ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Using Discarded Mulberry Branches to Cultivate
Edible Fungi Brings Green Economic Benefits
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National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” Kyiv, Ukraine
Submission date: 2025-02-12
Final revision date: 2025-04-07
Acceptance date: 2025-04-25
Online publication date: 2025-06-06
Corresponding author
Laibing Xu
051 Economics, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Ukraine
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With the development of modern agriculture and green environmental protection concepts, recycling
agricultural waste has become an important direction for sustainable development. However, effective
means to achieve clean agricultural production, sustainable utilization of agricultural resources,
and solve the difficulties in the development of modern agriculture are still insufficient. This paper
explores the feasibility of using abandoned mulberry branches to cultivate edible fungi. The recycling
project of mulberry branches is analyzed through the data provided by Yuexi County Siyuan Ecological
Agriculture Co., Ltd. The economic benefit model of return on investment is simulated and analyzed,
and the impact of carbon emission reduction and energy saving benefits on the environment is
further calculated through formulas. Studies have shown that abandoned mulberry branches are rich
in lignocellulose and are suitable as raw materials for edible fungi culture medium. The use of
reasonable treatment methods can significantly improve the degradation rate of mulberry branch matrix,
cultivate high-quality edible fungi, and bring green economic benefits. At the same time, this model can
not only effectively reduce the environmental pollution caused by mulberry branch burning, but also
reduce the production cost of edible fungi and increase added value. It has good waste management and
resource recycling, and provides good economic, social, and environmental benefits.