Trend and Instability in Sericulture Production in Assam, India.

Dekaraja, D.; Borah, A.

Sericulture, an age-old tradition of the village population of Assam, has enormous importance in terms of employment generation in the North-Eastern region of India and fulfilling the demand for silk both internally and internationally. In this context, the paper is an attempt to examine the trend and instability of sericulture in production and employment generation in Assam. On the basis of secondary data it has found that within Assam the raw silk production on an average has a positive growth and an upward trend has also observed in terms of total raw silk production of the state. However, there is not a continuous or smooth growth rather there is fluctuation in the overall production of raw silk. The growth in Eri silkworm (Philosamia ricini) has recorded highest as compared to Muga (Antheraea assamensis) and Mulberry (Bombyx mori). The area under silkworm host plantation recorded a high degree of variation. The number of family engaged in raw silk production over the time period has recorded a negative growth on average in terms of Muga and Mulberry and is positive in terms of Eri.

SILK production; SILKWORMS; SERICULTURE; SECONDARY analysis; CLIMATE change

Journal of Livestock Science, 2024, Vol 15, Issue 15, p69

2277-6214

Academic Journal

10.33259/JLivestSci.2024.69-77