Extension
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Survey of sericultural areas.
Personnel : Narasimhanna MN, Vijayaraghavan K, Ananthanarayan S
Project Period :1974-1976
Objectives : To study the conditions of rearing and mulberry cultivation in order to investigate the problems faced by the rearers in Coimbatore.
Results/Recommendations :In Coimbatore area like Alandurai, Kuppanur, Vedapatti, Perianaikan Palyam, Karamdai, Sirumughai, Avinashi, P.Pulipampatti, Palani, Pallom, Sutur, Tripur and Mettupalyam have now well established with sericulture activities.
Source of Information :Annual Report-1974-76
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Farmer's training programme.
Personnel : Venugopala Pillai S, Krishna Rao JV
Project Period :1975-1981
Objectives : To train the sericulturists about silkworm rearing and package of practices for mulberry.
Results/Recommendations : Under this programme, a complement of 36 farmers were trained in both silkworm rearing and mulberry cultivation.
Source of Information :Annual Report-1975-81
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Establishment of a research substation at Mugur.
Personnel : Narasimhanna MN, Kasiviswanathan K, Baktavatsalu K
Project Period :1975-1976
Objectives : To commencing planting in the ensuing monsoon season with rooted cuttings under available irrigation facilities.
Results/Recommendations :A Research sub-station of Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute was started at Mugur in T. Narasipur Taluk. With the sparing of 5.5 acres of land in the Govt. Silk Farm, Mugur by the State Sericultural Department, work in the Research sub-station commenced on 16th Jan.1976.
Source of Information :Annual Report-1975-76
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Economics of sericulture by improved practices.
Personnel : Benchamin KV, Ramakrishne Gowda
Project Period :1976-1977
Objectives :
· To show the increase in mulberry leaf production following package of practices for mulberry.
· The economics of bivoltine rearing through improved rearing practices.
Results/Recommendations :
· In the village where the demonstration was conducted the leaf yield on general plots maintained in the conventional method was around 6000 to 8000 kg/acre/annum.
· By rearing bivoltine hybrids, the net return was Rs. 21,790-40/acre of mulberry.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-77
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Adoption of villages by extension centre.
Personnel :Benchamin KV, Thyagaraja BS, Magadum SB
Project Period :1976-1979
Objectives :To adopt villages, for implementation of latest techniques and to supply its impact in general.
Results/Recommendations :
· The Extension Centre has adopted three villages viz., Mallur in Sidlaghatta taluk, Harohalli and Yeliyur in Devanahalli taluk for Extension work.
· Mallur: A total number of 217 rearers were covered in this village. This village has become a model sericulture village as a result of the extension work. The average yield is above 34 kgs of bivoltine cocoons.
· Yeliyur: By adopting the new technology of rearing, the sericulturists reached a stage of stabilization in the sericultural crop. The average yield obtained was 36.88 kg/100 dfls as against 14 kg during 1976. The multivoltine crops are giving higher average returns in this village compared to other areas.
· Harohalli: Among the three adopted villages, Harohalli is yet to achieve an all round progress in the field of sericulture. The average yield obtained was 29.846 kg/100 dfls as against 14 kg obtained earlier. The rearers of this village showed a general performance for bivoltine rearing.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-79
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Farmers training programme.
Personnel : Benchamin KV, Thyagaraja BS, Magadum SB, Srinivasa Babu GK
Project Period :1976-1982
Objectives : To educate the sericulturists the latest technique of mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing conducted a short term course of one and half months duration.
Results/Recommendations :Under the 'Farmer's Training Programme' 84 farmers were trained. In addition, the trainees of the post graduate diploma course in sericulture were also trained including nine officials under the orientation programme.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-82
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Organization of group discussions.
Personnel : Parthasarathy BS, Viswanath Kannantha, Kalappa H
Project Period :1976-1979
Objectives : To transmit the new methodologies of moriculture and sericulture and to effectively demonstrate the technical know-how to the sericulturists in the remote corners.
Results/Recommendations :
· The Extension Centre has participated in a Field day-cum- Group discussions organized by the ISDP centers of the Dept. of Sericulture, Govt. of Karnataka and also Madras Fertilizers Ltd. The attempt was made to explain the impact of improved technology of silkworm rearing and package of practices for mulberry.
· The rearer's problems regarding the silkworm and mulberry diseases and their control measures were discussed.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-79
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Extension Centre, Hyderabad.
Personnel : Krishnaswami S, Jayaswal KP
Project Period :1976-1981
Results/Recommendations : There are 247 rearers holding 596 acres of mulberry garden spread over in 168 villages in three districts, viz., Rangareddy, Hyderabad and Nalgonda. Technical guidance was given to these rearers regarding mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing. A total of 38,871 dfls of improved multivoltine hybrids were distributed in the zone.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-81
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Intensification of sericulture in new areas.
Personnel :Benchamin KV, Krishna Murthy KN
Project Period :1976-1979
Results/Recommendations : As a result of intensive extension work mulberry acreage in Gowribidanur, Bagepalli and Gudibanda taluks increased from 140 acres to 3,276 acres with 3,376 rearers spread over in 216 villages. The average yield obtained by these sericulturists worked out to 32.8 kg/100 dfls.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1976-79
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Extension Training Programme.
Personnel : Benchamin KV, Saproo ML, Srinivasa Babu GK
Project Period :1977-1983
Objectives :Under the Farmer's Training Programme 84 farmers were trained. In addition, the trainees of the post graduate diploma course in sericulture were also trained including nine In service officials under the 'Orientation Programme'.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1977-83
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Extension and Training.
Project Period :1977-1978
Results/Recommendations :A demonstration of improved technique was organized in Bobli of Andhra Pradesh in the month of March 1978 where officials of Dept.of Sericulture, Andhra Pradesh, were also trained. Despite the summer heat, a record yield of 66.2 kg of quality cocoons was obtained for 100 dfls.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1977-78
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Training and Extension activities.
Project Period :1978-1979
Results/Recommendations :The unemployed youths of 2 organizations namely Bapuji Sevak Samajam, Kumili and the Malnadu Development Society, Kanjirapally attended the short term training for one month. These two organizations were assisted in arranging exhibitions at All India Exhibition held at Quillon and Ernakulam. The unit extended technical guidance to the Kerala Agricultural University to execute a Sericultural Research Project. The unit also supervised and guided the activities of the Malnadu Development Society on the introduction of Sericulture in the high Ranges of Kerala. The unit distributed Bulletins to the public.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1978-79
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Survey and Extension work.
Personnel : Madhava Rao YR, Syed Samiulla, Baktavathsala Pillai K
Project Period :1978-1979
Objectives :Imparting scientific knowledge pertaining to mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing.
Results/Recommendations :
· A survey revealed that there are about 3,287 rearers in this taluk which provide employment to nearly 20,000 persons. The techniques followed by the farmers are traditional and unscientific both in the maintenance of mulberry garden and silkworm rearing.
· The activities of the field staff were mainly centered around imparting scientific knowledge pertaining to mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1978-79
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Adoption of villages.
Personnel : Madhava Rao YR, Syed Samiulla, Baktavathsala Pillai K
Project Period :1978-1979
Objectives :To carry out intensive sericulture development activities in villages.
Results/Recommendations :The centre has adopted three villages with a view of carrying out intensive sericulture development activities namely, Kalasamudram, Ratnallapalli and Ubbaravandlapalli. Regular visits are being made to these villages and demonstration work has also been taken up.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1978-79
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Field Activities.
Personnel : Parthasarathy BS, Raghavendra M, Sathyanarayana Murthy N
Project Period :1978-1981
Results/Recommendations :As Chamarajanagar is traditionally rainfed mulberry tract, the rearings conducted in this area are mostly of traditional races. As a step towards popularizing bivoltines in the area, a total of 52,180 dfls were issued directly to sericulturists of 84 villages belonging to three taluks. Data collected for 28,611 have shown an average yield of 28.38 kg/100 dfls.
2,070 dfls of Hosa Mysore hybrids also distributed in the field have given an average yield of 33.1 kg/100 dfls.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1978-81
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Extension service to Myrada project at Odeyarapalya in Kollegal.
Personnel : Krishnaswami S, Parthasarathy BS, Choudhury PC
Project Period :1978-1979
Results/Recommendations :The survey has been conducted at Odeyarapalya in Kollegal and also in the villages which come under the sericulturists-cum-farmers Co-operative society. Areas for planting mulberry under rainfed and irrigated conditions according to new methodology have been selected. These plots will serve as demonstration plots.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1978-79
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Propaganda work-group discussions-sericultural exhibitions-distribution of bulletins.
Project Period :1978-1979
Results/Recommendations :The extension centre was inaugurated on 1979, and the Institute's third bulletin on the Improved methods of rearing young silkworms were released. An exhibition was also arranged and the Extension centre organized this exhibition. Many rural women had the benefit of witnessing the exhibition. The extension staff participated in the Field Day and Agricultural seminar, group discussions were held at sericulturists-cum-Farmer's co-operative society.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 1978-79
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Demonstration and Extension activities.
Personnel : Parthasarathy BS
Project Period :1979-1980
Objectives :Replacing the existing old gardens and also planting new areas with better mulberry according to the new agronomical practices.
Results/Recommendations :As a regular activity of the extension programme, the field staff have conducted rearing demonstrations and have trained sericulturists about the new techniques of rearing. The bulletins prepared by the Senior Director of the Institute are being distributed to the sericulturists and these bulletins have been very useful to disseminate the findings. As a result of these efforts some sericulturists have scrupulously followed the new methods and have harvested successful crops throughout the year. This have an average of 39 kg cocoons/100 dfls with a return of Rs.1157-64 /100 dfls (average for 73 crops totalling 10.270 dfls reared).
Source of Information :Annual Report:1979 -80
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :CSRTI Extension Unit, Yelandur.
Personnel : Parthasarathy BS, Ananthanarayan S
Project Period :1979-1980
Objectives :To conduct intensive extension work and regular chawki rearing.
