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Provides an overview of the techno-economic issues in the production of silk in India, examines the development impact of the activity and suggests strategies for strengthening its contribution to rural development.

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Author:   Sanjay Sinha
Publisher:   ITDG Publishing
Imprint:   ITDG Publishing
Edition:   UK ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.00cm
Weight:   0.150kg
ISBN:  

9781853390173

ISBN 10:   1853390178
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   15 December 1990
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Silk in India: the importance of Indian silk; silk in the Indian economy - production, regional distribution, employment; trade orientation. Part 2 Products and production systems: sericulture; reeling; weaving; products and markets - the export market. Part 3 The policy environment: extension services for sericulture; research support; regulation of markets; direct intervention; export promotion; the national sericulture project. Part 4 Technology issues: sericulture; reeling; testing and grading; throwing; weaving; processing, printing and design. Part 5 Microeconomic issues in silk production: prices; returns; value added. Part 6 Maximizing development impact: the economic development of silk production; growth potential; distributional issues - economic disparities, technical change, women's power; strategies for development promotion - input supply, bivoltine development, extension services, technology development and transfer, price incentives and market development. Part 7 Lessons for tropical sericulture.

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Sanjay Sinha is co-founder of EDA Rural Systems Private Limited, one of the leading development consultancies in Asia and parent company of M-CRIL.He pioneered the development of credit rating framework for MFIs and has been instrumental in mainstreaming credit rating and flow of commercial funds to the sector. He has provided consultancy to international organizations like UNDP, ADB & ILO.

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