Research Article | Published: 01 December 2011

Scope of Sericulture in Pharmaceutical Industries

P. K. Srivastav, Chetna Thapliyal, Madhusudan Chamoli, Raja Ram, M. M. Bhatt and M. A. Khan

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 18 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 293-298 | 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2011-HF7886 | Cite this article

Abstract

The declining trend of silk production and mulberry acreage due to water scarcity, fluctuating trends in rainfall, non-availability of skilled labour, high cost of inputs, comparatively low cost of cocoons in the market, migration from the villages and tough competition with fast developing electronic, computer, IT and other industries have necessitated blending of sericulture with other industries to increase the income of the farmers per unit area in eco-friendly manners for supplementation and facilitation of each other. A lot of scope exists for by-product utilization and commercial exploitation of new products from sericulture in agriculture, horticulture, pisciculture, dairy, timber, tannin, leather, pharmaceutical, food, soap and other industries which may enhance the earning of farmers 5-6.5 times more as compared to traditional cocoon production alone. Present paper deals with scope of sericulture in pharmaceutical industries and strategies required for integration of sericulture with pharmaceutical industries in Uttarakhand in particular and India in general.

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Srivastav, P.K., Thapliyal, C., Chamoli, M., Ram, R., Bhatt, M.M. and Khan, M.A., 2011. Scope of Sericulture in Pharmaceutical Industries. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 18(4), pp.293-298. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2011-HF7886

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