SERICULTURE

Sericulture is an Agro based labour oriented Industry. The upland Mandals of  W.G.District are well suited for cultivation of Sericulture. Sericulture is an alternate crop to tobacco, maize etc., which give frequent returns to farmer in every alternate months by an income of Rs.35000/- to Rs.45000/- per crop, such crops can be harvested 4 to 5 in a year per acre. So that the farmer can sustain his family economically. At present 426 farmers from different upland Mandals are cultivating  Mulberry in 1260 acres.  During the year 2019-20 an additional area of 450 Acres is proposed to achieve

ORGANOGRAM

Technical Assistance to Farmers:

The Department of Sericulture is serving sericulture farmers through three Technical Service Centres (TSCs) to cater the needs of Sericulturists by giving technical know-how.  The TSCs are strategically placed in all Sericulture pockets.  The main duty of the staff working at TSCs are expansion of Mulberry and implementation of all CDP (Catalytic Development Programme) schemes and transfer of technology to Sericulturists. These three TSCs namely 1.Bhimadole 2.Koyyalagudem 3.Jeelugumilli are available in the District.

Government Silk Farms

Two Govt. Silk Farms were established in the District.  Vijayarai Govt. Silk Farm is exclusively for raising of mulberry nursery for onward supply mulberry saplings to farmers to have effective rooting and establishment of mulberry plantation to new farmers and also extension of mulberry acreage to old farmers.

As a new concept in sericulture “chawkie” (i.e., healthy young age worms) are to be supplied to farmers to get successful and good yields. The chawkie worms are grown in controlled conditions i.e., optimum temperature and humidity i.e., 28⁰ C and 85% humidity, it is not possible to the farmers to maintain such conditions in their rearing sheds.

For which the Govt. Silk Farm at Recherla is playing a dual role i.e., Mulberry nursery activity and rearing of young age silkworms scientifically (CRC-Chawkie Rearing Centre) for onward supply to Sericulturists with disease free silk worms.  This Farm is catering to the needs of Krishna District Sericulturists also.

Private Chawkie Rearing centres:

In support of Govt. Chawkie Rearing Centre, Recherla another two Pvt. Chawkie Rearing Centres are functioning to meet the needs of sericulture farmers in the district as follows.

Kannapuram (V) of Pedavegi(M):

Established by a private Entrepreneur under CDP programme. This centre is supplying 50-60% of requirement of chawkie worms in the District. During the year 2018-19 (up to December 2018) 1.50 Lakhs CB/BV DFLs were chawkie reared in this unit.

With the help of chawkie rearing centres the farmers getting good crops with high yields up to 65 – 75 Kgs /100 Dfls.

Govt.Cocoon  Market, H.Junction:

This is the one and only Regular Cocoon Market in Coastal Districts, which caters the needs of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur Districts. The cocoon market is very nearer to W.G. District and 90% of cocoons produced in the district are being disposed at this market.

SCHEMES AND ACTIVTIES

Catalytic Development Programme(CDP):

The Department of sericulture has introduced Catalytic Development Programme during 2004-05 (i.e 9^th Five year plan onwards) with financial assistance under different programmes as submitted below:

Incentives to Sericulturists:

The Department of Sericulture is providing incentives to the farmers under State Plan.

RashtriyaKrishiVikasaYojana (RKVY):

The Department of Sericulture is supplying Neem cake and Poshan under RKVY from 2012-13 onwards on 50% subsidy to the Sericulturists to enhance the soil health and to improve leaf quality of Mulberry Gardens.

TARGETS AND ACHIEVEMETNS

Sericulture is an Agro based labour oriented Industry. The upland Mandals of  W.G.District are well suited for cultivation of Sericulture. Sericulture is an alternate crop to tobacco, maize etc., which give frequent returns to farmer in every alternate months by an income of Rs.35000/- to Rs.45000/- per crop, such crops can be harvested 4 to 5 in a year per acre. So that the farmer can sustain his family economically.

At present 426 farmers from different upland Mandals are cultivating  Mulberry in 1260 acres.  During the year 2019-20 an additional area of 450 Acres is proposed to achieve.

SUCCESS STORY UNDER R.K.V.Y.SCHEME

The following Sericulture Farmer has got high income towards production of Bi-Voltine Cocoons during the year 2018-19.

 The beneficiary, has expressed his satisfaction how RKVY schemes have supported for improving his performance, he replied that, after application of the Neem Cake and Poshan the quality of Mulberry Leaf has been improved and made him to go for increased number of layings both Cross Breed and Bi-voltine and subsequently, the qualitatively and quantitatively the cocoon yield have been improved.

He also expressed his concerned and happiness for the department which made him to cover under RKVY schemes for his success in Sericulture through RKVY Schemes. And also he has expressed that, Sericulture helped him to reduce the burden of his old debt besides, taking care of health and education needs of his children. He is very happy regarding sericulture and he is also motivated other farmers to engage in sericulture activities to get high returns through Sericulture than commercial crops.

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