SERICULTURE

1. SUBMITTED TO:
Dr. Dipak Kumar Bose
Associate Professor
Department of Agriculture
Extension & Communication
SUBMITTED BY:
Udangshri Brahma
ID NO.- 18MSAEC006

2. INTRODUCTION
 Sericulture is our important agro-based rural industry that helps our economy
and generates higher income and employment. It is practiced in a wide range
of agro-climatic regions like forests, hilly areas and plains. In fact, the recent
technological advancements have made it possible to practice it on an
intensive scale, mainly due to increased profits obtained from it as compared
to most of the crops and enterprises. Sericulture has a special place among the
agro-based cottage industry of our country.
HISTORY
 The ancient literature gives two views. According to one view,silk industry
originated for the first time in India at the foot of the Himalayas, and from
there it spread to the other countries of the world. Second view which has a
great acceptance, says that this industry originated in China about 3000B.C.
According to historians, now silk was exported from India to Rome during the
reign of Kanishka in 58 B-C. Silk has a place of pride in the social and
cultural lives of Indians, since it is superior to other textile fibers in qualities
like durability, luster and low weight. Hence, it is regarded as the “queen of
textiles”.

3. CENTRAL SILK BOARD
 The Central Silk Board (CSB) is a Statutory Body, established during 1948, by
an Act of Parliament (Act No.LXI of 1948). It functions under the
administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, having
head quarter at Bangalore. The Board comprises 39 members appointed as per
the powers and provisions conferred by Sub-Section 3 of Section 4 of the CSB
Act 1948, for a period of 3 years. The Chairperson of the Board to be
appointed by the Central Government and two officials to be nominated by the
Central Government, one of whom shall be the head of the Silk Division in the
Ministry of Textiles as the Vice-Chairperson and one shall be the Secretary of
the Board, both being the officers not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the
Government.

4. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
 Though the production level has increased to a great extent in the
recent past, there still exists a wide gap between the actual yield
obtained in the farmer‟s fields and the potential of production
level with the existing modern technologies. Several studies have
revealed that the existence of wide yield gaps between the
potential yield and actual yields. It could be observed that the
reasons attributable for yield gap are i) Natural, season and
environmental factors, ii) Socio-economic factors which influence
the adoptions of technologies and usage of inputs, iii) Linkage
efficiency between research stations and farmers through
extension agencies, iv) Inherent weakness in technologies itself v)
Managerial efficiency of farmers-inputs use, risk taking behavior,
decision making etc.

5. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1. To ascertain the socio-economic profile of
respondents.
2. To assess the knowledge and attitude of the
respondents about improved sericulture technology.
3. To determine the level of adoption of improved
sericulture technology by the farmers.
4. To find out the constraints faced by the respondents in
adoption of improved sericulture technology and seek
their suggestions for better adoption.

6. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
 Shukla and Sharma (2010) revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to
agricultural castes with cultivation as main occupation and most of the respondents having
primary level of education who did not participate in any organization. Further, majority of
the respondents possess nuclear family and they mostly belonged to middle class socio-
economic status .
 Reddy et al. (2010) observed that cent per cent of the farmers had full knowledge with
respect to improved mulberry varieties (85-100%), partial knowledge with Vipul and bio-
fertilizer application (34-42%). With respect to other characters like soil testing, fertilizer
application, FYM application, chawki garden maintenance and plant protection, the
knowledge levels was less/nil on Coastal area compared to Anantapur and Chittoor
districts. Further, the knowledge level of farmers with respect to disinfection and rearing
hygiene, temperature and humidity in young-age rearing, separate rearing house and shoot
rearing (52-96%) was almost full in all the three regions.
 Reddy et al. (2010) revealed that non availability of inputs in time, high cost of fertilizers,
lack of finance, lack of proper knowledge, scarcity of labour, lack of technical guidance,
traditional practice, etc. were the main constraints for partial / non adoption of sericulture .
 Motamed (2010) revealed that non-availability of mulberry leaf (88.0%) and problem in
bidding (87.00 %) were perceived as important constraints in sericulture production as
expressed by the growers.
 Kumar et al. (2012) studied that more than one third of the sericulturists had low and
medium level of knowledge about organic farming practices in sericulture. Majority of the
sericulturists had incorrect knowledge on practices like application of tank silt, seri –
VAM, seri - nemato guard, FYM and neem cake to control root knot nematode, seri -
biogaurd, use of sunhemp for green manuring, seri-mildew guard, seri comporich and use
of Azatobacter.

7. Contd.......
 Kanta (2014) revealed that a gain to the extent of 25 to 39.5 kg/100
DFLs in cocoon yield was observed over the control.
 Ali et al. (2014) studied that cluster promotion programme
(CPP) has created significant impact on all the socio-economic
aspects of sericulturists; hence development of sericulture can
be hastened up with the adoption of cluster concepts.
 Mahimasanthi et al. (2016) revealed that 84% of the farmers
reported insufficient water to carry out the sericultural activities
during the drought period. But the adoption level of farmers to cope
up the situation was very less. Among the respondents, 92% of the
farmers have low level of adoption and 60% of drought management
technologies were less adopted by the farmers.

8. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
LOCALE OF THE STUDY
 Location:-For the present study block Udalguri of Udalguri district is selected
because of its adequate concentration of the number of respondents as
compared to the other districts of Assam state. Udalguri lies between 26◦46′ and
26◦77′ north latitude and 92◦08′ and 95◦15′ east longitude at an altitude of about
345′ above mean sea level.

9. RESEARCH DESIGN
 Descriptive research design will be followed for the present study.
Descriptive research is used to describe characteristics of a
population or phenomenon being studied.
SAMPLING TECHNIQUE
A) Selection of District: Udalguri District of the state
Assam is selected purposively for the present study because
adequate number of farmers are involve in sericulture there
and also the researcher, belong to the area, is well conversent
with the language, geography, agriculture and other aspect of
the area.
B) Selection of Block: . Udalguri block of Udalguri district
of the state Assam is selected purposively for the present
study because adequate number of farmers are involve in
sericulture.

10. C) Selection of village: Appropriate number of villages will be
selected purposively based on the maximum number of sericulture
farmers.
D) Selection of respondents: Appropriate number of
respondents will be selected for the present study.
SELECTION OF DEPENDENT & INDEPENDENT
VARIABLES AND THEIR EMPERICAL
MEASUREMENTS:
 Independent variables: Age, Education, Annual income, Type of
family, Caste, Land holding, Extension activities, Source of
information,Progressiveness, Innovativeness.
 Dependent variables: Level of knowledge, Attitude.

11. METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
TOOLS FOR DATA COLLECTION
 The primary data will be collected with the help of personal
interview technique with the help of pre-tested & pre-structured
interview schedule designed especially in the light of objectives,
set up for the study.
 Secondary data will be collected from library, journals, books,
papers and their documents related with the topic.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA: -
 Suitable statistical tests will be applied as per the nature of data.
The entire data will be transformed into score for tabulation and
analysis in the light of objectives of the study to draw logical
conclusion.

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