Sericulture farms in India’s northeastern state of Assam, are suddenly witnessing a rush of female workers. Improved connectivity of villages is a major reason for this transformation. Women self-help groups (SHGs) involved in sericulture, a major cottage industry in the region, are happy with the new roads built through forest, …
Jorhat, Feb. 10: The Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute (CMERTI) at Lahdoigarh on the eastern outskirts of Jorhat town is undertaking a number of infrastructure development projects to facilitate transfer of know-how to silk farmers and weavers, personnel of the department of sericulture and other non-government organisations. The …
Dr. Panna Lal Singh, Sr. Scientist, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Nabibagh, Bhopal tells us about the solar cocoon dryer, an energy efficient and cost effective technology for the silk industry.
HOW strong can silk get? Ask a biomedical engineer and the answer would be: as tough as a bullet-proof jacket made from the advanced fibre system, Kevlar. Sixteen layers of certain silks can stop a nine mm speeding bullet. Spun by silkworms and spiders, the protein fibre has been in …
AIMING to catch up with global competition and India's fibre requirement of the future, the Union Ministry of Textiles put up a draft national fibre policy on its website in June. It has invited comments and suggestions. Though India is the second largest producer of man-made fibre in the world, …
EVERY criminal has a weak spot. And so does the virus that attacks silkworms. Biotechnologists in West Bengal have recently traced the weak spot in the virus that has so far gone scot-free. Antheraea mylitta cypovirus is one of the most widespread pathogens attacking the tropical tassar silkworm (Antheraea mylitta). …
The Saaja, Arjun, and Saal trees, which are available plenty in the forests, will now be used for the production of tusser on them. To start with, 2000 hectare area of forests has been identified for tusser production this year. Forest Minister Sartaj Singh said that through this important programme, …
Silk, a highly priced agricultural commodity, accounts for about 0.2% of the total world production of textile fiber. Since sericulture stands next to agriculture for rural employment in India, it becomes a matter of concern to examine the sericulture production trend over the years and reasons for slow growth. The …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to recast Serifed in a bid to boost sericulture in Orissa. This was announced here yesterday by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at a workshop on sericulture management. Production of silk in the State has increased from 22 matric tonne to 81 matric tonne during …
BARIPADA: Mayurbhanj, predominantly inhabited by tribals, has bagged Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guaratee Act (MGNREGA) excellence award for 2008-09. The district has scripted a success story in the implementation of various schemes taken up in the district under the MGNREGA in 2008-09. Sources said Mayurbhanj and Ganjam districts have …
A couple growing the delicate Muga silk in Assam has put up a valiant and ingenious fight to safeguard its livelihood against unpredictable weather conditions.. Pankaj and Konika Rabha (extreme right) travelled to remote hilly areas to obtain wild, healthy seed cocoons to produce silkworms resistant to adverse weather. - …
Harsh climatic condition is affecting production of muga, the organic golden silk of Assam. This climatic condition has affected particularly, the aharua (June-July) and bhadiya (August) seed crops of this silk variety. This, in turn, is adversely influencing the commercial production of this precious silk yarn, said Joint Director of …
SALEM: The Sericulture Department has bagged the Best Stall Award - First Prize under the Government stalls category at the India Tourist Anna Centenary Industrial Fair held on the Island Grounds in Chennai recently. The exhibition was conducted for a total of 75 days. The stall established by the Sericulture …
R Haldorai | ENS Coimbatore THE Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) project has seemingly hampered the sericulture (silkworm rearing) and mulberry plantation in the tribal settlement of Thallanji Vayal, 36 km away from Udumalpet. The Tamil Nadu State Department of Sericulture, along with the forest department and the district rural development …
The vegetation of Northeastern region is unique being characterized as one of the richest flora in the world, which produces a variety of products. Northeastern India has the highest number of endemic plants, animal and microbial species. Many sericigenous insects along with their food plants are endemic to this region. …
Malda, Nov. 27: The sudden cold wave in the district has hit hard the silkworms with thousands dying everyday. Silkworms feed on the dark green leaves of mulberry plants. The saliva that comes out of the mouth of the grown-up worms forms the silk thread.
The Bangladesh Sericulture Board has undertaken a project to promote and extend sericulture and its industry through entrepreneurship development at different levels of production. According to the officials concerned, the proposed five-year project titled
Vikas Sharma / Chandigarh October 20, 2008, 0:25 IST After handicrafts helped Himachal Pradesh earn fame, sericulture is now catching the fancy of small and marginal farmers in the state, who are trying to gain from it. Sericulture is not only providing subsidiary employment, but is also supplementing the income …
