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.

ORGANIZATION CHART

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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