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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details</title>  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <meta name="author" content="Cory Toth - Encyclopedia Of Saskatchewan"> <meta name="robots" content="INDEX, FOLLOW"> <meta name="document-state" content="Dynamic"> <link href="../assets/css/global.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <script language="JavaScript" src="../assets/js/mercury.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script language="JavaScript" src="../assets/js/niftycube.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">window.onload=function(){Nifty("div.rounded,div.h1,span.h1,h1,.h2,h2,span.btn");}</script> </head> <body> <%@include file="menu.html" %> </div> <div class="ftv_box rounded"><a title="" href="../about_encyclopedia.html" target="_self" name="About the Encyclopedia"><img style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" height="17" alt="" src="../assets/img/title_ftv.gif" width="140" border="0" /></a><br /> <div class="ftv_box_inset rounded">Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. 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Several organizations were created to support industry development (networking, production, processing, marketing, research), provide regulatory information, and raise public awareness of the importance of nutraceuticals, functional foods, and cosmeceuticals. The Saskatchewan Herb and Spice Organization currently has 300 members and supplies information on specific crops through its links; it also provides a voice in the National Herb and Spice Coalition. The Saskatchewan Nutraceutical Network represents the nutraceutical, functional food, and cosmeceutical industry in the province and provides an on-line newsletter (<em>Nutra News</em>), market and research information, and links to over 450 national and international web sites. Research and development work on herb crops is being conducted at the <a href="university_of_saskatchewan.html" class="tag">University of Saskatchewan</a>, the National Research Council-Plant <a href="biotechnology.html" class="tag">Biotechnology</a> Institute, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and the <a href="prairie_farm_rehabilitation_administration_pfra.html" class="tag">Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration</a> (Canada-Saskatchewan <a href="irrigation.html" class="tag">Irrigation</a> Diversification Centre; Outlook and Shelter Belt Centre, <a href="indian_head.html" class="tag">Indian Head</a>), as well as in private industry. In April 2003 the first Saskatchewan Natural Health Products (NHP) Research Society meeting was held in <a href="saskatoon.html" class="tag">Saskatoon</a> to network researchers in applied and basic areas of study; this network is envisioned to expand into a national base. </p> <p>The Saskatchewan wild mushroom industry began about fifteen years ago and is concentrated mainly in areas north of 54°N latitude, with some harvesting in the <a href="nipawin.html" class="tag">Nipawin</a> region. As mushroom-harvesting sites in Europe and Japan become scarce, demand for North American-sourced mushrooms has markedly increased and the majority of Saskatchewan-harvested wild mushrooms are exported to these countries. The wild mushrooms of major commercial value include chanterelles (<em>Cantharellus cibarius</em>), pine mushrooms (<em>Tricholoma magnivelare</em>), and morels (<em>Morchella</em> sp.). The wild mushroom industry has grown to a value of about $1 million, directly provided to the 400–500 pickers in 1999; it consists of harvesters, buyers, brokers, processors, exporters (which may include foreign importers), wholesalers, distributors, and retailers. The harvesters are usually Saskatchewan residents, who are becoming increasingly concerned about the loss of good mushroom habitat. Significantly, this industry provides diversified income to other segments of the <a href="forestry.html" class="tag">Forestry</a> industry including loggers, fire crews, students, homemakers, and Aboriginal peoples.</p>  <p style="text-align: right;"><em>Karen Tanino </em></p> </p> <a href="../tmc_cms/modules/customcode/includes/print_entry.cfm-entryid=734A8CE4-1560-95DA-435C0EAD4682A3F7.html" target="_blank"><strong>Print Entry</strong></a> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" id="ftr"><div class=""> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0> <TR> <TD id=btmmenu colSpan=4><DIV class="btm_box rounded"><A title="" href="../home.html" target=_self name=Home>HOME</A> | <A title="" href="../browse_by_subject.html" target=_self name="Browse by Subject">BROWSE BY SUBJECT</A> | <A title="" href="../entry_list.html" target=_self name="Entry List (A-Z)">ENTRY LIST (A-Z)</A> | <A title="" href="../image_index.html" target=_self name="Image Index">IMAGE INDEX</A> | <A title="" href="../contributor_index.html" target=_self name="Contributor index">CONTRIBUTOR INDEX</A> | <A title="" href="../about_encyclopedia.html" target=_self name="About the Encyclopedia">ABOUT THE ENCYCLOPEDIA</A> | <A title="" href="../sponsors.html" target=_self name=Sponsors>SPONSORS</A><BR> <A title="" href="../terms_of_use.html" target=_self name="Terms Of Use">TERMS OF USE</A> | COPYRIGHT © 2006 <A title="" href="http://www.cprc.uregina.ca" target=_blank>CANADIAN PLAINS RESEARCH CENTER</A>, <A title="" href="http://www.uregina.ca" target=_blank>UNIVERSITY OF REGINA</A> | POWERED BY <A title="" href="http://www.mercury-cms.com" target=_blank>MERCURY CMS</A></DIV></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; PADDING-TOP: 8px" align=middle colSpan=4>This web site was produced with financial assistance<BR> provided by Western Economic Diversification Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><A title="" href="http://www.uregina.ca" target=_blank><IMG height=51 alt="University of Regina" src="../assets/img/nav/UofR_logo.gif" width=235 border=0></A></TD> <TD><IMG height=51 alt="Government of Canada" src="../assets/img/nav/canada_logo.gif" width=145 border=0><A title="" href="http://canada.gc.ca" target=_blank></A></TD> <TD><A title="" href="http://www.gov.sk.ca" target=_blank><IMG height=51 alt="Government of Saskatchewan" src="../assets/img/nav/sask_gov_logo.gif" width=145 border=0></A></TD> <TD><A title="" href="http://www.cprc.ca" target=_blank><IMG height=51 alt="Canadian Plains Research Center" src="../assets/img/nav/cprc_logo.gif" width=245 border=0></A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 8px; PADDING-TOP: 6px" align=middle colSpan=4>Ce site Web a été conçu grâce à l'aide financière de <br /> Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada et le gouvernement de la Saskatchewan.</TD> </TR> </TABLE> </div></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>