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| 1.82 lakh kg Cocoon produce fetches Rs 4.09 crore to 5900 families in Udhampur | | | 
Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Feb 20: Production of 1.82 lakh kilogram Cocoon has fetched Rs 4.09 crore to 5900 families of Udhampur associated with sericulture activities.
The information was given at a meeting chaired by District Development Commissioner, Dr Piyush Singla to review the performance of Sericulture Department Development in the district.
Giving details, District Sericulture Officer, Rajeev Gupta informed that Sericulture is the oldest Agro based Industry of J&K Union Territory. It has flourished in the rain fed areas of Jammu Province because of the reason that mulberry being a deep rooted plant once planted properly and cared properly during first year gives leaf even during the seasons when other surface feeder crops like maize and wheat fail. Regarding departmental activities and infrastructure, he said that, Sericulture Udhampur has produced plant material of improved varieties in its 15 nurseries.
The plants raised in the nurseries are further transplanted in the field through beneficiaries and on state land by the department. He said department distribute about 1.00 lakh standard size plants annually for raising of Mulberry foliage qualitatively and quantitatively for production of quality bivoltine Cocoons by the farmers. |
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