Member (Extension & Motivation) is the Chief of this Division, responsible direct to the Chairmen. The key duties are :

·   Responsible for  formulation of  policies  and  guidelines  for  operation  &
implementation of different development projects and plans;

·   Responsible  for drawing  up the  programme  for  supply  of  disease  free
silkworm laying (DFL's), mulberry sapling and cutting to the silkworm rearers;

·  Responsible for production of Bivoltin and F-1 Hybrid layings and their introduction in the private sector;

·   Prepare  guideline  &  programme  for providing  technical  advice   to  the
persons engaged in silk worm rearing, reeling and spinning in filature /  charka.

·   Responsible  for  making  elaborate  programme  for   training   of  silkworm rearers, reelers, weavers and printers.

·   Maintain  liaison   with  the  NGO's  &  other  agencies   engaged   in   the
propagation of Sericulture.

·   Take suitable measures for improving the quality of cocoon;

·    Look   after  all  technical   matters  relating  to  Sericulture Nurseries  and  Extension areas.

           Under this Division there are several offices & establishment

           in the field which are as follows:

a) Regional Offices :

The whole Sericulture activities in the field are controlled by 5 Regional Sericulture Extension offices headed by Deputy Director, directly responsible to the Member (Extension & Motivation). The Regional Sericulture offices and the districts which belongs to this are :

The key duties of Region offices are :

·    Supervise  and  control  the  activities  of  all  sub-ordinate  offices  i.e. Districts Extension office, Upa-Zilla Sericulture Extension office, Office of  the  Sericulture  Extension  supervisor, Nurseries, Mini  filature  for implementation  of  the national  and regular programmes.

·    Guide  and  control  all   sub-ordinate  officers and staff working in  the offices and establishments exist under the regional office and to exercise administrative & financial power as delegated.

·    Supervise and  guide the extension activities of  the NGO's  and  related agencies through co-ordination with each other. 

·   Responsible   for   giving   technical   advice   and   decision   regarding maintenance of silkworm lots, conducting seed  crops  and  production  of disease free laying in the nursery and related extension activities in the whole region.

·    Implement & follow-up the decision of the Board Head quarter & make arrangement for training of the rearers, reelers & weavers.

b) District Sericulture Extension Offices

For proper implementation and easy control of the Sericulture activities of  the country the extension  network is again divided into  six (6)  district  sericulture extension  offices  headed  by Assistant  Director, directly  responsible to  the Deputy  Director  of  the  Regional  Sericulture  extension  office. The  district sericulture extension offices and the area exist under this are :

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The key duties of the zone Offices are :

·   Supervise & control of nurseries & extension work of the respective zone.

·   Guide and control the sub-ordinate officers & Staff.

·   Responsible for giving technical advice and decision regarding maintenance of nurseries & extension activities.

·   Make arrangement for the training of rearers, reelers, weavers.

·   Implement & follow up decision of the Board head quarter.

c) Sericulture Nursery :

       Silkworm disease free laying (DFL's) play a vital role for the development of sericulture. Sericulture nursery is the main production unit/place from where qualitative silkworm disease free laying (DFL's) are produced & distributed to the farmers as per their demand. Silkworm seed cocoons, disease free layings, mulberry cuttings & mulberry sapling are produced in the sericulture nurseries. There were 10 (ten) Sericulture nurseries, 3(three) of them (Bogra, Jhenaidah & Comila)had been given long term lease to the Bangladesh Silk Foundation (BSF) as per the order of the Government. At present the sericulture board is working with the 10 (ten) nurseries and these are as follows :

N.B.  Excluding the above 7 (seven) nurseries Bogra, Jhenaidah and moinamati (Comilla) - these three Nurseries have been given long term lease to the BSF.

Mulberry Plantation

The key activities of the Nursery are :

·   Cultivation of improved mulberry varieties in  order  to  produce  quality seed cocoons;

·   Production  of   improved  mulberry   cuttings   and  mulberry  saplings  to distribute among the farmers in private sector;

·   Production of  healthy disease free laying ( DFL's ) through P1 and  P2 stage  rearing of silkworms  to meet  the  demand of  silkworms  rearers  in  private sector & NGO's;

·   Providing training facilities for silkworm rearers / mulberry cultivators of the  locality  and  act as  a demonstration center.

Silkworm rearing

           Annual Capacity of Seed Production & Diseases Free

           Laying in the Sericulture Nurseries:

d) Granage :

       The Grainages were established with a view to attract the private sector in the field of seed production and to provide the seed producing farmers with necessary training and other ancillary facilities. The key activities are :

·   Selection of seed growers among the expert silkworm rearers / cocoon producers & to make training arrangement for seed growers regarding production of quality seed cocoons;

·   Production of disease free laying (DFL's) from the seed cocoons produce by the seed growers;

·   Provide the technical facilities & know-how to the seed growers;

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e) Mini farm :

There are 6 mini farms in the districts of Dinajpur, Thakurgoan & Bandarban. The location and total area of the mini-farms are :