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SERICULTURE

PROFILE OF SERICULTURE DEPARTMENT:

Sericulture in A.P. is a sustainable farm-based economic enterprise positively favouring the rural poor in the unorganized sector because of its relatively low requirement of fixed capital, and higher returns on investment. Several socio economic studies have affirmed that the cost – benefit ratio of sericulture is the highest among comparable agricultural cash crop.

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SCHEMES/ACTIVITIES:

Sericulture is an agro based cottage industry best suited to big, small and marginal farmers. In sericulture activities all the house holding family members including women/child and aged people can participate.

  • Silk is high valued natural fiber in which two full scale biological cycles involved with no effluents. Therefore, the mulberry cultivation and silk worm rearing is Eco-friendly farm enterprise.
  • At present (92) acres of mulberry plantation is existed in the district being practiced by 45 Nos. Small and marginal farmers in three clusters viz. Marripadu,Udayagdiri, Duttalur, Vinjamur,, A.S Peta, Atmakur and Chejerla Mandals On marketing of cocoons, a farmer gets and income of Rs. 80,000/- to 1,00,000/- per annum in (4) crops in 1.00 acre of mulberry garden. Similarly a farmer wih 2.00 acres mulberry plantation could yield 8 crops per annum by using the same assets (Silk worm rearing house and equipment for simultaneous cropping pattern) for monthly income @Rs. 25,000/- to 30,000/- getting an annum income of Rs. 1.75,000/- to 2,25,000/-.

Targets & Achievement for 2024-25 Up to June,2024

Sl. No. Name of the   item Targets & Achievements up to August.   2019 Year Target Target up to the Month Achi Up to Month % of Achiv.
I Mulberry Plantation (In Acs)        
  a). Mulberry bush plantation 130 10 0 0%
II Brushing of DFLs (in lakh Nos)        
  a). C.B. 1.533 0.36685 0.074 60%
  b). B.V. 0.5 0.12 0.078 65%
III Harvesting of Cocoons (in M.Ts)        
  a). C.B. 99.645 23.953 15.57 65%
  b). B.V. 37.5 7.65 5.73 89%
IV Const. of Silk Worm Rearing   Sheds (Nos) 10 0 0  

CONTACTS:

SNO NAME DESIGNATION PHONE NUMBER
1 SRI.N.SATYANARAYANA DISTRICT SERICULTURE OFFICER 8500374341
2 SMT.V.ASALATHA TECHNICAL ASSISTANT 8096529624
3 SRI.A.B.SUDHAKAR RAJU TECHNICAL ASSISTANT 8790929696
4 SRI.B.VENKATESWARA REDDY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT 9490277131
5 SRI. B.MASTANNIAH TECHNICAL ASSISTANT 7989448287
6 SMT.E.ASEERVADAMMA TECHNICAL ASSISTANT 9347006672
7 SMT.T.PADMAMMA TECHNICAL ASSISTANT 8121523868

EMAIL/POSTAL ADDRESS

ad[dot]seri[dot]nlr[at]gmail[dot]com

POSTAL ADDRESS:

THE DISTRICT SERICULTURE OFFICER,
VENGAL RAO NAGAR,NBT COLONY
DYCUS ROAD,NELLORE-524004

WEBSITE ADDRESS:

https://www.seri.ap.gov.in