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Sericulture

 

District-wise Sericulture Farmers in Mizoram, 2024-25:

District

Mulberry

Eri

Muga

Oak-Tasar

Total

Aizawl

383

121

152

-

656

Lunglei

720

152

171

-

1043

Siaha

-

18

418

-

436

Champhai

225

134

46

4

409

Kolasib

22

120

169

-

311

Serchhip

90

63

90

-

243

Lawngtlai

145

110

59

-

214

Mamit

67

457

68

-

592

Saitual

112

30

46

-

188

Khawzawl

428

139

39

-

606

Hnahthial

161

169

203

-

533

Total

2353

1513

1461

4

5331

Source: Economic Survey of Mizoram 2024-25

 

Silk Production Trends in Mizoram, 2019-20 to 2023-24:

Sl. No.

Variety

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

I

Mulberry plantation (ha)

1679

1658

1658

1090

1090

II

Mulberry silk (MT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bivoltine

73

33

39

54

52

 

Cross breed

20

4

11

16

17

 

Mulberry total

93

37

50

70

68

III

Vanya silk (MT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oak tasar

0.15

0.03

0.02

0.01

0.01

 

Eri

8

5

7

11

11

 

Muga

2.4

0.3

2

3

4

 

Vanya total

10

6

9

14

15

 

Grand total

104

43

59

84

84

Source: Seri-States of India 2024- A Profile

 

District-wise Status of Sericulture in Mizoram during 2023-24:

District

Mulberry

Vanya

Area under plantation (ha)

Raw silk production (MT)

Tasar silk production (MT)

Eri silk production (MT)

Muga silk production (MT)

Aizawl

210

12

-

1

0.3

Lunglei

306

22

-

1

0.6

Saiha

-

-

-

-

2

Champhai

129

7

0.006

0.6

0.1

Kolasib

12

1

-

1

0.5

Serchhip

44

3

-

0.7

0.3

Lawngtlai

26

2

-

0.1

0.2

Mamit

29

2

-

5

0.1

Saitual

50

4

-

0.3

0.02

Khawzawl

217

9

-

0.5

0.2

Hnahthial

66

5

-

0.8

0.04

Total

1090

68

0.006

11

4

Source: Seri-States of India 2024- A Profile

 

Number of Sericulture Villages, Families engaged in Sericulture, Area under Sericulture Plantation and number of Seri-Farms, 2013-14 to 2022-23:

Year

No. of Sericulture Villages

No. of Families engaged in Sericulture activities

Area under Sericulture Plantation (Ha.)

No. of Sericulture Govt. Farms

2013-14

176

5,058

1,207

17

2014-15

176

5,054

1,498

17

2015-16

176

5,054

1,556

17

2016-17

176

3,880

1,556.00

17

2017-18

209

5,135

1,658.07

17

2018-19

209

5,651

2,313.23

17

2019-20

209

5,751

2,354.46

17

2020-21

209

5,751

2,354.46

18

2021-22

211

4,546

2,129.45

19

2022-23

211

4,546

2,125.00

19

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2023 

 

District-wise Number of Sericulture Villages, Families engaged in Sericulture, Area under Sericulture Plantation and number of Seri-Farms, 2022-23:

District

No. of Sericulture Villages

No. of Families engaged in Sericulture activities

Area under Sericulture Plantation (Ha.)

No. of Sericulture Govt. Farms

Mamit

35

767

325.77

1

Kolasib

13

440

178.06

4

Aizawl

20

576

235.52

5

Champhai

14

338

131.92

2

Serchhip

10

193

85.79

2

Lunglei

49

1,106

702.12

2

Lawngtlai

9

66

26.70

0

Siaha

21

400

161.87

1

Saitual

15

185

84.98

1

Khawzawl

14

90

155.85

0

Hnahthial

11

385

36.42

1

Mizoram

211

4,546

2,125.00

19

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2023

 

District-wise Number of Sericulture Villages, Families engaged in Sericulture, Area under Sericulture Plantation and number of Seri-Farms, 2020-21 and 2021-22:

District

No. of Sericulture Village

No. of Families engaged in Sericulture activities

Area under Sericulture Plantation (Ha)

