Wufeng Mushroom Industry Research and Development Center Introduction
The Wufeng Farmers' Association built the Wufeng Mushroom Museum in 1998, covering an area of 400 ping. It is the only museum in Taiwan and one of the few in the world dedicated to introducing knowledge about mushrooms. The museum provides detailed information about mushrooms around the world, especially Taiwanese varieties, making it a valuable knowledge hub. Since the successful cultivation of Taiwan's first button mushroom at the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute in 1953, Wufeng has dominated the mushroom industry in Taiwan since the early 1950s, supported by relevant government agencies, earning the title of "Mushroom Kingdom." In 2022, under the efforts of Secretary-General Huang Ching-Chien of the Wufeng Farmers' Association, with strong support from the Council of Agriculture and Taichung City Government, and collaboration with the Agricultural Research Institute, National Chung Hsing University, Asia University, Chaoyang University of Technology, the National Science and Technology Museum, Taiwanese mushroom experts, and industry practitioners, the museum was renovated to serve the function of developing the Wufeng mushroom industry chain, and was renamed the Wufeng Mushroom Industry-Academia Center. The association also established a Taiwan Agricultural and Fishery Products Pavilion on the fourth floor, offering biotechnological products, cultural and creative items, and various living application products made from locally sourced high-quality mushrooms, allowing the public to better understand industry development trends. The pavilion is also linked with Taiwanese agricultural associations to showcase quality local agricultural specialty product bundles, offering visitors not only a rich journey of mushroom knowledge but also the opportunity to purchase quality Taiwanese agricultural specialty products all in one place. The above text and images are sourced from the Wufeng Farmers' Association.