Results/Recommendations :
· In the adopted village of Honnur, this extension unit has covered 37 sericulturists.
· Planting demonstrations were conducted and 9 sericulturists of four villages were motivated to plant K2 over an area of 10.10 acres both under rainfed and irrigated conditions.
· This extension unit has also trained five farmers under the Farmer's Training Programme.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1979 -80
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Farmer's Training and Extension.
Personnel : Parthasarathy BS, Raghavendra M, Syed Samiulla
Project Period :1979-1983
Objectives :To train the farmers in new rearing technique.
Results/Recommendations :The extension centre trained a total of 49 local sericulturists and 16 farmer trainees from Rajasthan in five batches for a period of 2 months each.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1979-83
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Advisory services.
Project Period :1980-1981
Results/Recommendations :Enquiries regarding various aspects of sericulture were promptly attended to and informations provided. In certain cases reports comprising a tentative technical programme and economics were provided to enable them to seek financial assistance to start sericulture.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1980-81
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Extension activities in Gauribidanur sub centre.
Personnel : Chandrashekharaiah, Srinivasa Babu GK
Project Period :1980-1983
Objectives :To popularize the improved technology and to introduce bivoltine.
Results/Recommendations :
· To translate the research based new technology of silkworm rearing into the field, two more sub-units at Devanahally and Chickballapur were established in addition to the existing Gowribidanur sub-unit.
· A total quantity of 82,491 dfls were brushed and the average yield recorded was 30.6 kg/unit of 100 dfls which fetched an average price of Rs.57.21.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1980-83
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :General performance of silkworm crops in an area (one village as unit area).
Personnel : Viswanath Kannantha, Sindagi SS
Project Period :1980-1982
Objectives :To collect the harvest data of different combinations of bivoltine and multivoltine hybrids in Nagarkere village of Maddur taluk.
Results/Recommendations :Under this programme, Nagarkere village of Maddur taluk was selected to collect the harvest data of different combinations of bivoltine and multivoltine hybrids. The average yield/100 dfls reared was 34.29 kgs whereas multivoltine crosses yielded 24.54 kgs/100 dfls.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1980-82
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Adoption of rearers.
Personnel : Biram Saheb NM
Project Period :1980-1983
Objectives :To demonstrate new technology of silkworm rearing.
Results/Recommendations :The centre adopted 42 rearers in the adopted villages and harvesting 13,133 dfls of bivoltine pure races. The highest average yield of 37 kg cocoons for 100 dfls has been recorded. An overall average yield of 34.23 kg of cocoons for 100 dfls has been obtained with an average rate of Rs.74.35 for cocoons.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1980-83
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Field activities and collection of general data.
Personnel : Madhava Rao YR, Sathyanarayana Murthy N
Project Period :1980-1981
Results/Recommendations :The technical staff of the Extension centre gives technical guidance to the rearers and also collected the general harvest data. A total of 1,545 rearers were contacted and the harvest details indicates that the average yield obtained by the rearers was 32.8 kgs/100 dfls and rate are Rs.32/- per kg. Total data for 13,611 dfls were collected.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1980-81
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Adoption of rearers in a single village taken as an unit area.
Personnel : Parthasarathy BS, Raghavendra MR, Syed Samiulla
Project Period :1980-1981
Results/Recommendations :The adopted rearers harvested 10.2 kgs more cocoons/100 dfls over the non-adopted rearers, which augmented income by Rs.522.03 over the non-adopted rearings. Rs.852.75 over the multivoltine hybrids and a remarkable extra income of 1,166.42 over the traditional races.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1980-81
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Adoption of villages for intensive extension work.
Personnel : Ahmedulla Shariff, Rajan RK
Project Period :1980-1981
Objectives :To guide the sericulturists about package of practices for mulberry cultivation and new technology of silkworm rearing in the adopted villages.
Results/Recommendations :About 124 sericulturists with mulberry plantations of 128 acres were benefited by this project and all of them were guided in the package of practices for mulberry cultivation and new technology of silkworm rearing.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1980-81
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Training Programme in Reeling and Spinning.
Personnel : Sonwalkar TN, Nagabhushanaiah YV, Gopala Rao M
Project Period :1980-1981
Results/Recommendations :
· Short term Course (STC) -54 students
· Post-graduate Diploma Course- 61 students
· ICTRETS (Indo-Swiss Programme) - 21 students
· Special Short Course training in Reeling/Spinning for foreign and Indian students - 12 students.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1980-81
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Farmer's Training Programme.
Project Period :1981-1982
Objectives :Intensive practical training in cultural practices of mulberry and improved method of silkworm rearing.
Results/Recommendations :A total of 33 farmer's attended the training programme in three batches.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1981-82
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Farmer's training programme (PPC Dharmapura).
Project Period :1981-1982
Results/Recommendations :A total number of fourteen farmer's underwent training for a period of two months in various aspects of sericulture.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1981-82
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Farm rearing and maintenance activities of the centre
Project Period :1982-1984
Results/Recommendations :A total quantity of 264 dfls of both newly evolved bivoltines and multivoltines along with existing races were reared for the production of hybrids laying. The average yield/100 dfls was 42.921 kg.
Regular cultural operations including regular irrigation and application of fertilizers were carried out to maintain the farm. An area of 0.61 acre in the farm was newly planted with Kanva-2 and 0.12 acre with improved strains of mulberry according to package of practices for irrigated condition.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-83
Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Farm activities.
Project Period :1982-1983
Results/Recommendations :A total area of 1.75 acres has been planted with mulberry following 2'x 9" spacing. Cultural operations and control measures against Tukra and Leaf spot diseases have been adopted. A total of 500 kg of leaves have been harvested and utilized for rearing. A total number of 52 dfls of NB18 x NB7 has been reared and actual quantity of 23.650 kg of cocoons has been harvested.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-83
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Group discussion and seminars.
Project Period :1982-1987
Results/Recommendations :Under extension, communication programme, the centre has conducted 14 group discussions and 2 seminars.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-87
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Farmer's training programme.
Project Period :1982-1983
Results/Recommendations :9 farmers were trained in new technology of silkworm rearing and also mulberry cultivation. Individual rearings by farmers were arranged which produced 54 kg/100 dfls with bivoltines.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-83
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Survey of mulberry plantation in Kota and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan.
Project Period :1982-1983
Results/Recommendations :The survey of mulberry plantation was conducted in Kota and Udaipur Districts of Rajasthan. It was found that 2 hectares of land in Kota district and 12.7 hectares of land in Udaipur district were brought under mulberry cultivation. In addition to this in Kota district Canal bank plantation was done with distance 4 ft utilizing one year old saplings by state government.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-83
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :5. Advisory services.
Project Period :1982-1983
Results/Recommendations :Under the technical guidance of the centre, enquiries regarding various aspects of sericulture were promptly attended and informations provided programme of work crop schedules were also worked out.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1982-83
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Survey on sericulture potential in rainfed mulberry zone.
Project Period :1983-1984
Results/Recommendations :The overall production of cocoon crop reveals that the South-zone is more a traditional zone wherein the farmers are still adopting old practices of silkworm rearing utilizing the traditional silkworm races with local mulberry.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1983-84
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Field Demonstration at Upasi, Coonoor.
Project Period :1983-1984
Results/Recommendations :A quantity of 560 dfls were prepared at RSRS, Coonoor and supplied to farmers of Coimbatore (at lower altitude). The average cocoon yield/100 dfls is of the order of 45.3 kg.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1983-84
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Village adoption.
Project Period :1984-1986
Results/Recommendations :The station adopted Kinakanahalli village where only traditional cross was reared. A quantity of 17,413 dfls of improved cross breeds were supplied in the adopted village, covering 38 farmers and obtained an average yield of 29.8 kg/100 dfls. Layings distributed outside the adopted village covering 36 farmers recorded an average yield of 27.9 kgs/100 dfls. An average yield of 28 kg/100 dfls was obtained for the PCN hybrids.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1984-86
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Popularization of improved mulberry and silkworm varieties through Research Extension (RSRS, Salem).
Personnel :Vijayaraghavan K, Veeraiah TM, Das PK, Thangavelu K
Project Period :1984-1986
Results/Recommendations :
Silkworm Rearing: A total quantity 28,428 dfls of improved multivoltine hybrids were distributed, 14,770 dfls were supplied to the adopted village and an average yield of 38.2 kg/100 dfls was recorded. 13,658 dfls were directly distributed and recorded an average yield of 34.6 kg/100 dfls. Data collected from general rearing revealed only 26.9 kg/100 dfls.
Mulberry Cultivation:Under the package of practices with K2 an average leaf yield of 26,139 kg/ha/yr was recorded. An area of 1.69 acres of Local varieties belonging to 5 farmers was replanted with K2. An additional area of 9 acres of new plantations was brought up through 9 farmers.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1984-86
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Sample survey on the performance of K2, Local and bivoltine and multivoltine in the rainfed and irrigated conditions of Karnataka State.
Personnel : Kshama Giridhar
Project Period :1984-1987
Objectives :To study under rainfed/irrigated conditions which variety i.e., K2/Local gives more yield at the farmers level and also to study the comparative yield performance of K2 and Local in rainfed and irrigated conditions.
Results/Recommendations :The survey was conducted in 7 Extension centres.
Chamarajanagar: Under rainfed conditions, the average yield of K2 and Local/ha/crop was 1142.333 and 72.358 kg respectively. Under irrigated conditions, the average yield of K2 and Local/ha/crop was 2199.459 and 2054.08 kg respectively.
Dharmapura: Under rainfed conditions, the average yield of K2 and Local/ha/crop was 1387.04 and 1509.683 kg respectively. Under irrigated conditions, the average yield of K2 and Local /ha/crop was 3332.692 and 3220.000 kg respectively.
K.P.Doddi: Under rainfed condition, the average yield/ha/crop of K2 and Local varieties was 1708.983 and 905.608 kg respectively. Under irrigated condition, the average yield/ha/crop of K2 and Local varieties were 4836.221 and 2521.220 kg respectively.
