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“IMPORTANCE OF SERICULTURE - AN AGRO-BASED INDUSTRY.”

Name- SAVITA THORAT

INTRODUCTION India is mainly an agriculture based country with 60

percent of its population dependent directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihood.

'Agriculture and allied' industry is further divided into several segments, namely, horticulture including fruits and vegetables, flowers, plantation crops, spices, aromatic and medicinal plants and its allied sector are fisheries sector; animal husbandry and livestock; and sericulture.

Sericulture is the art, science and management of raising silkworms to the silk production. It includes all activities of silk development.

IMPORTANCE OF SERICULTURE Sericulture and silk textile industry is one of the major sub-

sectors comprising the textile sector, related to natural fiber i.e silk

Silk is inseparable part of Indian culture and tradition. No ritual is complete without silk being use as a wear in the form of saree or other

India is the second largest producer of silk after China in the world and unique country which produces all four varieties of silk.

Sericulture is combination of agriculture, animal husbandry, cottage industry and pure textile activity.

sericulture has the potential of Employment generation; Export oriented and makes the flow of wealth from rich classes to poor classes.

FEATURES OF SERICULTURE High employment potential Provides vibrancy to village economies Low Investment, High Returns Women friendly occupation Ideal programme for weaker section of

the Society Eco-friendly Activity Satisfies Equity Concerns

COMPONENTS OF SERICULTURE- Mulberry Cultivation- Silkworm rearing-

HARVESTING COCOONS

CONVERTING AGRICULTURE PRODUCT VIZ.COCOON INTO INDUSTRY PRODUCT RAW SILK.

SILK PRODUCTS 

SILK PRODUCTS- ‘PAITHANI’

SERICULTURE MAP OF INDIA

CONCLUSION- Sericulture is a highly potential industry which

appears to be neglected by both the government as well as the farmers.

Farmers gives the preference to cash crops like sugar-cane which needs less work and more water.

Sericulture is the diversified source of income. Most studies on sericulture are scientific in

nature. There is a desire need to undertake the study from the economic angle.

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