Jharkhand tribals enjoy fruits of Government training in silk production

The Hindustan Times;  March 8, 2007 ;     441 words ......tribals are enjoying the benefits of a silk production project. Situated about 130 kilometres...region, was rich and vast potential for silk production. The tribals were given three months...sericulture and employed in local cottage silk production units under a Central ...

Yield Gaps in Mulberry Sericulture in Karnataka: An Econometric Analysis

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......tasar, eri and muga. Of the total silk production, mulberry silk alone accounted for...rate of 4.93 per cent of mulberry raw silk production during 1980-81 to 2004-05, the country...industry needs to augment domestic silk production to bridge the gap between demand for...

FORUMS; International symposium unravels power of silk.(Magazine)

The Boston Herald;  March 9, 2003 ;     392 words ......world to examine the complexities of silk production and the range of silk's social, political...was the thing. Today, sericulture or silk production is one of the holy grails of materials...From Moth to Cloth: The Processes of Silk Production, on March 28, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. will...

WORLD BANK: Agriculture loan to help boost production, incomes of poor...

M2 Presswire;  January 22, 1999 ;     681 words ......in crop production, irrigation, and silk production funded through a new US$90 million...processing of these products. The silk production portion of this project is a good...benefit greatly from the improvements in silk production methods. Eighty percent of the silk-cocoon...

WB Gives Loan for Reform in Bangladeshi Silk Sector

Xinhua English Newswire;  November 20, 1997 ;     237 words ......project to revitalize Bangladesh's silk production, a WB press release said here today...government's decision to deregulate silk production and establish an autonomous non-prof...opportunities are expected in all areas of silk production.

Silk Unraveled: International Symposium to Examine Enduring Power of...

Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  February 14, 2003 ;     675 words ......world to examine the complexities of silk production and the range of silk's social, political...was the thing. Today, sericulture or silk production is one of the holy grails of materials...From Moth to Cloth: The Processes of Silk Production, will feature artisans and students...

One Industry, Two Chinas: Silk Filatures and Peasant-Family Production in...

Business History Review;  July 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......are more closely identified with China than silk. From the onset of the silk trade between Han China and the Roman Empire...fabrics have so complex a production process. Each cocoon is a single strand produced by the silkworm...before the development of power-driven equipment, silk ...

Tapping into the silk pipeline: Mississippi entrepreneur finds sweet...

The Mississippi Business Journal;  March 2, 1998 ;     524 words ......up a piece of apparel. Obviously, silk production takes persistence. For Donna Kennedy...cashmere apparel, a fascination with the silk production process was what hooked her into the...which allowed Kennedy to observe silk production first hand. She decided that silk...

Silk in world markets.(includes related articles)

International Trade Forum;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......are cutting back on labour-intensive silk production, as urban industries lure farmers...countries to start sericulture and silk production - under certain conditions - in order...of some 72,000 tons). Japan's raw silk production slipped to about a quarter of its...

Tarantulas' could spill Spider-Man's secrets

The Hindustan Times;  September 28, 2006 ;     383 words ......silk. It could mean that silk production actually originated in the...at the genes involved in silk production from the feet, compare them...family that leads to spinneret silk production, and be able to better determine...

Indian government moves to boost production of silk.

Economic Times (New Delhi, India);  December 9, 2004 ;     197 words ......states. However, there was no decline in non-mulberry raw silk production during the same period. The minister said among major steps taken by the Centre to give boost to silk production and silk products were efforts to step up R&D plans...

China to End "Silk Wars"

Xinhua English Newswire;  May 15, 1996 ;     423 words ......national conference on cocoon and silk production today, Yu Xiaosong, vice-minister...unified management system to adjust silk production as an independent business, instead...egg raising, cocoon purchasing and silk production, as well as promoting silk exports...

Socio-Economic Determinants of Technology Adoption in Sericulture - An...

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......and muga. The share of India's raw silk production in the total global production is...per cent of the country's total raw silk production. The sericulture industry characterised...500 metric tonnes of bivoltine raw silk production per annum for the states of Karnataka...

TARANTULAS PRODUCE SILK FROM THEIR FEET

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 27, 2006 ;     564 words ......said. "It could mean that silk production actually originated in the...at the genes involved in silk production from the feet, compare them...family that leads to spinneret silk production, and be able to better determine...

China Establishes Special Silk Storehouse

Xinhua English Newswire;  October 7, 1998 ;     171 words ......the market price and avoid abnormal fluctuations in both silk production and prices. Located at the center of China's major silk...Wujiang has been one of the country's important bases of silk production and export. The existing facilities and management expertise...