Sericulture in Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Sericulture in Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Sardar Muhammad Sarwar Khan
ABSTRACT
A vital role is played by Sericulture in the economy of the State of Jammu &
Kashmir. This industry has always been main stay of the farmers economy in the State. In
1947, a part of the State was liberated and named as Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Despite
varied types of constraints, the state government made modest efforts to develop this
industry in the liberated area in the beginning. However, a marked development in this
field has been witnessed during last decade. In the beginning the cocoons production was
confined to boundary areas only. Later on policy was changed by introducing silkworm
rearing in the specified area of Kotli District. The results were very encouraging
therefore, the development of this cottage industry was extended to other parts of the
territory.
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June 1990
Vol. 40, Iss. 2
