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    Sericulture, the rearing of silkworms for silk production, was introduced to China by the Queen of China. The most widely used silkworm is Bombyx mori. There are five main types of silk produced from different silkworm species. China and India are the top producers, accounting for over 60% of global production annually. Sericulture provides income and employment for rural communities in India, supporting around 63 lakh people and generating Rs. 60,000-75,000 per acre annually.

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    Sericulture, the rearing of silkworms for silk production, was introduced to China by the Queen of China. The most widely used silkworm is Bombyx mori. There are five main types of silk produced from different silkworm species. China and India are the top producers, accounting for over 60% of global production annually. Sericulture provides income and employment for rural communities in India, supporting around 63 lakh people and generating Rs. 60,000-75,000 per acre annually.

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    Sericulture, the rearing of silkworms for silk production, was introduced to China by the Queen of China. The most widely used silkworm is Bombyx mori. There are five main types of silk produced from different silkworm species. China and India are the top producers, accounting for over 60% of global production annually. Sericulture provides income and employment for rural communities in India, supporting around 63 lakh people and generating Rs. 60,000-75,000 per acre annually.

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    Sericulture, the rearing of silkworms for silk production, was introduced to China by the Queen of China. The most widely used silkworm is Bombyx mori. There are five main types of silk produced from different silkworm species. China and India are the top producers, accounting for over 60% of global production annually. Sericulture provides income and employment for rural communities in India, supporting around 63 lakh people and generating Rs. 60,000-75,000 per acre annually.

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    Historically, sericulture was introduced for

    the first time, into China by Hoshomin, the


    Queen of China
    Sericulture or silk farming, is the rearing of
    silk worm for the production of silk.
    Although there are several commercial
    species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the
    most widely used and intensively studied
    silkworm.
    There are five major
    types of silk of
    commercial
    importance,
    obtained from
    different species of
    silkworms :-

    1. Mulberry

    2. Oak Tasar &


    Tropical Tasar

    3. Muga

    4. Eri
    The sericulture industry is unique for more than one
    reasons.

    If fashion is a fine art, then silk is its biggest canvas..

    Silk is a highly valued textile fiber , It is used almost


    entirely for the production of high quality textiles.

    Today, China and India are the two main producers,


    with more than 60% of the world's annual
    production.
    1. To cultivate 1.00 acre of mulberry plants,
    2. About Rs.80,000 Rs.1,00,000 will be
    required for plantation ,
    3. Shed,
    4. Equipments, etc.
    Silk worm oil:This is oil which can be extracted from
    the dead pupae. It is used in the manufacture of soaps, the
    waste (cake) is used as poultry feed.

    Silk worm faeces:


    I. The excreta of silk worms can be used in the production
    of vitamin (K and E), in the manufacture of acid
    resistant plastic sheets etc.
    II. The faeces is also a good organic manure and can be
    added to the cattle dung to produce gobar gas.
    III.The faeces is also a good organic manure and can be
    added to the cattle dung to produce gobar gas.
    Uses of Mulberry plant:
    I. The fruits are edible; can also be used in the manufacture
    of alcoholic drinks
    II. The stem in the trees is white in colour, soft and pliable. It
    is in great demand in the manufacture of sports goods
    specially cricket bats.
    III. The wood pulp of the stem is a good raw material for the
    manufacture of quality paper.
    IV.The wood pulp of the stem is a good raw material for the
    manufacture of quality paper.
    V. Mulberry leaves constitute a good cattle feed. It is known
    that this feed increases the milk yield.
    VI. Various parts of the plant body have a high medicianl
    value and are used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine.
    Income & Employment Sericulture
    The net income expected through Sericulture
    isRs.60,000-75,000 Rs. per year / acre

    5 Persons could be employed through


    out the year, per acre

    Sericulture Provides gainful occupation to around


    63 Lakh persons in rural and semi-urban areas in
    India.
    The ISEPC was established by the Government of
    India in 1983 with the prime object of promoting and
    regulating the exports of natural silk goods.

    Today 2000 firms are members of the ISEPC and US $


    500 million worth of silk goods are exported annually to
    more than 100 countries.

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