Silkworm rearing of farmers in Changwat Khon Kaen
1990
Chanyut Maeneepongsa
They reared silkworm 3-6 crops/year, silk yarn was produced approximately 5.3 kg/family/year. Less than 50 percent of farmers reared silkworm in low cost houses (mosquito nylon net). Native variety was reared by the farmers, they produced their silkworm eggs with themselves and requested them from neighbours; silkworm eggs were hatched by the rear's method. Almost all of the rearers cleaned their rearing houses and equipment before rearing. The bed cleaning was done every instar of silkworms. They had done about 3.2 times in first and second instar silkworm and 5.3 times in 4-5th instar silkworm. The serious silkworm disease was grasserie. After mounting 2.4 days cocoon was harvesting. After harvesting, almost all of rearers reeled silk yarn by hand reeling, they divided silk yarn into 2 kinds (1st and mixed classes). A half of them sold silk yarn to merchants in the villages and others were weaved. Silkworm rearing problems and barriers were: silkworm diseases, farmers required silkworm rearing training and required capital supporting from government and private sectors. Silk yearn production related with amount of mulberry field and rearing experience of farmers, but silkworm rearing knowledge did not relate with amount of labour. Silk yarn production was significantly different between the member of farmer's organization and others, but silkworm rearing knowledge was not significant
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