Kolar: Under rainfed condition, the average yield of K2 and Local/ha/crop were 1035.927 and 1067.764 kg respectively. Under irrigated condition, it was observed that the average yield of K2 and Local/ha/crop was 4659.356 and 3512.393 kg respectively.
Sirsi: Under semi-irrigated condition, the average yield of K2 and Local/ha/crop was 5200.00 and 3787.500 kg respectively. Under irrigated condition, the average yield of K2 and Local/ha/crop was 5801.461 and 3429.184 kg respectively.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1984-87
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Extension Communication.
Project Period :1985-1987
Objectives :To educate the farmers in various aspects of sericulture through various means of contact programme.
Results/Recommendations :Under the project, 12 group discussions, one seminar and two film shows were conducted for the benefit of the farmers of adopted villages as well as neighbouring villages so as to educate the farmers about the latest technological aspects of sericulture and also to advise various matters connected with their problems.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1985-87
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Farmers Training Programme.
Project Period :1985-1987
Objectives :To educate the farmers on the merits of new method of mulberry and rearing.
Results/Recommendations :95 farmers belonging to 11 villages have been trained through intensive practical training in various aspects of rearing technology as well as package of practices for mulberry cultivation.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1985-87
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Extension activities.
Project Period :1986-1987
Objectives :Extending technical support on establishment of mulberry garden and new technology of rearing to the farmers of the Nilgiris region, two CRCs have been organized.
Results/Recommendations :
CRC, Geddhai: The work commenced since May 1986 and adopted 37 farmers. During the year, a total quantity of 610 Bivoltine and 3071 CB dfls reared upto 2nd moult and were supplied to the farmers and obtained an average yield of 30.1 kg and 35.128 kg/100 dfls respectively.
CRC, Coonoor: 7 batches (647 dfls) bivoltine chawki worms have been supplied to the UPASI and Kerikare (NAWA) and obtained an average yield of 26 kg/100 dfls.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1986-87
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Farmers Training Programme.
Project Period :1986-1987
Results/Recommendations :Under this programme 11 farmers were trained for all aspects of moriculture and sericulture.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1986-87
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Survey on Socio-economic status of sericulture farmers in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Project Period :1988-1989
Objectives :To study the socio-economic status of sericulturists in the areas where sericulture has undergone development.
Results/Recommendations :Analysis of the data, for the total return, indicated high returns for Anantapur and Madakasira in AP and Coimbatore and Madurai in TN. Lowest returns were observed for Gorantla (AP) and Vedaranyam (TN).
Source of Information :Annual Report:1987-89
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Sericulture Extension systems and adoption behaviour in South India-Impact of communication methods on knowledge of sericulturists.
Personnel :Dolli SS, Chikkanna, Srinivasa G, Sen AK, Iyengar MNS
Project Period :1990-1995
Objectives :To assess the effectiveness of communication methods when used individually and in combination.
Results/Recommendations :Knowledge in case of treatment IV over treatment II about bed cleaning (60%), uzitrap (76%), uzicide (44%) and double brick walled chamber which involves new inputs and skill. Further, it is observed in all treatments that the gain in knowledge was higher with respect to practices like fertilizer application method, number of split doses, time and method of disinfection and bed spacing for chawki worms.
It was observed that the combination of pamphlets followed by demonstration was effective on gain in knowledge followed by farm and home visit and group discussion.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1994-95, Directory of Concluded Projects – CSRTI, Mysore
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Extent of adoption of improved sericultural practices by sericulturists.
Personnel :Dolli SS
Project Period :1991-992
Objectives :
Results/Recommendations :The adoption rate was quite high in the simple practices like variety, plant spacing, frequency of feeding and bed cleaning where as it was partial for the technologies such as FYM, fertilizer application, disinfection and RKO. No farmer had adopted correct plant protection measures, incubation care, correct method of chopping and bed spacing which also have impact on the yield level.
Source of Information :Directory of Concluded Projects of CSRTI, Mysore- 2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Economics of Sericulture under irrigated and dry farming conditions and adoption of improved technology-Study on cost of establishment of mulberry, production of mulberry leaf and cocoon.
Personnel :Subramanyam MR, Lakshmanan S, Jayaram H, Mallikarjuna B
Project Period :1992-1997
Objectives :To work out the cost of cultivation of mulberry leaf and cocoon production at farmers level in the four Southern states of India viz., Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala covering 400, 200, 100 & 50 samples respondents respectively.
To work out the economics of cocoon production under irrigated and dry farming conditions in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Results/Recommendations :The average cost of production of 1kg of mulberry leaf and cocoon for different farm size groups are specified. The average cost of production per kg of mulberry and cocoon varies from State to State and between farm size groups. Among the traditional silk producing states in South India, the farmers from Tamil Nadu gained higher benefit compared to other states. A general trend was that there is an increase in the benefit cost ratio corresponding to the increase in the farm size in all the states except Kerala where the trend is reversed. This was ascribed to the under utilization of leaf out put and converting them fully to cocoons through matching silkworm rearing.
The total cost of production (per acre/yr) for the different states indicated an average of Rs.18214.24 in case of Karnataka and Rs.19034.99, Rs.21150.47 and Rs.17051.36 respectively in case of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala were incurred during 1996-97. The cost-benefit ratio was worked out be 1:1.77, 1:1.39, 1:1.39, 1:1.50 and 1:1.67 for Karnataka (irrigated), Karnataka (rainfed), Andhra Pradesh (irrigated), Tamil Nadu (irrigated) and Kerala (irrigated).
Source of Information :Annual Report:1992-97
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Sericultural extension systems and adoption behaviour in South India-Impact of training on knowledge, adoption pattern and cocoon yield of sericulturists.
Personnel :Dolli SS, Mattigatti R, Srinivas G, Geetha GS, Iyengar MNS
Project Period :1992-1994
Objectives :
Results/Recommendations :The knowledge level, adoption rate and average cocoon yield of trained sericulturists of both DOS30 and CSB45 were higher than the untrained sericulturists and CSB45 program was found more effective than DOS30 program as it was more practical oriented.
Source of Information :Directory of Concluded Projects of CSRTI, Mysore- 2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Impact of sericulture technology on status of women-A study in Kolar district of Karnataka.
Personnel :Ganapathi Rao R
Project Period :1993-1994
Objectives : To study the impact of sericulture technology in Kolar district of Karnataka.
Results/Recommendations :Women's contribution is substantial in sericulture which is a labour intensive agro-based rural industry. The total contribution of women in many spheres of sericulture industry is not ignorable for the very basic reason of healthy growth of industry.
The study revealed a high level of participation of women in almost all activities of sericulture i.e., 63% in mulberry cultivation and 65.5% in silkworm rearing. The work load of women was found to be very high ranging from 14-17 hrs/day. As many as 78% of women from traditional sericultural families were not having the visibility about the economic value of their sericultural work, whereas among neo-sericulturists, 33.3% were having the visibility of their work, very few women had the access to resources (training 16.67%, land 5.56%, credit 0% & savings 4.44%). Major constraints to access to the resources were reported as gender, traditional belief and age.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1993-94
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :On farm trials of technologies developed by RTI lab.
Project Period :1993-1994
Objectives :The RTI laboratory has developed the technology which has to be tested in different places in the field. The present experiment avails the opportunity to popularize the same in rainfed areas too.
Results/Recommendations :RTI laboratory in collaboration with RSRS Chamarajanagar and Krishi Vignan Kendra, MYRADA, Talamalai has initiated field trials at farmer's level regarding the use of blue polythene sheet in place of paraffin paper for young age rearing, low cost incubation devices like earthen pot, double brick wall chamber, egg transportation bag and bamboo/plastic bottle brush mountages.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1993-94
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Economic analysis of input demand and out put supply in sericulture-Impact of training on knowledge, adoption pattern and cocoon yield of sericulturists.
Personnel :Srinivasa G
Project Period :1993-1994
Objectives :
Results/Recommendations :The study revealed tht the cocoon production could be further increased by additional use of irrigation, fertilizers and capital goods on the farm. The cocoon production will increase by 6.5% for every 10% increase in output price. Bullock labour cost had a negative effect on cocoon supply.
Source of Information :Directory of Concluded Projects of CSRTI, Mysore- 2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Yield gap in bivoltine (NB4D2) cocoon production on Mandya district of Karnataka.
Personnel :Kulakarni VS
Project Period :1993-1994
Objectives :
Results/Recommendations :Yield gap-I was found to be 30.26% (i.e., yield gap between the experiment station yield and potential farm yield). Yield gap II was found to be 19.26%. Gap II (gap between experiment station and farmers field) was found to be less in case of large farmers. The major constraints, were uzifly and disease attack, non- availability of quality leaf, layings and water for irrigation.
Source of Information :Directory of Concluded Projects of CSRTI, Mysore- 2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Study on the socio-economic status and its implication for sericulture technology adoption.
Personnel :Geetha GS
Project Period :1993-1994
Objectives :
Results/Recommendations : There was a significant association between different socio-economic factors and technology adoption under study except education level. Small and marginal farmers were depending more on sericulture than medium and large farmers. Joint family and higher size could adopt comparatively more number of sericultural technologies than nuclear families.
Source of Information :Directory of Concluded Projects of CSRTI, Mysore- 2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Role of sericulture in agricultural economy in Hassan district Karnataka – a macro economic analysis.
Personnel :Mattigatti R
Project Period :1993-1994
Objectives :
Results/Recommendations :Even though, sericulture occupied only 5.83% of the farm land its contribution to gross profit was almost double (11.94%), the gain gross profits of sericulture farms as a result of change in quantity of input use was comparatively less (5.84%) out of which FYM contributed 6.54% and labour 2.29% respectively. Other inputs like fertilizers and chemicals contributed negatively. The total gain in gross profits of sericulture farms was 38.58% more than non-sericulture farms.
Source of Information :Directory of Concluded Projects of CSRTI, Mysore- 2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Managerial ability and economic performance of sericultural farmers- A study in Mysore district.
