Possession of a shimmering silk is what every woman desires.
In India, only four varieties of silk are produced - mulberry, tasar, eri and muga.
Three south Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu account for about 85 percent of the nation's silk output which is mainly mulberry silk.
Assam, Bihar and Chattisgarh also produce a variety of silk tasar, eri and muga called wild or Vanya silks. Jammu and Kashmir in the North, also has a thriving sericulture sector.
Sericulture is traditionally dominated by small and medium enterprises (SME) or the small-scale sector, in India.
Sector plagued with problems leading to low tasar output due to non-availability of adequate feeding material for silk worms. Karnataka's silk output is also not consistent because of prolonged spell of drought and unchecked use of groundwater.
Huge imports of cheap Chinese yarn further leads to down fall in domestic cocoon prices.
However, now, Indian sericulture sector is witnessing a positive development.
Commerce Ministry has imposed an anti-dumping duty on Chinese yarn. The sector has also accepted the technique of bivoltine (temperate) sericulture, a joint initiative taken by the Bangalore-based Central Silk Board (CSB) and Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).
These efforts augur well for a 'silky' future of this traditional industry.
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