Marketing:
Actual problem being faced by the state is marketing
of cocoons, out the four crops only last crop harvested in the month
of October had been disposed off to the private granures as Seed
cocoon, that too is at very low price. However, there is
chances of better co-ordination between the two states of Sikkim and
West Bengal in marketing the all three types of cocoons produced in
this state, which shall be operated symbiotically in near future.
Infrastructure:
Infrastructures required for the Sericulture industry
in the state is very limited, as per the area and volume of
activities even though, minimum required facilities have been
arranged in the Govt. sectors. However, private entrepreneurs in the
sericulture sector is yet to come.
|
Sericulture
Villages
(Nos) |
Sericulture
farmers |
Total |
No.of silk
Handlooms |
No.of
Reelers |
No.of
Weavers |
Reeling Devices |
|
SC |
ST |
Others |
|
50 |
11 |
76 |
183 |
370 |
NOT APP |
LICAB |
LE |
N. |
A. |
Employtment:
Out of the 370 families those have taken up mulberry plantations in
their own land, vary few of them are continuing it as part time work
and majority of the farmers have started neglecting since they could
not gain confidence out of it due to (i) Higher mortality of
plantations (ii) Regular failure in rearing (iii) Less remuneration
or lack of marketing and (iv) and other reasons. The villagers doing
part time sericulture in the state is given in subsequent page:
|
District |
No
of
Villages |
No.of
Family
Involved
in
Rearing |
Average
No.of
Crops |
Avg.No.of
Dfls.consumption
Per crop/per
Family |
Avg.Cocoon
Harvested
In 100 Dfls |
Remarks |
|
East |
02 |
09 |
05 |
25 |
23 kg |
Dfls.consumption
per crop is very
Less |
|
South |
04 |
12 |
04 |
20 |
20 kg |
|
West |
03 |
10 |
03 |
15 |
15 kg |
