Production of silkworm cocoons in 2011 is expected to reach 320 tons in a region of India

The business club reported on September 15 that “Zambang Kashmir” (local disputes with China and Pakistan – translators note) local government in Srinagar on September 8 said that under the collective efforts of the national silkworm sector and silkworm farmers, In 2011, the output of cocoons in Jammu and Kashmir will reach 320 tons. "In the past few years, the output of cocoons has continued to increase. Last year, the output was 208 tons, and this year it is expected to reach 320 tons," said Minister of Agriculture Gulam Hassan Mir.

Mr. Mir, who oversees the Srinagar cocoon auction market, said that with the joint efforts of the local silkworm sector and the silkworm farmer, the improvement of variety and technology has been strengthened, and the quality of the local cocoon has been significantly improved. He stressed that according to the current market demand for high-quality silkworm cocoon, the future will continue to work hard to improve cocoon production and quality, making this a national production base for high-quality cocoon. Mill said that the federal government has taken a number of measures to provide technical assistance to silkworm farmers. This is a big push to improve the quality of silkworm cocoons and to develop high-quality cocoon production.

The Ministry of Agriculture has taken more concrete measures to enable new technologies and aid policies to benefit silkworm farmers in remote areas. Mill said that before the Ministry of Agriculture was responsible for the management of the local mulberry industry, the average selling price for silkworm cocoons was Rs. 200 per kilogram, but it has now reached Rs 450 per kg. “High-quality cocoon is very popular during the auction, and it is particularly popular.” He said that high-quality silk cocoon has the highest rate of auction in the auction, reaching INR 640 per kilogram.

He asked silkworm farmers to use new technologies to raise silkworms to further improve the quality of their products. At the same time, the Ministry of Agriculture will provide all possible assistance to help the silkworm farmers. Mir also instructed the Sericulture Department to provide silkworm farmers with training on the use of heat dryers to improve their own technical quality.

When it comes to the relatively low level of tendering for silk cocoon auctions, the minister said that every effort was being made to seek the participation of bidders from all over the country. He said that at the auction yesterday, there were 80 bidders including locals.