Personnel :Dolli SS, Iyengar MNS, Dolli SS
Project Period :1994-1995
Objectives :To know the managerial ability and economic performance of sericulturists in K.R.Nagar and Chamarajanagar taluks of Mysore district.
Results/Recommendations :There was no significant difference in the mean managerial ability between different farm size holding, while it was observed between irrigated and rainfed sericultural farmers. The economic performance was also higher in case of irrigated farmers compared to rainfed farmers. A significant difference in economic performance between rainfed and irrigated sericultural farmers was observed.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1994-95
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Economic analysis of production and marketing in silk industry-Performance evaluation of silk market and price spread-An economic analysis.
Personnel :Raveendra Mattigatti, Iyengar MNS, Srinivasa G
Project Period :1994-1997
Objectives :To evaluate the market performance employing price spread analysis.
Results/Recommendations :The famous Kancheepuram handlooms which produce mainly sarees of all together different quality and brand with high cost zari were analyzed for the profitability. The brand made a difference with an average selling price of Rs.3207.07 per an average saree of 6.2m. The BC ratio also indicated a higher profitability of 1.337.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1994-97
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Economics of production and management in sericulture. Productivity factors in sericulture-Role of input delivery system in sericulture - an empirical study.
Personnel : Jayaram H, Mallikarjuna B, Ganapathi Rao R, Lakshmanan
Project Period :1994-1996
Objectives :To evaluate the input delivery system in terms of its efficiency, effectiveness and the quality of service etc., in bringing out the production efficiency in sericulture.
Results/Recommendations :From the study, it can be noted that in all the three selected states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, a clear cut distinction existed among them with respect to the type of inputs used, quantum of use, source of inputs and availability of the inputs.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1995-96
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Sericultural Extension system and Adoption Behaviour. Study on knowledge attitudes and adoption pattern of sericulture technology: A study in three Southern states of India.
Personnel :Geetha GS, Dolli SS, Chikkanna, Srinivasa G, Viswanatha Kannantha,
Project Period :1994-1997
Objectives :To identify the adoption gaps and re-orientation of the extension service to narrow down the gap to achieve high productivity.
Results/Recommendations :Constraints mentioned by farmers in adoption of improved practices were
· high cost of the inputs (48%).
· less awareness of technology (40%).
· non-availability of inputs (32%).
· financial problem (30%).
· lack of detailed knowledge (28%).
· poor returns from sericulture (25%).
· non-requirement of improved technologies (20%) and
· inadequate demonstration of technologies(18%).
Source of Information :Annual Report:1996-97
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Economic appraisal of technologies evolved by CSR&TI, Mysore.
Personnel : Mallikarjuna B, Ganapathi Rao R, Jayaram H
Project Period :1995-1996
Objectives :The economic appraisal of different technologies evolved by different laboratories of CSR&TI, Mysore was done to test for their viability.
Results/Recommendations :The following trials conducted at CSR&TI, Mysore were analyzed for economic appraisal of technology.
Trials
Control
Recommended
Vipul trial
1:1.71
1:2.36
Foliar spray of Zinc
1:1.50
1:1.98
Split application of FY & fertilizer
1:1.69
1:2.27
Varietal trial
1:1.80
1:2.27
Bio-fertilizer + Vipul (at farmers level)
1:1.57
1:1.98
Source of Information :Annual Report:1995-96
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Impact of training on knowledge and performance of women sericulturists - A study in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu.
Personnel : Mani M, Iyengar MNS, Dolli SS
Project Period :1995-1996
Objectives :A special programme was conducted by extension centres of CSB for upgrading the knowledge and skill of women in sericulture technology.
Results/Recommendations :Trained women sericulturists were found to have higher adoption level than that of the untrained women sericulturists. The results revealed higher symbolic adoption with respect to practices like tukra control, black boxing, layings transportation and bed cleaning by net.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1995-96
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :A performance of women credit management groups - A case study with special reference to sericulture development in Mysore district.
Personnel : Mercy OF, Dolli SS, Iyengar MNS
Project Period :1995-1996
Objectives :Credit management groups are small, homogenous, voluntary and non-political self help groups. Such groups are organized by MYRADA, a non-governmental organization.
Results/Recommendations :The results indicated that the working of CMG (Credit Management Group) had improved the social status of the beneficiaries by way of increasing their extension contact and extension participation in both the study areas, but there was no improvement in their social participation and mass media utilization. Regarding their economic status, members were found to have become owners of good abode as a result of membership of CMG. Credit facility being the utmost priority of the CMG, was quite accessible to all the members of CMG. However, issue of resource like inputs and market has not been adequately resolved. Further, it was observed that credit share to sericulture was more than half of total loan availed.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1995-96
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :A study on silk goods purchase consumer behaviour approach.
Personnel : Varun Kulshrestha, Arun Kumar KS, Lalitha A
Project Period :1995-1996
Objectives :To study the problem in which the consumer faces during the purchase of silk goods and to identify the silk and its purity.
Results/Recommendations :Most of the respondents have expressed the desire that, an easy method for identification of purity of silk is to be evolved and popularized, truly reflecting the price they pay.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1995-96
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Management of irrigated sericulture farms in Karnataka - An economic analysis.
Personnel : Mohammed Sani Jobdi, Kumaresan P, Srinivasa G
Project Period :1995-1996
Objectives :To analyze the economics of cocoon production and the effectiveness of resources used under different scales of farming in Mandya and Mysore district of Karnataka under irrigated conditions.
Results/Recommendations :Analysis for cocoon production indicated that the production elasticity of human labour in the small farm holding was negatively significant, which implies the excessive use of human labour. Rearing assets dfls and rearing materials were the inputs which significantly contributed for the production of cocoons in the small farms.
Leaf, dfls and rearing materials influenced the cocoon production significantly in medium farms. Leaf was the only factor which highly influenced the cocoon production in the large sized mulberry holdings.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1995-96
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Motivating and inhibiting factors in sericulture - A study in Ongole district on Andhra Pradesh.
Personnel :Anka Rao M
Project Period :1995-1996
Objectives :
· To find out the motivating factors in sericulture.
· To find out the inhibiting factors in sericulture.
· To find out the factors influencing initiation development of sericulture in new areas.
Results/Recommendations :
· Majority of the non-sericulturists belonged to old age group. Most of them were illiterate.
· The formal and informal source found to be the major influencing factor for initiation and development.
· The sericulture was taken up to fulfill the basic needs by majority of the sericulturists followed by other motives like economic security, social contact recognition in the society.
· Available credit or subsidy facilities were found to be motivating factors to take up sericulture practice.
· Higher profit/unit area acquired practical experiences were found to be influencing factors for continuity of sericulture practice.
· Lack of subsidy facility, lack of loan facility, lack of sufficient budget under financial inhibitions were found to be the major inhibiting factors.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation,1996
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Survey on the comparative cocoon yield of P1 multivoltine seed rearers of Hebbur village in Kunigal.
Personnel :Nanjundaswamy MN, Kamble CK
Project Period :1995-1996
Objectives :
· To study the yield variability in P1 seed rearing during different seasons.
· To assess the extent of yield variability among different farm size groups under irrigated and rainfed conditions.
· To quantify the constraints for the existing yield variability among different farm size groups.
· To evolve suitable measures for a uniform development of multivoltine seed cocoon production system at the farmer's level.
Results/Recommendations :
· There seems to be wide gap between the potential farm yield and actual farm yield, which is causing a great concern for the researchers, Extension worker and policy makers in the field of silkworm seed production.
· The yield variability was highest during summer when computed for actual farm yield and potential farm yield. Factors like temperature and humidity was totally uncontrolled resulting in drastic reduction in yield levels at actual farmer's field.
· Average cocoon yield under conditions were found to be very less particularly during the period of pre-summer seasons where moisture retention is a great problem.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation,1996
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Training of extension staff in BSTD technologies.
Personnel : Rajan RK, Singh GB, Meenal R
Project Period :1996-1997
Objectives :Under this programme 51 sericulture extension staff drawn from different CSB, units and DOS of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu were trained in four batches on BSTD technologies.
Results/Recommendations :The trainees were made into groups and rearing was conducted from brushing to spinning. The average yield/10,000 larvae by number and weight 9027, 17,024 kg respectively and an average cocoon yield of 68.72 kg/100 dfls was obtained.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1996-97
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Mission mode testing of BSTD technologies in the field.
Personnel : Singh GB, Rajan RK, Meenal R
Project Period :1996-1997
Objectives :BSTD technologies were tested by a mission mode approach with the farmers in Mysore, Srirangapatna and Pandavapura taluks.
Results/Recommendations :CSR hybrids were used for the testing and two trials were conducted. 63.42 kg cocoon yield/100 dfls, 1.900g single cocoon weight and 0.418 g single shell weight was recorded in the field when compared to laboratory (71.45 kg, 1.858g and 0.423 g respectively).
Source of Information :Annual Report:1996-97
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :An economic analysis of silk cocoon marketing in South India
Personnel : Srinivasa G, Geethadevi RG
Project Period :1996-1997
Objectives :To study the optimal location of markets as they are the potential areas of cocoon production.
Results/Recommendations :The total cost could be minimum in two market location models, one at Mysore and another at Kolar (Rs.68 lakhs) with an annual sale of 25,750 tonnes. However, by setting up markets at all the six potential sites proposed i.e., Bangalore, Mysore, Kolar, Shimoga, Chitradurga and Bijapur, the cost will be the highest (87 lakhs per year) where each will have a processing capacity of 8,583 tonnes/yr.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1996-97
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Profitability in mulberry sericulture in Karnataka - an economic analysis.
Personnel : Suma N, Lakshmanan S
Project Period :1996-1997
Objectives:
· To study the socio-economic conditions of the sericulture.
· To study the input-output relationship in sericulture.
· To study the economics of sericulture.
Results/Recommendations
· Mostly middle-aged people are involved more in sericulture.
