Authors : Dr. R. Priyadharshini; K. Mahalingam

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 11 - November

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14524633

Abstract : Nowadays, the development of the sericulture industry in India is employment generative sector. In the context of a developing nation like India, sericulture provides an excellent opportunity for socioeconomic progress. First of all, sericulture is a very labor-intensive sector of the Indian economy. It is an agro-based, multifaceted industry that includes mulberry cultivation, laying production, silkworm rearing for cocoons, marketing, and reeling of cocoons for value-added products including yarn processing and weaving. The study focuses on the economic viability and challenges faced by the sericulture famers in both the silkworm rearingand cocoon production sectors. The results of the Analysis would help sericulture industry to get a holistic picture aboutsericulture in Coimbatore district. It leads to a creation of more employment opportunities in the rural areas and augments the foreign exchange reserves.

Keywords : Sericulture, Chawki Rearing, DFL’s, Cocoon Production, Cost – Benefit Ratio.

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