BioQuest | Vol. 1, No. 1 (July 2017) 14 The Muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis Helfer endemic to Assam and its surrounding states is the unique gift of God to North Eastern Region of India for its lustrous golden yellow silk. The congenial climatic conditions and availability of food plants made is the main reason for the habitat of many sericigenous insects. From time immemorial, Muga culture has been practiced by the rural folk of the region and become a part and parcel of their livelihood and tradition. Although Muga culture has tremendous scope to develop rural economy through sustainable income as well as employment generation, the industry as a whole is wriggling under pressure due to certain inherent constraints. The constraints confronting development of Muga silk industry includes- non availability of quality seed in time, high cost of seed, high incidence of diseases and pests, uncertainty of crop due to natural vagaries, lack of technical guidance to overcome the barriers, marketing and financial constraints etc. Further, several technologies and package and practices of Muga culture have already developed but due to the lack of appropriate mechanism of technology transfers, motivation and continuous support, the farmers are not yet to aware of the technologies to overcome the barriers for successful crop production. Hence, a study has been undertaken to address and overcome all these issues so that the farmers can able to rear the successful crops in all the seasons. Enhancement of rural economy through technology intervention for sustainable Muga culture in upper Brahmaputra Valley of Assam Das R*, Das K, Goswami D, Subrahmanyam G Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Jorhat, Assam (India) * Corresponding author email: [email protected]
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BioQuest | Vol. 1, No. 1 (July 2017)
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The Muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis
Helfer endemic to Assam and its surrounding states is
the unique gift of God to North Eastern Region of India
for its lustrous golden yellow silk. The congenial
climatic conditions and availability of food plants made
is the main reason for the habitat of many sericigenous
insects. From time immemorial, Muga culture has been
practiced by the rural folk of the region and become a
part and parcel of their livelihood and tradition.
Although Muga culture has tremendous scope to
develop rural economy through sustainable income as
well as employment generation, the industry as a whole
is wriggling under pressure due to certain inherent
constraints.
The constraints confronting development of
Muga silk industry includes- non availability of quality
seed in time, high cost of seed, high incidence of
diseases and pests, uncertainty of crop due to natural
vagaries, lack of technical guidance to overcome the
barriers, marketing and financial constraints etc.
Further, several technologies and package and practices
of Muga culture have already developed but due to the
lack of appropriate mechanism of technology transfers,
motivation and continuous support, the farmers are not
yet to aware of the technologies to overcome the
barriers for successful crop production. Hence, a study
has been undertaken to address and overcome all these
issues so that the farmers can able to rear the successful
crops in all the seasons.
Enhancement of rural economy through technology intervention for
sustainable Muga culture in upper Brahmaputra Valley of Assam
Das R*, Das K, Goswami D, Subrahmanyam G
Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Jorhat, Assam (India)