· Most of the respondents were moderately educated and the percentage of illiterate was relatively less.
· In Chamarajanagar, the sericulturists had nearly 40-50 yrs of experience because it represents the traditional belt of Karnataka while in Holenarasipura and Srirangapatna, the sericulturists were less experienced compared to Chamarajanagar because in these areas sericulture started only 10-15 yrs.back.
· The average share establishment of mulberry garden/crop was worked out to be around Rs.70 to Rs.170/ha.
· The cost of cocoon production in rainfed area (Chamarajanagar) was less compared to other areas because of the application of all the inputs were very low.
· In Srirangapatna the physical inputs were not proportional to the total output, both in case of mulberry and cocoon production.
· The efficient level of labour was more in Holenarisipur area. This phenomenon was observed both in mulberry leaf and cocoon production in Holenarasipur area.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation,1997
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :A study on the managerial effectiveness of extension officers in the Department of Sericulture.
Personnel :Geetha Unnithan, Jayaram H
Project Period :1996-1997
Objectives :
· To ascertain the number of factors presumably underlying the variables on personality.
· To ascertain the number of factors presumably underlying the variables on managerial ability.
· To compare the relative contribution of each of the discriminatory variables among the less effective extension officers in the department.
· To testify whether significant differences exist among the two groups of study viz., less effective and more effective extension officers in the Department of Sericulture.
Results/Recommendations :
· In the personality factors, taking up challenges, facing critical situations, preferring long-range plans are the most important characteristics of an effective manager.
· An effective manager apart from managing materials and money must also manage human resources of his organization for better production. This includes motivating the subordinates, building their confidence, allocating work according to their capacity, providing them with opportunities etc.
· Appropriate decision-making involving the subordinates along with execution of certain amount of power is necessary for a successful manager.
· In the discriminant analysis, 18 important factors were taken to discriminate the respondents into "more effective" and "less effective". In total only 28% of the respondents were effective managers which is considerably low.
· Training for the Extension officers can be given on the administrative procedures, supervision, personality etc., to increase their managerial effectiveness.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation,1997
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Sericultural extension systems, structural and functional linkages- A study in Southern states of India.
Personnel :Nagaraj SB, Srinivasa G, Geetha Devi RG, Dolli SS
Project Period :1997-1998
Objectives :To analyze the present extension system in sericulture and structural linkages in the states of Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Results/Recommendations :
· The results from the study indicated that there was no uniform distribution of villages, taluks mulberry area and sericulture families to the extension personnel. Time spent for official meetings was more.
· The method followed by the extension personnel especially supervisory and grass root level workers was commonly farm and home visits. The other methods were used very rarely. There is a need for educating extension personnel in different communication methods.
· High span of control, frequent meetings, administrative formalities were the major hindrances affecting extension work in DOS, Tamil Nadu. There is a need for reorganization and introduction of changes to improve the efficiency.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1997-98
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Management of commercial sericulture farms in Karnataka - An economic analysis.
Personnel : Raveendra Mattigatti, Geetha Devi RG
Project Period :1997-1998
Objectives :The study was conducted to analyze the performance of large and small sized mulberry sericulture farms under irrigated and rainfed conditions in Karnataka.
Results/Recommendations :
Irrigated farms: The farmers in the study area mainly used complex fertilizer and urea. Use of FYM was higher for large scale farmers (12.8 tonnes) followed by small scale farmers (10.21 tonnes) and medium scale farmers (9.13 tonnes).
With respect to silkworm rearing all the large scale farmers had separate rearing house as against 73.33% of medium scale and 12.00% of the small scale farmers who owned separate rearing house.
Rainfed Farms: Input-output analysis of mulberry indicated that labour requirement was less for large scale farmers (38.83 mandays/yr). Medium and large scale farmers utilized relatively more of chemical fertilizers (NPK) compared to small farmers.
The input-output analysis in the case of silkworm rearing revealed that the large scale farmers utilized less of chemicals (formalin, bleaching powder, bed disinfectants and lime powder)/100 dfls. A few large rearers (10%) had separate rearing house.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1997-98
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Production and Management in sericulture - An economic evaluation-Estimation of risk in cocoon production.
Personnel :Kumaresan P, Lakshmanan S, Rao MV, Srinivasa G, Geetha GS, Vijayaprakash NB
Project Period :1997-1999
Objectives :To analyze the sources of risk in cocoon production and risk adapting behaviour of sericulturists in order to draw an optimum plan to minimize the risk.
Results/Recommendations :The risk pattern was documented for traditional versus non-traditional farmers and irrigated versus rainfed areas. The yield and price variations were found more in the new areas compared to the traditional areas. Grasserie, flacherie, uzifly and drought incidence were the major problems as perceived by the farmers for the yield loss. The study also revealed that the farmers were generally risk averters. The rainfed farmers were found to be taking more risk rather than irrigated farmers. The risk taking behaviour influenced the labour and fertilizer use in sericulture in chittoor area in Andhra Pradesh, but in other areas, the influence was insignificant. The risk taking behaviour of farmers significantly influenced the disinfectants use in Tamil Nadu.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1998-99, Directory of Concluded Projects – CSRTI, Mysore
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Financing Sericulture - An economic evaluation.
Personnel :Ganapathi Rao R, Jayaram H, Nagaraja SB, Munikrishnappa HM
Project Period :1997-1998
Objectives :To examine the incremental income generated from financing sericultural farmers to analyze the returns and repayment of sericulture finance, to examine the reinvestment of income generated and impact of credit of sericulture.
Results/Recommendations :The credit pattern was studied in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Seed areas. The results indicated that the borrowers of the study area were able to generate Rs.76,500/acre/yr in Karnataka, Rs.41,812 in A.P., Rs.44,959 in T.N. and Rs.88,933/acre/anum in seed areas from sericulture. The reinvestment of the income generated from sericulture was Rs.43,300 in Karnataka whereas it was Rs.21,803 in A.P., Rs.20,232 in T.N. and Rs.46,750 in seed areas. The major reinvestment areas were construction/extension of rearing house, purchasing of rearing equipments, working capital for sericulture and investment on better irrigation facilities. There was a significant improvement in terms of brushing capacity per unit area and also the cocoon yield with borrowers after availing credit for sericulture.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1998-99, Directory of Concluded Projects – CSRTI, Mysore
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Impact of sericulture on decisive role of women.
Personnel : Kalyani C Nadiger, Ganapathi Rao R
Project Period :1997-1998
Objectives :
· To study socioeconomic status of women sericulturists.
· To study the extent of contribution made by women to sericulture.
· To analyze the role played by women in decision making process in sericulture.
Results/Recommendations :It can be observed from the study that women has shown interest for training, the training must be given in such a way that it should suit the physiological level of the respondents. NGO and village level organizations should involve in development of sericulture industry. These organizations should give training not only to men but also women. Their aim should not only to develop sericulture industry but also to develop the women's position on the society.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation, 1998
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Factors discriminating technology use among different farm categories in sericulture.
Personnel : Shankar L
Project Period :1997-1998
Objectives :
· To identify the discriminating variables responsible for adoption of sericulture technologies among different categories.
· To compare the relative contribution of each of the discriminatory variables among adopters and non-adopters in each farm category.
· To suggest priorities for biological research and extension programs to accelerate the adoption of new technology.
Results/Recommendations :It can be inferred that the technology use among the sericulturists, invariably depends on various factors, including some of the various situational and personal variables. It is evident that the extension agency and the research personnel have to involve together to the best in their transfer of technology programmes. Infrastructure development, which can aim at easy access to different input components including credit should be given priority.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation,1998
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Capital requirement for modernizing sericulture in Mandya district - an economic analysis.
Personnel : Sandya CR, Srinivasa G
Project Period :1998-1999
Objectives :
· To study the socio-economic conditions in the study area.
· To document the existing credit system and to assess the credit status of the sericulturists in Mandya district.
· To estimate the extent of relationship between the socio-economic variables and capital formation on different categories of farmers.
· To work out the cost and returns in sericulture enterprise.
· To estimate the employment generation in sericulture.
· To draw policy implications.
Results/Recommendations :
· The sericulture enterprise is a labour intensive enterprise.
· The fixed costs in silkworm rearing was lowest in Mandya taluk and was highest in Pandavapura taluk.
· Non-availability of skilled labour was also one of the major problem for sericulturists.
· The farmers expressed their strong feedings about the infrastructure facilities required to them for smooth running of the enterprise.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation,1999
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Participation of rural youth in sericulture their problems and training needs - A study in prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Personnel :Sheshagiri SV
Project Period :1998-1999
Objectives :
· To study the extent of participation of rural youth in sericulture and allied enterprises.
· To know the social, economic and technological problems of rural youth.
Results/Recommendations :From the present study, it can be inferred that, youth in Andhra Pradesh are actively participating in sericulture and allied activities. It is very interesting to note that maximum youth in the study area are participation in sericulture and agriculture and they are willing to continue in sericulture as a profession. It can also be inferred that sericulture attracts majority of youth and training to the need of the day and financial support to develop infrastructure which help in sustaining sericulture industry as a economic activity vis-à-vis to attract more and more youth to the industry and thereby solving the seasonal unemployment in rural areas.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation,1999
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :A Study on constraints in adoption of improved rearing technology practices by different categories of sericulturists in Mysore districts.
Personnel : Jagadisha K, Munikrishnappa HM
Project Period :1998-1999
Objectives :
· To study the level of knowledge of sericulturists and their present production technologies in silkworm rearing.
· To find relationship of socio-economic characteristics of sericulturist with their level of adoption of recommended silkworm rearing technologies.
· Constraints faced by the rearers in non-adoption of improved silkworm rearing technology practices.
Results/Recommendations :From the study, it has been proved that these exist difference in knowledge and adoption with various categories of farmers. These differences are due to their socio-economic characteristics and constraints that hinder the rate of adoption of recommended practice. To increase the rate of adoption, the knowledge level of farmers should be improved through various Extension education methods. So the extension workers should be sound enough to eradicate lack of knowledge and to create awareness about the improved technologies within their small holdings.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation,1999-2000
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Economic importance of mulberry sericulture under rice based farming system - an analysis.
