Rethinking a sustainable truffle sector under global crises

0554269 - ÚVGZ 2022 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Büntgen, Ulf - Čejka, Tomáš - Trnka, Miroslav - Thomas, P.
Rethinking a sustainable truffle sector under global crises.
Erdkunde. Roč. 75, č. 4 (2021), s. 311-314. ISSN 0014-0015
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) EF16_019/0000797
Institutional support: RVO:86652079
Keywords : cultivation * biodiversity * covid-19 * economic crises * global pandemic * gourmet food * green-agriculture * irrigation systems * reforestation * rural economies
OECD category: Agriculture
Impact factor: 1.139, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.erdkunde.uni-bonn.de/archive/2021/rethinking-a-sustainable-truffle-sector-under-global-crises

Global climate change is the main threat for the emerging truffle sector, which already extends across seven key regions in the Americas, Europe, South Africa and Australasia. At the same time, the potential effects of financial crises and global pandemics have not yet been considered in most risk assessments. Here we describe the direct and indirect impacts of the actual coronavirus pandemic on the rising truffle sector. We discuss how COVID-19 affects small family businesses and international enterprises, and if the current harvest decline will have ecological long-term benefits. Furthermore, we question extant cultivation practices, irrigation techniques and trade systems to prepare for a more equitable and sustainable future of the global truffle industry. Despite various foci on one of the most expensive gourmet foods and its associated agroforestry, we expect our reflections to be valuable for many other high-value crops, and a green agriculture in general.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0328897