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Bangalore, Jun 15: Raw silk production in the country is showing trends of an upswing with the India reeling a record 18,760 tonnes of raw silk during fiscal 2007, up 8.41 per cent over the previous year figures of 17,305 tonnes.
The record production, according to provisional production figures released by the Central Silk Board, however was much more than the peak production of 17,351 tonnes achieved in 2001-02.
Drought conditions in the Southern region, which contribute to the lion's share of mulberry silk production in the country, during 2002-03 and 2003-04 had deterring effect in silk production as farmers went to the extent of even uprooting the mulberry plantations.
CSB sources, however, told UNI that the ill effects of the severe drought appear to thin out as mulberry silk production had gathered momentum for the fourth successive year. Mulberry silk production last year, including that of bivoltine silk was 16,805 tonnes up from 15,445 tonnes from the previous year.
The redeeming factor of last year's production however was the signs of superior bivoltine silk galloping in growth by 12.77 per cent to cross the 1000 tonne mark. Last year bivoltine silk production was 1095 tonnes as against 971 tonnes produced in 2005-06.
The sources said that the increase in production only proves that Bivoltine silk had come to stay and was finding increased acceptance at farmer's level every year.
Vanya or non mulberry silk, produced mostly in the Northeastern and Eastern parts of the country also showed an improvement in the production with the figures for last year being 1955 tonnes as against 1860 tonnes the previous year. The composition of vanya silk production was Tasar 325 tonnes, Eri 1515 tonnes and Muga 115 tonnes.
Source: Industry Website
The record production, according to provisional production figures released by the Central Silk Board, however was much more than the peak production of 17,351 tonnes achieved in 2001-02.
Drought conditions in the Southern region, which contribute to the lion's share of mulberry silk production in the country, during 2002-03 and 2003-04 had deterring effect in silk production as farmers went to the extent of even uprooting the mulberry plantations.
CSB sources, however, told UNI that the ill effects of the severe drought appear to thin out as mulberry silk production had gathered momentum for the fourth successive year. Mulberry silk production last year, including that of bivoltine silk was 16,805 tonnes up from 15,445 tonnes from the previous year.
The redeeming factor of last year's production however was the signs of superior bivoltine silk galloping in growth by 12.77 per cent to cross the 1000 tonne mark. Last year bivoltine silk production was 1095 tonnes as against 971 tonnes produced in 2005-06.
The sources said that the increase in production only proves that Bivoltine silk had come to stay and was finding increased acceptance at farmer's level every year.
Vanya or non mulberry silk, produced mostly in the Northeastern and Eastern parts of the country also showed an improvement in the production with the figures for last year being 1955 tonnes as against 1860 tonnes the previous year. The composition of vanya silk production was Tasar 325 tonnes, Eri 1515 tonnes and Muga 115 tonnes.
Source: Industry Website
