International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Sericulture is an agro-based labour intensive and rural cottage industry. It provides ample employment to the economically weaker section of the society. The study insisted that India has produced 28523 Metric Tons of raw silk during the year 2015-16. The entire study is based is based on Secondary sources of data, obtained from Central Silk Board, Mysore, Karnataka. In terms of Sericulture production, our country ranks second position after China in the whole world. Sericulture is also known as “Queen of Textile”. In our country India, major sericulture rearing states are Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam and Jammu and Kashmir states. At the same time the state faces various problems like price fluctuation of cocoon, absence of storage facility, absence of proper market, lack of financial support etc. There is a very good prospect of sericulture activities in our country India. If the present trend followed in future the state will become 65 per cent bi-voltine silkworms rearing in mulberry rearing.

Key Words: Cocoons, Industry, Marketing, Training and guidance