No. of Sericulture Farm

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

Mamit

12

35

472

767

194.362

325.772

2

1

Kolasib

19

13

499

440

205.288

178.062

4

4

Aizawl

31

20

1,211

576

444.596

233.099

4

5

Champhai

19

14

651

338

328.440

136.784

2

2

Serchhip

17

10

460

193

189.825

86.603

2

2

Lunglei

61

49

1,103

1,106

435.900

703.344

1

2

Lawngtlai

11

9

398

66

164.415

26.709

0

0

Siaha

2

21

317

400

131.635

161.874

1

1

Saitual

14

15

250

185

150.000

84.984

1

1

Hnahthial

8

11

40

90

30.000

36.422

1

1

Khawzawl

15

14

350

385

80.000

155.804

0

0

Mizoram

209

211

5,751

4,546

2,354.461

2,129.456

18

19

Source: Statistical Handbook Mizoram 2022

 

Production of Cocoons, Raw Silk and Seeds Distribution, 2013-14 to 2022-23:

Year

Production of Cocoons

Silk Yarn (MT)

No. of Seeds distributed to farm (in '000)

Mulberry (MT)

Muga (lakh)

Eri (MT)

Oak Tasar (lakh)

2013-14

340.00

0.31

5.00

0.35

37.43

833

2014-15

351.24

5.73

11.90

1.04

49.78

800

2015-16

549.43

6.97

11.00

0.32

63.90

1,329

2016-17

625.86

15.55

13.24

0.95

75.85

1,429

2017-18

707.17

31.75

9.75

3.40

83.60

NA

2018-19

735.92

40.00

9.82

3.50

91.98

18.43

2019-20

809.13

147.06

9.65

9.40

103.55

22.37

2020-21

323.29

17.80

6.55

0.02

43.02

8.09

2021-22

434.26

119.83

8.02

1.52

58.98

13.30

2022-23

604.02

209.41

13.43

0.4

84.04

19.73

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2023

 

District-wise Production of Cocoons, Raw Silk and Seeds Distribution, 2022-23:

Year

Production of Cocoons

Silk Yarn (MT)

No. of Seeds distributed to farm (in '000)

Mulberry (MT)

Muga (lakh)

Eri (MT)

Oak Tasar (lakh)

Mamit

16.48

12.2

7.38

0

7.79

1.49

Kolasib

13.10

11.2

2.88

0

4.27

0.88

Aizawl

118.08

21.6

0.17

0

14.09

3.09

Champhai

67.16

12.00

0.09

0.4

7.99

1.76

Serchhip

27.54

16.00

0.05

0

3.51

0.99

Lunglei

198.42

32.00

2.16

0

19.58

5.29

Lawngtlai

13.89

13.60

0.14

0

1.93

0.65

Siaha

0

78.8

0.00

0

1.31

1.97

Saitual

39

3.6

0.34

0

4.60

0.97

Khawzawl

96.63

6.81

0.33

0

1.71

2.30

Hnahthial

13.4

1.6

0.18

0

17.26

0.34

Mizoram

604.02

209.41

13.43

0.4

84.04

19.73

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2023

 

District-wise Production of Cocoons, Raw Silk and Seeds Distribution, 2020-21 and 2021-22:

District

Cocoon Production

Raw Silk Yarn (MT)

Mulberry (MT)

Muga (Lakhs)

Eri (MT)

Oak Tasar (lakhs)

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

Mamit

35.56

95.54

2.15

1.16

1.18

1.83

0.00

0.00

5.096

12.49

Kolasib

0.00

0.00

4.62

2.49

1.70

1.74

0.00

0.00

1.431

1.43

Aizawl

54.98

47.77

1.42

19.16

0.13

0.16

0.00

0.00

6.475

5.95

Champhai

155.18

81.21

7.65

11.96

0.39

0.14

1.36

1.52

18.453

9.68

Serchhip

9.69

7.38

1.78

7.16

0.00

2.61

0.00

0.00

1.189

3.06

Lunglei

64.65

49.94

0.18

27.92

1.38

1.57

0.00

0.00

8.598

7.47

Lawngtlai

3.23

6.51

0.00

3.56

1.77

0.24

0.00

0.00

1.780

1.00

Siaha

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.000

0.00

Saitual

0.00

11.29

0.00

35.96

0.00

0.19

0.00

0.00

0.000

2.05

Hnahthial

0.00

21.71

0.00

5.96

0.00

0.22

0.00

0.00

0.000

2.78

Khawzawl

0.00

112.91

0.00

4.76

0.00

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.000

13.10

Mizoram

323.29

434.27

17.80

119.84

6.55

8.28

1.36

1.52

43.022

59.01

Source: Statistical Handbook Mizoram 2022