Study on Impact of the Socio Economic conditions of the Sericultural Farmers on Cocoon Production

Author: Iqra Khan, Masarat Bashir, N.A. Ganie, Asif Rafiq, Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat, K.A. Dar, S.F.I. Qadri, S. Ashraf, S.A. Nagoo and Z. I. Buhroo

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Abstract

Sericulture industry is of great economic importance to state as it gives occupation to large number of people. Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in the country that is at the same altitude as the world's leading Bivoltine sericulture countries and has a climatic advantage over the other states in the production of Bivoltine cocoons and silk. Although maximum productivity is a must for any business, whether industrial or agricultural. This is also true for sericulture, which in Kashmir is characterised by low productivity and higher production costs. In India’s raw silk production contribution of Jammu & Kashmir state is very small, although Kashmir was at one time the premier producer of silk in the country yet with the passage of time there has been a decline in cocoon production. In Kashmir division sericulture is practiced in ten districts among which Anantnag Pulwama, Kupwara and Baramulla are famous for cocoon production yet Anantnag district is considered to be famous and traditional district of sericulture with the well organized base and emotional attachment of the people with sericulture where 121 villages are even now involved in sericulture having more than 1399 sericulture families producing 56622 kgs of cocoons from 1304 ozs of silkworm eggs (DFLs) and earning Rs. 1,35,72,951.00. Technology dissemination is regarded as more important than technological development. The partial adoption of new technologies leads to loss of interest and confidence of the farmers towards new developments. personal, economic, communicational and psychological characteristics. With this background, current study was conducted at district Anantnag to find the impact of socio economic conditions of sericultural farmers on the cocoon production.

Keywords

Anantnag, Cocoon production, Study, Respondents, Sericulture

Conclusion

Farmers having high source of information, high rearing capacity, high area under mulberry and high land holdings were having a high cocoon production. In order to increase the cocoon production further in the investigated area there is much need of awareness about latest sericultural technologies. Furthermore, proper extension support for the transfer of technologies from the lab to the field is critical in the adoption of new practices. Extension activities should be designed in such a way that farmers are convinced of the benefits of using improved techniques.

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Iqra Khan, Masarat Bashir, N.A. Ganie, Asif Rafiq, Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat, K.A. Dar, S. F.I. Qadri, S. Ashraf, S.A. Nagoo and Z.I. Buhroo (2022). Study on impact of the socio economic conditions of the sericultural farmers on cocoon production. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4): 1153-1156.