A household will approximately earn Rs30,000 to Rs35,000 from one packet of seed after successfully rearing the worms to retrieve raw silk from them. It is planned that special farms will be developed to nurture silkworms to increase the production of raw silk in the country. Each pack of silk seeds is provided to businesses at a price of Rs2,000 by the government. The hatched silkworms then feed on green leaves to produce a cocoon, which is processed to retrieve raw silk. Published in The Express Tribune, April 13th, 2020.

Source: The Express Tribune April 13, 2020 02:15 UTC