Collector directs officials to prepare action plan to boost silkworm cultivation

District Collector Shyam Prasad inspected the government sericulture farm at Jammulabanda village in Gudibanda mandal of Sri Sathya Sai district on Saturday.

During his visit, the Collector examined cultivation of food plants raised for wild silkworms and enquired about their maintenance practices. He inspected Terminalia arjuna and Terminalia tomentosa , which serve as food for Tasar silkworms, and Som and Soalu plants used for rearing Muga silkworms.

Officials informed the Collector that food plants were developed under the Swarna Andhra -Swachh Andhra programme by Madakasira division sericulture staff. They demonstrated pre-monsoon dry sowing being adopted between plant rows, where various seeds are sown before monsoon to improve soil fertility, conserve moisture and suppress weeds on farm.