Sericulture practices in Sikkim State remain confined
within the few Govt.farms and nurseries, since it was started for
the first time in the year 1977-78 under the department of Forest
and Wildlife. Over the past two decades, there has been limitations
in its Extensions and developmental activities, however in the
beginning of 9th five year plan it was break through in
its funding sector, subsequently, package of mulberry sericulture
are extended to the villages in three district of Sikkim where it is
found feasible, on the process required minimum infrastructures were
augmented in the existing govt. farms, excluding the limited number
of manpower those were dealing with it till date.
The district wise
area and production of mulberry cocoon (2003-04) is as given below:
|
Sl.No |
Name of the
District |
Area
(Acre)
till date |
Total |
Dfls.in
Hund Nos. |
Production of Reeling
Cocoons (in kg) |
Production of
Seed Cocoons |
|
Rain
fed |
Irrigated |
BV |
MV |
|
1. |
East |
106 |
Nil |
106 |
2575 |
327 |
- |
-------- |
|
2. |
West |
131 |
Nil |
131 |
1550 |
105 |
- |
-------- |
|
3. |
South |
133 |
Nil |
133 |
4845 |
553 |
- |
|
|
Total |
370 |
|
370 |
8970 |
985 |
- |
|
NB: The area
shown as above may not be all well maintained, or some area may be
already neglected.
In fact, lunching with new CDP scheme by the CSB,
considerable increase in both area of mulberry plantations as well
as in silkworm rearing came in to the picture, however due to heavy
mortality in plantations, and repeated failure of Silkworm rearings
in the climatic adversity particularly in the farmers level, and
because of poor marketing facility of cocoon produced in the State
still becomes bottleneck, so production figure is far matching to
the figure with the area of plantations.
Productivity Parameters:
|
Year |
Cocoon/100
Dfls. |
Dfls.brushed per
Acre. (in total) |
Reeling
Cocoons kg. |
Raw silk kg/acre. |
Renditta. |
|
2000-01 |
35.70 |
3000 approx. |
1071 |
N.A. |
Not assessed |
|
2001-02 |
27.68 |
4000 approx. |
1107 |
N.A. |
Not assessed |
|
2002-03 |
15.62 |
8000 approx. |
1274 |
N.A. |
Not assessed |
|
2003-04 |
10.99 |
8970 approx. |
985 |
N.A. |
Not assessed |
NB: 1. It is not feasible to assess the
productivity parameters in acrage, in reasons most of the plantation
areas are poorly maintained, or survivality is very poor.
2. The Dfls. Consumptions per family is hardly 40
dfls. Per crop due to high mortality of mulberry plants.
Since the total annual consumption of dfls.in the
state has not gone beyond 10000 Nos. so this meagre quantity is
being procured from the different CSB agencies therefore, state does
not feel to have own seed organization until the demand of seed
exceeds at least 20,000 dfls.annually.
