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Bihar agriculture ministry has sanctioned Rs 60 crore for the proposed advanced centre on sericulture (silk farming) at Abdul Kalam Agriculture College in Kishanganj this fiscal to promote silk industry in the state, said agriculture minister Prem Kumar.
The advanced centre will have separate departments for detailed study on mulberry plants, mulberry production, silkworm, silk textile technology and the one dealing with the pest problem that afflict silkworms.
