Srinagar, April 24 -- In a significant step towards strengthening the Sericulture sector and achieving self-reliance in silkworm seed production, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, IAS, Director Sericulture J&K, today dispatched consignment of silkworm seed to various Seed Units and Silkworm Rearers/Farmers in P1 areas across the Kashmir Division.

The distribution of silkworm seed this time around is also significant towards increasing local production of high-quality silkworm seed thereby aims to produce 5 lakh DFLs of F1 hybrid seed for the next year i.e., 2026-27. This initiative is a part of the department's broader vision to enhance the current hybrid seed output from 3 lakh DFLs to 5 lakh DFLs annually, thereby reducing dependency on external source...