAD Monte Negro
ESI projects Albania
UNIVERSITETI HAXHI ZEKA
The project addresses the following thematic:
– Key competences related to vocational and technical competences in mushrooms cultivation and the life cycle assessment for mushroom production;
– VET teacher’s/trainers professional development through practical, hands-on learning materials for mushroom sector-specific expertise;
– Innovation in VET related to unlocking the circular bio-economy potential in the WB region through the establishment of mushroom bio-labs for demand-oriented and opportunity-driven VET interventions;
– Skills matching with current and future job opportunities related with mushroom farming, including entrepreneurship and job creation.
– Work-based learning (for young people and/or adults) through hands-on experience with residual green biomass conversion into substrate for mushroom cultivation and production;
– Green and digital skills for the twin transition through practical and technical skills for regenerative practices, closed loop management and micro-climate controlling of the mushroom cultivation and production;
MUSH-LINK project impact on the following categories:
1. VET providers currently working in education institutions or consultancy bodies for bringing agricultural developments and enhancing food system resilience in rural/peri-urban areas
2. Smallholder farmers with limited income streams from agriculture production, lacking diversification strategy or technological dividends, looking to become food-secure and adapt to climate change
3. Rural entrepreneurs seeking information on changing food market trends, consumer preferences, and emerging opportunities for business development in rural/peri-urban areas
4. Agriculture students looking for curricular specialization and life-long career pathway
5. Members of the local agricultural communities at large.
6. Partner organizations and their staff
7. Stakeholders in the mushroom industry cluster
8. Policy-making authorities with competences for ATVET policies, experts and academics contributing to a professionalized, productive agricultural sector.