Personnel :Umadevi C, Jayaram H
Project Period :1998-1999
Objectives :
· To estimate the costs and returns of the different enterprises in the existing farming system.
· To examine the economic viability of sericulture enterprise under the existing farming system, in relation to other existing major crops.
· To derive optimum enterprise combinations for profit maximization.
Results/Recommendations :
· It eminates from the study that, sericulture as an enterprise has been enrouted into the life system of the farmers in the study region. The adoption level of various technologies in sericulture, through hot up to the remarkable level, promises a greater future for the industry.
· The overall analysis showed that the major agricultural crops like sugarcane, paddy, ragi contributed significantly towards the economic gains, of the farmers in the region. Sericulture besides providing a good economic returns also was found to be the employer of large number of agricultural labourers all through the year. Hence the current study has a greater significance in providing vital information about the existing farming system in the study area.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation,1999
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :An economic analysis on raw silk production in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka.
Personnel : Prabin Chandra Sarma, Kumaresan P
Project Period :1998-1999
Objectives :
· To study the socio-economic condition of reelers.
· To analyze cost and return structure of the silk industry.
· To assess the employment generation in silk reeling.
· To study the awareness and adoption of reeling technology.
· To study the constraints of the reelers.
Results/Recommendations :The study reveals that the cottage basin technology is an equivocally a superior than the traditional charkha technology. This technology is not only in line with the developmental objectives but also economically viable at the micro level. Hence planning and policy programmes should focus on providing incentives, promoting extension activities, assisting financial support by the government offering training facilities and infrastructural base for a gradual shift from charkha to cottage basin technology. However, there is a need to set up proper legislation Act to stabilize the input and output price. In non-traditional areas, where markets are constrained by lack of adequate reeling facilities, the adoption of reeling technologies can be mooted for increasing the overall raw silk yarn production in the country. This calls for a need for an information campaign on improved technologies of reeling in such traditional areas. Such information campaign should be followed by demonstrations by involving mass media.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation,1999
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Comparative economics of Sericulture with other crops in Karnataka.
Personnel :Mallikarjuna B, Srinivasa G, Vijayprakash NB
Project Period :1999-2000
Objectives :To evaluate the income and employment generation and workout the linkages between different farm enterprises.
Results/Recommendations :Fruit crops had the highest B:C ratio (Grapes 3.34 and pineapple 2.53) followed by tomato (2.75) and sericulture (2.15). Sericulture generated maximum manpower (120 mandays/yr) followed by vegetables (cabbage 100 mandays and chilly 89 mandays) and pineapple (87 mandays). Field crops like paddy, ragi and jowar employed only 55, 45 and 17 mandays of labour respectively.
Sericulture and vegetables (both irrigated) in combination with fruit crops (in rainfed lands) can provide maximum employment and income to investment compared to other crops. Paddy cultivation was found to have a strong linkage with livestock. Sericulture was having a strong linkage with livestock enterprise and labour. Vegetables depicted linkage with labour and fixed factors. Sericulture, ragi, vegetables, poultry and labour were found to highly responsive to their prices. Fertilizers and fixed factors of production were found to have negative response to their own prices.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1999-2000, Directory of Concluded Projects – CSRTI, Mysore
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Transfer of technology through research extension centers-Adoption of improved sericultural technologies in REC command area and its impact on sericulture development.
Personnel :Ganapathi Rao R, Munikrishnappa HM
Project Period :1999-2000
Objectives :To study the rate of adoption of technologies by the farmers in the command areas of RECs.
Results/Recommendations :The study was conducted in the command areas of Research Extension Centre Madivala, Vikarabad and Krishnagiri. High rate of adoption was recorded with medium (70%) and large scale farmers (80%) in Krishnagiri and Madivala areas. Lack of knowledge (80%), high cost (12%) and non-availability of inputs (8%) were the major constraints in adoption of new technologies, with small scale farmers. The farmers in general adopted low cost and less skill intensive technologies. The farmers in Vikarabad area did not adopt many of the improved technologies such as shoot rearing and wider spacing, because of the poor socio-economic conditions.
Source of Information :Annual Report:1999-2000
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Promotion of popularizing the practical bivoltine sericulture technology (PPPBST project II phase)-Mulberry cultivation technology.
Personnel :Sarkar A, Balakrishna R, Prithviraje Urs MK
Project Period :2000-2002
Objectives :To verify the mulberry cultivation technologies at farmers field, which have been developed during phase-I of JICA project for its subsequent popularization.
Results/Recommendations :Training was provided to 106 officials from different states on various aspects of mulberry cultivation for successful bivoltine rearing by covering the aspects of new varieties, soil fertility, manure and fertilizers, irrigation, pruning, training of plants etc. 14 group discussions and 4 one day training programmes organized at different places of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh covering 1389 farmers and 688 officials, to promote the practical bivoltine sericulture technology.
Source of Information :Annual Report:2000-02
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Socio-economic determinants of opinion leaders in sericulture - A study in Mandya and Mysore districts of Karnataka.
Personnel : Kavitha Kumar, Geetha GS
Project Period :2000-2001
Objectives :
· To study the socio-economic status of the opinion leader.
· To understand the qualities of a leader.
· To find out the nature of association between socio- economic parameters and leadership qualities.
Results/Recommendations :The important findings of the study indicates that the opinion leaders who had holdings had ample scope to guide fellow farmers, while the opinion leaders having larger holdings never had time to represent the problems of fellow farmers due to their pre-occupation with some other work. Extension agent should not be misled by the extent of land holding while disseminating the technology.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation, 2001
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Role of quality clubs in promoting sericulture - A case study in Mysore and Mandya districts of Karnataka.
Personnel :Dhanashekara Babu BM, Mallikarjuna BM
Project Period :2000-2001
Objectives :
· To study the organizational structure linkage with extension wing of the department (TSCs) and the role-played by extension worker and lead farmer in transfer of new technologies.
· To study the performance of quality club.
· To study the factors responsible for success of quality clubs.
Results/Recommendations :
· The study revealed that 76% of respondents possessed separate rearing house. The group members have adopted new technologies of mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing technologies.
· The unity among members, popular leadership, improvement in their knowledge and adoption of new technologies are the key factors for success of quality clubs.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation, 2001
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :A study on CSR hybrid cocoons marketing in Karnataka.
Personnel : Vijayanand P, Munikrishnappa HM
Project Period :2000-2001
Objectives :
· To study the present system of CSR cocoon transaction pricing and supporting in major cocoon markets of Karnataka.
· To document the opinion of the farmers, reelers and officials of cocoon markets about CSR hybrid cocoon marketing.
Results/Recommendations :
· In major markets building and accommodation are inadequate to meet the demands of arrival of cocoons.
· Both the rearers and reelers were satisfied with present marketing system of auctioning the cocoons.
· Most of the rearers preferred big markets (Bangalore and Ramanagaram) to sell their produce.
· The price of bivoltine cocoons was higher during summer because of less arrival and high competition.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertation, 2001
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Role of teaching methods and methodology on various courses. (MOT-3233) under PPPBST and in country training programme.
Personnel :Himantharaj MT, Vindhya GS
Project Period :2002-2004
Objectives :To assess the teaching methods and to modify the training methodologies.
Results/Recommendations :The results showed that the improvement in knowledge level of all the candidates was highest (16.9%) in lecture followed by hands on practice, followed by 13.8% in hands on practice, while the improvement was comparatively low (9.7%) in lecture with discussion. Thus, for the improvement of knowledge level of participants of different training programmes, the lecture followed by hands on practice was established as the appropriate method. The study also supported the importance of skill in sericulture and its practical applicability in mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing, which lead to better profitability in sericulture.
Source of Information :Annual Report:2002-04
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Skill development training programme for the production of quality silk cocoons.
Personnel : Srinivasa G, Himantharaj MT
Project Period :2003-2005
Funding Source :DST, New Delhi
Objectives :Improving the skill of the people involved in sericulture activities to promote the production of quality bivoltine silk.
Results/Recommendations :It could be seen that the participants were having low knowledge with respect to the technologies/practices like soil sampling and reclamation, nutrient deficiency symptoms and control, loose egg brushing, identification of worms under moult and quality assessment of cocoons in both the states. The participants from Karnataka were having a better knowledge with respect to technologies like mulberry varieties, their yield levels and rotary mountages as compare to the trainees from Tami Nadu. The trainees were highly motivated by the participatory mode of training resulting in increase of symbolic adoption to technologies. The programme exhibited the participatory mode of training as appropriate for imparting skill to the farmers.
Source of Information :Annual Report:2003-05
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Technology assessment and refinement for cocoon production through institute village linkage programme (IVLP).
Personnel :Gururaj R, Subramaniam RK, Choudhuri CC, Magadum SB
Project period :2003-2006
Objectives :Two cluster villages i.e., Putttanapura and Kodagapura selected and bench mark survey completed.
Results/Recommendations :In IVLP adopted village 12,225 dfls of PM x CSR2 was reared under rainfed conditions. An average yield of 51.62 kg cocoons/100 dfls was achieved. The data indicated that an improvement of 48.8% in cocoon yield/100 dfls over bench mark yield (31.69). In the same village under irrigated conditions 14,775 dfls of PM x CSR2 were reared with an average cocoon yield of 57.88 kg/100 dfls. The yield was improved upto 40.11% over bench mark yield (41.31kg/100 dfls.)
Further, Sericulturists were encouraged to rear bivoltine silkworm races, a total of 1050 dfls of CSR hybrids were reared by seven farmers and achieved an average yield of 69.09 kg/100 dfls.
Source of Information :Annual Report:2003-06
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Technology assessment and refinement for cocoon production through institute village linkage programme (IVLP)-Technology assessment and refinement for cocoon production through institute village linkage programme in semi-arid tropical region of Andhra Pradesh (RSRS, Anantpur).
