ERICULTURE ---A BIOPROSPECTING FOR SUPPLEMENTING LIVELIHOOD
1. ERICULTURE - A BIOPROSPECTING FOR SUPPLEMENTING LIVELIHOOD, ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD SECURITY IN RURAL AND SEMI URBAN INDIA Monica Chaudhuri (nee Mukhopadhyay) Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute Berhampore - 742101, West Bengal Email: [email_address] Eri Research Cell December 30 , 2009
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3. State wise Eri Raw silk production in India 2038 TOTAL 11.23 West Bengal 1.40 Uttarakhand 5.78 Uttar Pradesh 0.50 Sikkim 8.50 Orissa 160.00 Nagaland 6.00 Mizoram 435.00 Meghalaya 240.00 Manipur 4.00 Madhya Pradesh 0.10 Jharkhand 1.50 Chattisgarh 2.00 Bihar 310.00 BTC 831.00 Assam 14.00 Arunachal Pradesh 7.00 Andhra Pradesh Production (mt) States
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12. * (@ Rs. 80/- per mday) for pit digging, FYM & NPK application, seed sowing and inter-cultural operations. 3.88 4.37 3.95 3.32 Cost Benefit ratio 87,765.00 36,675.00 28,925.00 22,165.00 Net Income (Rs.) 6,180.00 2,020.00 2,020.00 2,140.00 Operational cost (Rs.) Labour cost* In case of hired labour for castor cultivation and family labour for silkworm rearing 1.37 1.43 1.38 1.29 Cost Benefit ratio 32,110.00 14,315.00 10,640.00 7,155.00 Net Income (Rs.) 55,655.00 22,360.00 18,285.00 15,010.00 Rearing cost (Rs.) labour 6,180.00 2,020.00 2,020.00 2,140.00 Operational cost (Rs.) Labour cost* ADDITIONAL COST ON LABOUR @ RS. 80.00 PER MANDAY In case of hired labour both for castor cultivation and silkworm rearing Total Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Item
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