Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Nirala PS, Sangode PK, Khan MA, Marabi G

Abstract:
India is the world's second-largest producer and primary supplier of silk to international markets. Sericulture can help keep the rural population employed and to prevent migration to big cities and secure remunerative employment; it requires small investments while providing raw materials for textile industries. The research was carried out in the year 2021-22 in two blocks namely Baloda and Pamgarh of Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh state because these two blocks consist of maximum tasar cocoon beneficiaries and large area under this programme. For the present study 150 tasar cocoon producers were selected randomly from the list of the beneficiaries of Tasar Development and Extension Programme. It was seen that maximum of the tasar cocoon producers had constraints related to insects, diseases & natural enemies of tasar silkworms, followed by constraints, related to lack of technical and scientific knowledge and related to training & pruning of host plant which were ranked second and third, Relatively majority of the tasar cocoon producers suggested for provision of knowledge of pesticides, fungicides and biopesticides at the time of incidence insects and diseases followed by suggestions of government should be encouraging them to make clothes along with sericulture occupation and provision of skill-oriented, specific, timely training programme by the concerned department on tasar cocoon production.