SERICULTURE

DETAILED LIST OF FARMERS (SERICULTURE)OF GUMLA, SIMDEGA , & LATEHAR

DISTRICTS UNDER  RESEARCH EXTENTION CENTER,GUMLA. 

 

  Summary Report :      

                                                                                         

• Mulberry plantation in acre at present survival :-  50 acres
• Effective Mulberry acreage :-  30 acres.
• No.of Sericulturists (Rearers/Beneficiaries/ farmers) : -  65
• Castewise.

Gen :- 1      SC:-        ST:- 59     BC:- 5

• Blocks:10  

Chainpur, Dumri, Bishunpur,Raidih,Bharno, Palkot, Kolebira,

Simdega, Mahuadarn, Gumla.

 

• Current year 2002 (July-Aug Plantation)

a.   By REC & RSRS, of central S.Board Units.                    17.50 acres .

b.   By NGO, AROUSE, Gumla under REC supervision:      28.80.acres

                                                                                  Total-----   46.30 acres             

        

a.    No. of Beneficiaries :                                         40 Farmers.

b.   No. of  Beneficiaries AROUSE  :                       41 Farmers

 

From the above by REC, 28 farmers  covering 14.00 acres mulberry has been

developed by financial assistance of MESO, Gumla .

 Annual Silk worm rearing conducted for last two years .(three crops)

           

2000-2001    6725 dfls. produced 1931.80 kg green cocoons.

            2001-2002    6975 dfls. produced 2092.10 kg green coccons.

                                        2002-2003    5050 dfls. (two crop) 1508.75 kg green cocoons.(Third crop continued)

                            (1 DFL = Total eggs laid  by one Female moth ( Disease free)

 

Others features:

• Produced cocoons is being directly purchased by NGO ,AROUSE,Gumla @Rs.70/- per kg (a fixed flat rate by Govt.) .

• Research extension centre,Gumla organizes field day, farmers day, group discussion programmes, audio-visual programmes.

• Green cocoon is being converted into raw silk and silk sarees are also woven at AROUSE as a finished  product and the major income goes to the people of Gumla .

• Agencies involved in Mulberry sericulture :

a.       Research extension centre ,central silk board, Gumla is there for technical guidelines, to provide training to farmers and to make available the seed materials of both plants & silkworm.

b.      State Sericulture Unit : A wing of dept. of Industries, helps the farmers at field level .

c.       NGO, AROUSE, Gumla involved in plantation,rearing,reeling and weaking aspects professionally .

Future Prospects : As it can compete with other crops of this areas, there is a great potential to restore the migration of poor people in search of work . It will help in uplifting the income of poor people by having  an intensive agro based cottage industry .

Contact Person :

                             Dr. H.K.Saha, A.D.

                                           Dr. A.K.Singh, SRO

Office Address :

      Research Extension Centre

                              Central Silk Board, Gumla

                              Near Co – operative Bank

                              Jaspur Road, Gumla

 

What is Sericulture  ?

Culture of Sericin (a protein Compound) is known as sericulture, which joins fibroin (another protein compound) threads with each other.Rearing of silk and production of silk is also known as sericulture.

 

Kinds of Silk:

1.      Mulberry

2.      Tasar

3.      Eri  and

4.      Muga

 

Except muga silk all three types are being reared at different places of Jharkhand State .

Eri and Tasar Silks are being controlled by state Seri- Eri Unit , Ranchi and central silk Board ,nagri ,Ranchi .respectively.

 Why Sericulture:- Mulberry sericulture is much more  beneficial than any other crops produced in upland areas i.e. Tarn the comparative advantages of having sericulture are:- 

•    Plants once raised will survive upto 15-25 years.

•   Three crops in a year is being in operation  . Silkworm rearing is being conducted   thrice ie March, Aug, Oct, each year

•    Indoor reanig of  silkworm provides more safety .

•     Employment is provided for  whole Family members.

•    Earning can be increased up to 12000/- per annum, per acre.

Part of Sericulture:-  It is an agro based cottage industry . It requires

1.Plantation

2.Rearing of Silk worms

3. Cocoon production &  processing .

Ist & IInd will be done by farmers .

 

A.   Plantation :-

• Land selection :  It requires Tarn No.1, upland, to same extent loam or sandy loam soil.

• PH - Best growth of mulberry plants occur at 6.8 to 7.2 PH. Acidic soil of this area needs at least 3 quintals lime per acre in this area.

 Land preparation :-

Proper ploughing is needed .Pits can be prepared in 3’X3’ distance plant to plant and row to row. Pits size 1’X1’X1’( length x breadth x depth). One acre unit : 4840 pits and plants. Plantation will be done mainly through cuttings /saplings. Per pit 3 cuttings of 9”is required while single saplings per pit is needed. Pits filling will consists of 2 kg compost, 10-20 gms insecticides  (antitermites ) and 100-150 gm karnj cake. Cuttings 3 part will be inside soil and one part will  remain above soil.

                            Plantation with proper package of practices will come out for rearing in nine months . Plantation will be raised in Ist monsoon i.e. June-July upto 15th August each year.

 

B. Rearing :- Rearing appliances data /dagra and chandriki is needed for silk worms rearing. Silk worms after passing through four moults (scale period) and five infants forms the cocoon in thirty days which is being sold @ Rs. 70/-per kg.

 

Economics:- By raising one acre mulberry plants on third year onward farmers can earn upto 400 dfls per acre /per year (STANDARD). One 100dfls can yield 30-40 kg cocoons,so they can produce 120-160 kg green cocoons. @ Rs .70/- per kg .They can earn Rs .8400/- to 11,200/-