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Sericulture

  • The word "silk" sounds so luxurious and classic, but the brilliance and elegance of silk are so great that it cannot be compared to any other fabric. The demand for sericulture is still active today, as the desire for silk dresses continues, especially in the modern world.

  • Sericulture means the cultivation of silk by raising silkworms, and the technique involves growing on a plant and producing yarn. Animal fibres are produced naturally and are considered the queen of textiles, and they are naturally produced by the animals themselves.

  • Silk is thought to have been produced in China as early as the Neolithic Age, but recent evidence suggests it circulated more than 2,000 years earlier. China and India were the two main producers, accounting for more than 80% of world silk production in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Ages. In China, India, South Asia and Europe as well as in Africa, sericulture developed into an important domestic industry in the Middle Ages.

What are the duties and responsibilities?

The individual at work cultivates plantation for feed and rears the silkworm on leaves from the larval stage to cocoon stage for extraction of raw silk fibres from them.

What are the personal skills required?

  • Communication Skills

  • Professional Skills

  • Decision Making

  • Plan and Organize

  • Customer-Centric

  • Problem-Solving skills

  • Analytical and Critical Thinking.

Top Colleges

  • Sericulture College, Chintamani

  • Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Karnataka

  • Shivaji University, Maharashtra

  • Mysore University, Mysore

  • University Of Vishakhapatnam

  • Annamalai University

  • Banaras Hindu University

  • Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Eligibility (12th PCB+PCMB) for BSc in Sericulture

Scope

  • Since India is an agricultural country, there is plenty of room for manoeuvre in this sector, and recent technological advances are improving career opportunities in both the private and public sectors. 

  • Sericulture offers a wide range of career opportunities, from technical and technical management to management and business administration.

  • Sericulturists' services are also used by the Indian government, the private sector and private companies. There are a number of state-funded sericulture programmes in India under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD).

  • Talented and competent consultants in Sericultural are in high demand and offer a wide range of services, from establishing a silk farm to managing the production and marketing of silk products to marketing and distribution. 

  • Sericulturists can become self-employed in retail and export, work in dyeing plants, textile factories and other textile production plants or in the textile industry.

How much do they make?

The average salary is between Rs 25,000 to 30,000 per month.

Top Recruiters

  • State Governments

  • Private companies

  • Central Tasar Research and Training Institute

  • CSRTI

  • Central Sericulture Research & Training Institute

  • Hellenic Silk Company

  • Jaimin Engineering Private Limited

  • Nature Pharma

  • Fresh Food Technology India Private Limited

What are the books and study materials available?

  • Silk Culture Ananthanarayanan S K

  • Principles and Techniques of Silkworm Seed Production Tribhuwan Singh

  • Silkworm Diseases Lu Yup-Lian

  • The Art of Rearing Silk-Worms Vincenzo Dandolo

  • The story of silk John Feltwell

  • Unravelling the Yarn: Zoë Hart Dyke Née Bond and the Leyton Silk Road Claire Weiss

  • Mulberry for Animal Production R K Patnaik

Interesting Facts

Some texts suggest that the silk production dates back to 2700 BC, although archaeological records trace silk cultivation as early as the Yangshao period (5000–3000 BC).