Secenerio of Sericulture and Management

Dr. Sneha Jangir

Sericulture, IJEAS, agro-based labour, cottage industry, silkworms, Queen of Textile, Silk City

Sericulture is an agro-based labour intensive and rural cottage industry. It provides ample employment to the economically weaker section of the society. Sericulture, the art and science of silk produc on, has been intertwined with human civiliza on for millennia, origina ng in ancient China and spreading across the globe. Silk, a natural protein Fiber, is primarily produced by silkworms during their larval stage. China leads in raw silk produc on, followed by India. The industry primarily involves insects from the order Lepidoptera, families Bombycidae and Saturniidae. Major types of silkworms include mulberry, tasar, eri and muga. Silk produc on varies based on vol nism, with silkworms categorized as univol ne, bivol ne, or mul vol ne. our country ranks second position after China in the whole world. Sericulture is also known as “Queen of Textile”. In our country India, major sericulture rearing states are Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam and Jammu and Kashmir states.The Mysore and North Bengaluru is known as ‘Silk City’ of India, because this region contributes to a majority of silk production.