FIELD VISIT
SERICULTURE
Sericulture is an agro-based industry. It involves rearing of silkworms for the
production of raw silk, which is the yarn obtained out of cocoons spun by
certain species of insects. The major activities of sericulture comprises of
food-plant cultivation to feed the silkworms which spin silk cocoons and reel
the cocoons for unwinding the silk filament for value added benefits such as
processing and weaving.
As per the New Education Policy of CBSE, Students of Grade 9 of Akal
Academy Navan Pind Sujanpur visited the Sericulture Research Centre
Sujanpur, Pathankot (PB).
In the Sericulture centre, the students observed the different types of
cocoons of mulberry insects such as Mulberry Silk, Muga Silk & Tussar Silk.