Personnel : Amarnath S, Subba Rao M, Rao TVSS
Project Period :2003-2005
Objectives :To assess the farmer's needs and identify the potential technologies based on survey to improve the productivity and quality of cocoons.
Results/Recommendations :During the period, 38650 dfls of CSR2 x CSR4 and 1000 dfls of double hybrids were supplied to 100 farmers in 3 villages. An average yield of 64.77 kg/100 dfls with an average shell percentage of 21.89% were recorded during favourable season. A quantity of 31805 dfls of Kolar Gold distributed to 75 farmers resulted in an average yield of 60.72 kg.100 dfks, The CSR2 x CSR4 dfls performed better than Kolar Gold in yield/100 dlfs by 6.67%. The returns/100 dfls in respect of CSR hybrids was Rs.10214 whereas in Kolar Gold it was Rs.8610.
Source of Information :Annual Report:2003-05
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Economics of sericulture in Tamil Nadu
Personnel :Balasaraswathi S, Lakshmanan S, Qadri SMH
Project Period :2003-2005
Objectives :To study the cost and returns from sericulture with special reference to bivoltine sericulture by collecting data from 100 responding in Erode, Dharmpuri and Krishnagiri districts.
Results/Recommendations :The results shown in the table
Sl.No.
Particulars
Erode Dt.
Dharmapuri Dt.
1
Average land holding size (ac)
1.38
1.41
2
Leaf yield acre/yr (kg)
14876.25
14210.25
3
Production cost of leaf/kg (Rs)
1.20
1.30
4
Average number of dfls brushed (No.) ac/yr
1080
708
5
Cocoon yield (kg)/100 dfls
54.003
59.52
6
Cocoon yield (kg)/ac/yr
584.9
422.00
7
Production cost of cocoon/kg
80.86
90.10
8
Average cocoon rate (Rs.)/kg
101.20
144.51
9
Cost:Benefit ratio
1:1.38
1:1.61
10
Number of samples
100
100
Source of Information :Annual Report:2003-05
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Studies on the adoption of new technology package (CSR hybrids) and their influence on cocoon productivity under farmers conditions.
Personnel : Mani A, Lakshmanan S, Qadri SMH
Project Period :2003-2005
Objectives :To find out the extent of knowledge and adoption levels of new technologies by farmers and to find out the factors influencing the adoption levels of new technologies in the field.
Results/Recommendations :The data on adoption level of improved technologies in mulberry cultivation and silkworm cocoon production was collected from 200 respondents through personnel interview method as per the structured questionnaire in Erode and Dharmapuri districts. Out of 15 technologies in mulberry cultivation, 11 technologies were either fully or partially adopted by the farmers in both the districts. Four technologies viz., bud grafting, Glycel application, VAM inoculation and vermicomposting were not adopted. The adoption levels of remaining technologies in Erode varied from 9 to 77%, 3 to 26% and 10 to 100% respectively and in case of Dharmpuri district 2 to 88%, 9 to 62% and 12 to 100% respectively in respect of full adoption, partial adoption and non-adoption.
Similarly, 12 identified technologies in respect of improved silkworm rearing were put into study for finding out the levels of adoption. It was observed that most of the technologies were fully adopted. However, the adoption levels varied from 9 to 100% , 8 to 32% and 4 to 91% respectively in respect of full, partial and non-adoption.
Source of Information :Annual Report:2003-05
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Technology assessment and refinement for cocoon production through institute village linkage programme (IVLP) (RSRS, Salem).
Personnel : Krishnamurthy TS, Mary Flora CA, Selvaraju NG, Qadri SMH
Project Period :2003-2005
Objectives :To identify the problems of farmers and develop technology modules and implemented for successive assessment and refinement for achieving enhanced productivity.
Results/Recommendations :Technology modules implemented included disinfection and hygiene, incubation and black boxing, chawki rearing, IPM against uzifly and leaf roller, proper bed spacing, recycling of sericultural waste by composting, shoot thinning, wider spacing, soil testing and recommendation and root rot management. A total of 1,20,739 dfls were distributed among 132 farmers and the average cocoon yield recorded was 68kg/100 dfls, which showed an improvement of 23.6% over bench mark yield of 55 kg/100 dfls.
Source of Information :Annual Report:2003-05
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Collaborative R & D project on mulberry sericulture based integrated intensive farming system (IIFS):farmers participatory mode.
Personnel :Jayaraj S, Dandin SB, Qadri SMH, Masilamani S, Ravikumar J, Vijayakumar R, Thirunavukkarasu T, Mary Flora CA, Selvaraju NG, Humayun Sherieff Y
Project Period :2003-2005
Objectives :To increase productivity and profitability of sericulture in the drought prone area of Krishnagiri, besides protecting the environment, natural resource base and bio-diversity in sericulture based eco-system.
Results/Recommendations :Integration of different farming systems with sericulture is being practiced in all the farm holding (90) identified in 7 districts viz., Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Udumalpet, Dindigul and Theni. In addition, following inputs were supplied to each farmer to gain additional revenue under integrated farming system.
Ø Seeds of Menthi vegetable : 1 kg
Ø Seeds of Amaranthus vegetable : 1 kg
Ø Seeds of Palak vegetables : 1 kg
The above leaf vegetables raised as an intercrop in the mulberry plantation. The crop wise revenue will be collected.
Source of Information :Annual Report:2003-06
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Adoption of technologies by sericulturists in Mandya and Tumkur districts of Karnataka - A post evaluation study.
Personnel : Sariful Islam, Mallikarjuna B
Project Period :2003-2004
Objectives :
· To study the level of knowledge and identify the technologies accepted and continued by the demonstration farmers.
· To study the level of adoption of technologies demonstrated under JICA phase II project.
· To estimate the economic profit realized by the demonstration farmers.
Results/Recommendations :It is conclude that the JICA farmers (Demonstration farmers) having sufficient knowledge on mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing technologies, but full adoption level varies from 35-100% for mulberry cultivation technologies and 35% (rotary mountage) to 100% (shoot rearing and separate rearing house/separate entrance) for silkworm rearing technologies.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertations, 2004
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Sericulture Extension and Non-government organisations - A case study of BAIF.
Personnel : Barge Sheetal Chandrakant, Geetha GS
Project Period :2003-2004
Objectives :
· To study the profile of the NGO.
· To study the influence of NGO on
Ø Sericulture technology adoption.
Ø Socio economic status of the farmers.
Ø Development of self-help groups.
· To study the perception by farmers about the role of the NGO.
· To study the linkage with government and other agencies.
Results/Recommendations :
· The extension personnel should be sufficiently competent in using different teaching methods and communication channels according to the different category of farmers.
· The NGO being closer to the farmers, can provide timely technical services more effectively than government extension personnel.
· Sericulture is one among the best tool for employment generation and development of poorest of the rural areas and hence the NGOs should give sufficient attention for sericulture.
· The BIRD-K has very good infrastructure and subject expertise and hence they could implement the sericulture project more efficiently.
· The NGOs feel more comfortable while working with non-govt. financing agencies because of more autonomy given to them. Therefore for getting better results from association of NGOs they should be provided sufficient autonomy and suitable monitoring system.
· As NGOs are having their own way of working and the different set of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, while planning any project for NGO in sericulture development, they should be involved from planning stage only.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertations, 2004
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Impact of technological change on resource use and economics of cocoon production in Mandya district of Karnataka.
Personnel : Sumanta Behera, Kumresan P
Project Period :2003-2004
Objectives :
· To study the direction and magnitude of shift in the resource use with the introduction of new technology.
· To compare the employment pattern in old and new technologies.
· To evaluate the economics of cocoon production in old and new technology.
Results/Recommendations :
· There was no considerable variation between the samples of cross breed and CSR hybrid rearers w.r.t family size.
· The economic status of the CSR hybrid rearers was better than that of cross breed rearers.
· The comparative analysis of cost and return structure of CSR hybrid and cross breed production indicated higher return from CSR hybrid compared to CB. This was mainly due to higher yield and more price fetched for CSR hybrid.
· Labour was the major cost component in mulberry cultivation as well as silkworm rearing.
· The labour employed for mulberry cultivation by the CSR hybrid rearers was found more than the CB rearers, whereas the labour utilized for CSR hybrid silkworm rearing was found less than that of CB rearing.
· Fertilizer, human labour and cocoon feed ratio had significant and positive relationship with CB cocoon production.
· The regression co-efficient of depreciation on rearing building and equipments was significant but had negative sign for the production functions fitted for CSR hybrid and CB.
· The structural differences between the CSR hybrid and CB technologies indicated the production functions fitted for CSR hybrid and CB differed significantly.
· The decomposition analysis indicated the total estimated gain of adoption of CSR hybrid technologies over CB was 29.75% which was mainly due to input use. The contribution of the technology to the yield gain was insignificant as the farmers were not able to consolidate the gains obtained from the technology.
Source of Information :M.Sc.Dissertations, 2004
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore.
Project Title :Development and popularization of women friendly technology for avoiding drudgery in sericulture.
Personnel : Dandin SB, Geethadevi RG, Satish Verma
Project Period :2003-2004
Objectives :To identify the involvement of women workers in various activities of sericulture, drudgery faced by the women sericulturists and development and popularization of tools, equipments and machines for reduction of drudgery.
Results/Recommendations :To meet the objectives of the project 600 sericulture families in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh were surveyed using a pre-set questionnaire. Data indicated that women workers in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are more involved in sericulture than in Karnataka.
Source of Information :Annual Report:2003-04
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Transfer of technologies through different communication systems-Effective extension communication through farm publication (Reshme Vahini).
Personnel :Srilatha, Geetha GS
Project Period :2004-2006
Objectives :To provide technical information to the farmers to act as a forum to ventilate farmers problems, grievances/doubts regarding technologies and also to encourage farmer for publishing the inventions made by them.
