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Since inception of the
Board it implemented 15 Development Projects. From those
development Projects Bangladesh Sericulture Board has
made the following achievements :
01.
Sericulture extension activities extended/ expanded from 42 Upazilla to 167 Upazilla of
the country.
02.
People involved in sericulture are increased from 35,000 to 6.0 lakhs.
03.
Involved 35 NGO's of the country in silk sector , by giving them all sorts of co-operation & training
facilities for the development of rural economy of the
women folk.
04.
35 small & large - scale silk factories in private sector have been established in
the country through direct & indirect help from BSB.
05.
Scientific technologies in the field of mulberry
cultivation, silk worm rearing, disease control, reeling, spinning & finishing sector of the industry were developed and disseminated in the field through
extension activities of BSB.
06.
Provided training & supplied
Charka to the poor women for the production of spun silk from Jhut,
Topa &
pierced cocoons. At present nearly 5000 Charkas are
active in production in sericulture prone areas.
07.
By investing 1427.90 Million Taka of
development Fund through
14 development projects in silk sector, nearly 11,000 silk cocoons
were
produced which value added nearly
2221.53 Million Taka in the country.
08.
Nearly 233.64 lakhs of Mulberry saplings were
produced & distributed among the
farmers (Up to Sept.'06).
09.
Nearly 587.92 lakhs of Disease Free Laying (DFLs.) were
distribute among the silk worm rearers
(Up to Sept.'06).
10. 700 mt. of
raw silk were produced in the country by which
108 lakh meters of silk fabrics were
produced (Up to June '06).
11.
14968 persons were given training on rearing of
silkworms, reeling of cocoons during the period.
12. Flood affected 1959 silkworm rearers and 275
weavers were given loan from flood rehabilitation programme for their rehabilitation.
13.
Employment generated 6.00 lakhs in silk sector.
14.
33 improved mulberry varieties and
30 high yielding silkworm
races were evolved through Research.
15.
Leaf productivity of mulberry increased from 12 mt. to
35 mt./ hector.
16. Silk cocoon productivity of silkworm egg (DFL's) increased from 20 kg/100 DFL's to 35 kg/100 DFL's in the
field level and from 25 kg/ 100 DFL's to 50 kg/ 100 DFL's
in laboratory level.
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