Importance of mechanization in sericulture industry

Abstract

Sericulture is a cottage based rural industry comprising of three different but inter-related sectors namely, moriculture, silkworm rearing and post cocoon sector, which involves mulberry cultivation for rearing of monophagous silkworm Bombyx mori L. and the ultimate aim is to produce the quality raw silk. As it is a cottage based industry, use of machines is limited due to high installation cost. But there is the utmost importance of mechanization in each and every sector of the industry. China being the number one country in Sericulture advocated the implementation and importance of various machines and equipments in almost all sectors of the industry, resulting in maximization of production with high grades. In India, recent developments have been made for the utilization of machines in the field of sericulture in order to improve the productivity level. Thus in this review an attempt has been made to throw some light on role of various equipments and importance of mechanization in sericulture industry.