Results/Recommendations :Six issues were published and distributed among 1750 subscribers. Readers view column was included along with other usual topics. Feed back collected from 96 farmers indicated that many of them (78) have enriched their knowledge base, another 41 expressed that based on the information contained in the publication, they could avail the facilities extended by the CSB or DOS.
So far six issues were published during the year. Similar to this magazine, for the benefit of farmers from Tamil Nadu “Pattu” and from Andhra Pradesh “Patthu Vignanamu” were published.
Source of Information :Annual Report: 2004-2006
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Transfer of technologies through different communication systems-Transfer of technologies to the sericulturists through Farmers Advisory Centre.
Personnel :Mallikarjuna B, Munikrishnappa HM
Project Period :2003-2006
Objectives :To provide first hand information on new technologies, package of practices and providing solution to the field problems faced by farmers besides acting as a linkage between laboratory to field.
Results/Recommendations :Service was provided to 285 farmers during the year. IT was found that majority of farmers sought information on availability of cuttings/saplings (18.33%) followed by establishment of new mulberry plantation (14.70%), soil testing (8.90%), vermicompost technology (7.04%), Sampoorna (8.90%), machinery and equipment (6.91%), input availability/publications (6.74%) and training on sericulture (5.98%).
Source of Information :Annual Report: 2005-2006
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Ericulture Research Unit.
Personnel :Kariappa BK, Shekhar MA, Tomy Philip Rajadurai S
Project Period :2003-2005
Objectives :
Results/Recommendations :
A total of 1.7 acres of area was planted with improved cultivars of eri food plats (Castro-1.55 acres and Tapioca-0.15 acres). Approximate harvestable leaf yield at 30% level per plant of castor was estimated a 85-100g (without petiole) in case of GCH 4 variety.
With regards to icidence of foliar diseases, spot (Cercosporina ricinella), rust (Melampsora ricini) and blight (Phytophthora prasitica) were recorded. Incidence of spot ad rust was very severe from September to January (62 and 95%, respectively). Application of Blitox (0.2%) was undertaken for disease management. Similarly, incidenceof tobacco cutworm, (Spodoptera litura), Red hairy caterpillar (Amsacta albistriga), Semi looper (Achoea janta), Latoia lepida and unidentified species of lepidoptera were observed sporadically. Foliar spray of 0.1% Monocrotophos was carried out for the entire plantation.
Bunch method of eri silkworm rearing was found less effective than tray method (winter and summer) as the leaves got dried very fast and thereby reduction in leaf consumption.
Among the low cost mountages, dried banana leaf was found more suitable for spinning eri worm in terms of better cocooning and uniformity (96%) followed by crumbled new paper (83%), bamboo chandrike (81%), mango and eucalyptus dried leaves (78%), plastic collapsible (68%), coconut spike/leaves (12/56%) and thorned branches of Acacia (8%).
On castor leaf, the larval duration was completed between 19-21 days where as on Tapioca and Plumeria rubra between 24-27 days and 27-29 days, respectively, but it was not completed on Ailanthus excelsa, Michelia champaca, Ziziphus jujuba, Erythrina indica, Carica papaya, Azadirachta indica and Jatropha curcas.
Source of Information : Annual Report: 2004-2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Impact of training on the adoption of technologies by sericulturists (MOT-3274)-Impact of staff training on knowledge, adoption, yield and income levels of sericulturists in South India- A comparative study.
Personnel :Rahmathulla VK, Srinivasa G
Project Period :2004-2005
Objectives :To collect data pertaining to knowledge, adoption and economics of sericulture.
Results/Recommendations :The results showed that the knowledge and performance of the extension personnel after training has improved in the field as opined by the farmers. The improvement in knowledge level of the extension personnel ranged between 9 to 93% in different technologies. The increment was more (>89%) for the items like knowledge on biofertilizers, moulting care and identification and encouraging farmers for technology adoption. The overall improvement of the extension personnel after training as opined by the farmers was found to be 38.59%.
The training of extension personnel was found to have its bearing on the income from sericulture. The income of the sericulturists was increased from Rs.24702 before training the extension staff to Rs.56631 after two years of training. This is because of many factors apart from the quality of training. Even though there was a meager change in cost of cultivation after the training, there was a significant increase in the annual net returns per unit area. Thus, the training of extension personnel has resulted in improvement of their technological know-how and increase in income at farmer’s level.
Source of Information : Annual Report: 2004-2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Role of quality clubs in sericulture-A case study in irrigated and rainfed areas-Role of quality clubs in sericulture- case study in irrigated area.
Personnel :Geetha GS, Geetha Devi RG
Project Period :2004-2005
Objectives :To study the knowledge and adoption level of understanding technologies and problems involved in non-adoption by quality club members of Mandya region besides their training needs and to workout the strategy of improvement of quality club.
Results/Recommendations :The study indicated that the quality club members have full knowledge on new technologies, but adoption level was found partial. The main reason for non-adoption of technologies was financial constraint. Further, quality club members need training new technologies as well as maintenance of quality club accounts and ledger.
Source of Information : Annual Report: 2004-2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Role of quality clubs in sericulture-A case study in irrigated and rainfed areas-Role of quality clubs in sericulture-case study in rainfed area.
Personnel :Srilatha, Geetha Devi RG
Project Period :2004-2005
Objectives : To study the knowledge and adoption level of understanding technologies and problems involved in non-adoption by quality club members of Chamarajanagar district.
Results/Recommendations :The study under rainfed area of Chamrajanagar district inferred that the quality clubs had constraints for the adoption of technologies due to drought in recent past. They lack linkage with other agencies. Chawki rearing centres have to be established in all quality clubs and they should conduct technical awareness meetings regularly by inviting subject experts. Training has to be provided on need base. Efficient usage of revolving amount and book keeping have to be taught to them. Frequent monitoring and evaluation of functioning of quality clubs are to be done to strengthen the weak clubs.
Source of Information : Annual Report: 2004-2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Empowerment of SC sericulturists through state-of-art in sericulture technologies. (RSRS, Kodathi)
Personnel :Veeraiah TM, Jaishankar, Shivashankar, Saraswathi P, Shanthala R
Project Period :2004-2005
Funding Source: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Objectives : To impart training to the SC/ST sericulturists on different need based aspects of sericulture.
Results/Recommendations :During the year under report, seven training programmes were organized in which 56 sericulturists were trained.
Source of Information : Annual Report: 2004-2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Empowerment of SC sericulturists through state-of-art in sericulture technologies. (RSRS, Chamarajanagar)
Personnel :Subramaniam RK, Gururaj R, Srikantaswamy K, Sundareswaran P
Project Period :2004-2005
Funding Source: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Objectives :To impart training to the SC/ST sericulturists on different need based aspects of sericulture.
Results/Recommendations :During the year seven training programmes were conducted covering 73 farmers.
Source of Information : Annual Report: 2004-2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Empowerment of SC sericulturists through state-of-art in sericulture technologies. (RSRS, Anantpur))
Personnel :Reddy DC, Kasi Reddy B, Raviverma T
Project Period :2004-2005
Funding Source: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Objectives :To impart training to the SC/ST sericulturists on different need based aspects of sericulture.
Results/Recommendations :79 farmers were trained in 8 batches under different programmes.
Source of Information : Annual Report: 2004-2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Socio-economic empowerment of tribals through state-of-art technologies in sericulture. (RSRS, Salem)
Personnel :Qadri SMH, Devasagayam I, Mathew PJ
Project Period :2004-2005
Funding Source: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Objectives :Socio-economic empowerment and to bring about other desirable changes among the tribals through the introduction and adoption of appropriate new sericulture technologies.
Results/Recommendations :During the period, 50 stakeholders (tribals) were identified from five villages viz., Manar, Korapathi, Veerakkal, Sethumadai and Kodiyur. About 77,000 mulberry saplings were procured from DOS farm/local and new plantation covering 15.3 acres were raised for 38 beneficiaries. Training in integrated mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing was imparted to 49 beneficiaries for 10 days. Bivoltine silkworm rearing was introduced among the beneficiaries and an improvement in cocoon yield from 48.9 kg to 61.5 kg – 100 dfls was recorded. Eri silkworm rearing was also introduced with four farmers with an average yield of 32.2 kg/100 dfls.
Source of Information : Annual Report: 2004-2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Empowerment of SC sericulturists through state-of-art in sericulture technologies. (RSRS, Salem)
Personnel :Qadri SMH, Devasagayam I, Anbazhagan R, Selvaraju NG
Project Period :2004-2005
Funding Source: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Objectives :To improve the sericultural productivity and socio-economic conditions of sericulturists belonging to SC community through tailor made capsule training programmes comprising of hands on practice.
Results/Recommendations :During the period, two training programmes were conducted. A total of 21 sericulturists from Thalinchi area were trained.
Source of Information : Annual Report: 2004-2005
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Project No.:CSM
Organization :Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore
Project Title :Constraints analysis of new technologies in sericulture-Assessment of new technology of mulberry production and silkworm rearing under rainfed area of Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka.
Personnel :Mallikarjuna B, Munikrishnappa HM, Gururaj R, Vijaya Prakash NB
Project Period :2004-2005
Objectives :To identify the constraints in mulberry leaf production and silkworm rearing in the field and suggest adoption of new technologies by the sericulturists.
Results/Recommendations :The study indicated that many of the technologies recommended for rainfed mulberry garden and rearing were not fully adopted by the farmers. Among the various constraints studied for the non-adoption of new mulberry production technologies, insufficient FYM generation ranked first (52.5%), low and erratic rain as second (42.%) followed by fear of feeding chemical sprayed leaf to silkworm sand lack of quality leaf (41.67%). Similarly the major constraints perceived by the farmers in adoption of new silkworm rearing technologies are high investment (80%-I rank), impact of traditional practice (44.52%-II rank) and costly inputs (42.9%-III rank). More emphasis needs to be given for creating awareness, demonstration of improved technologies and development of a linkage for timely availability of inputs to the farmers at affordable price.
Source of Information : Annual Report: 2004-2005
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