OBJECTIVES

• Motivating the farmers to plant high yielding mulberry varieties to increase income and   productivity.

• Imparting training in mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing and silk  reeling.

• Assist in procurement of improved rearing equipment and construction of separate rearing house.

• Ensure supply of disease free silkworm seeds.

• Enhance skill of farmers for increased cocoon productivity and to prevent silkworm diseases.

• Provide assistance to establish silk reeling units in the private sector.

• Provide assistance to establish drip irrigation system in mulberry  gardens.

• Assist sericulturists and reelers to dispose of their cocoon, silk etc., in regulated cocoon markets /silk exchange

• Facilitate sericulturists to adopt new technologies developed.