2. STATUS IN INDIA
Second largest producer in the world
Biggest consumer of raw silk and silk fabrics
Due to it’s tropical climate we can get 4-5 crops
per annum
It has been found that the benefit cost ratio of
sericulture is higher than any other agricultural
crops
3.
4. But the quality of the silk from multivoltine is
comparatively lesser than the bivoltine silk
So it find harder to meet the international quality
standards
Also we are finding harder to meet the domestic
demands itself
5.
6. AREA(2011-2012)
At the end eleventh plan the area under
sericulture was 1.83 lakh hectares
Karnataka has highest area of about 70,958ha
Followed by Andhra Pradesh of about 40,314ha
Tamilnadu ranks three of about 14,593ha
West bengal-13,557ha
Jammu Kashmir – 7082ha
Assam – 7074ha
7. SERICULTURE IN TAMILNADU
In India Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu,
West Bengal and Jammu Kashmir are the states
where mulberry can be cultivated
They occupy 97% of mulberry production and
95% of raw silk production in India
Once in Tamilnadu the mulberry is grown in little
pockets of about 500 ha(in 1956) in coimbatore
and dharmapuri districts
8. Due to cost saving techniques, use of chawki
worms, use of disinfectants made tremendous
improvement in this and now it is about 14,593
And they are cultivated in Kancheepuram,
Kumbakonam, Arani, Salem, Coimbatore,
Madurai and Tirunelveli and also have weaving
centers with them
Now more than 45,000 farmers are engaged in
this field
