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The Central Silk Board to assure cocoon production thereby increasing the production of raw silk thread has decided to sensitize the sericulture farmers to choose food plant cultivation variety that would suit the water availability in their region.
The CSB chairman, K.M.Hanumantharayappa said that the annual production of raw silk hovered around 28,000 metric tonnes, out of which 98 percent belonged to the mulberry variety. The other three varieties were Muga, Eri and Tusar.
