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China is the largest producer and exporter of the prized matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake) along the Belt and Road. The livelihoods of collectors could heavily rely on the sales of matsutake mushrooms, which may drive them to implement various management practices for its sustainable collections. However, there is no research documenting this information in China. Our ethnobiological interviews with 301 harvesters across 20 villages in China reveal that matsutake sales could contribute an average of 44.17% to households’ cash incomes, ranging from 17.88% to 66.76%. The average income from matsutake sales per household was USD 4331 per year, with the lowest being USD 828 and the highest reaching USD 33,103. The matsutake-producing forests are locally managed as common-access forests and private-access forests. For common-access forests, collectors developed village rules to prohibit outside collectors and undersized mushroom collections. For private-access forests, collectors remove part of the dense shrubs and thicker humus layers and then construct sheds for newly sprouted mushrooms to improve their quality and quantity. These local practices offer valuable insights for sustainable matsutake management, yet further validation is essential.

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Economic Dependence and Management Practices of Local Collectors on the Prized Matsutake Mushroom in the Major Producing Areas of China

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    2026年

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  • Yingfeng Bi,
  • Guangli Chen,
  • Ying Zhao,
  • Yao Fu,
  • Yu Zhang

摘要

China is the largest producer and exporter of the prized matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake) along the Belt and Road. The livelihoods of collectors could heavily rely on the sales of matsutake mushrooms, which may drive them to implement various management practices for its sustainable collections. However, there is no research documenting this information in China. Our ethnobiological interviews with 301 harvesters across 20 villages in China reveal that matsutake sales could contribute an average of 44.17% to households’ cash incomes, ranging from 17.88% to 66.76%. The average income from matsutake sales per household was USD 4331 per year, with the lowest being USD 828 and the highest reaching USD 33,103. The matsutake-producing forests are locally managed as common-access forests and private-access forests. For common-access forests, collectors developed village rules to prohibit outside collectors and undersized mushroom collections. For private-access forests, collectors remove part of the dense shrubs and thicker humus layers and then construct sheds for newly sprouted mushrooms to improve their quality and quantity. These local practices offer valuable insights for sustainable matsutake management, yet further validation is essential.