Some international and local sericulture experts at a view-sharing meeting unequivocally called for revitalizing the silk sector through the best use of existing natural resources for strengthening the national economy. They said the sericulture together with its industrial side involves a huge number of people who depend on agriculture as an agro-based and labor-intensive industry. Besides, silk cocoon and raw silk have been adjudged as cash crop like other agricultural crops and cereals, reports BSS.
Both men and women, irrespective of age, could be used in the silk cultivation side by side with the manufacturing part, they added. They were addressing a joint meeting between members of International Sericulture Commission (ISC) and local stakeholders at board room of Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board (BSDB) in Rajshahi city Monday. Taking part in the discussion, ISC Experts Dr Nirmal Kumar, Dr BS Angary, Dr Shiba Kumar, Dr SM Bokhtiar and Dr Tayan Raj Guru disseminated their expertise on the issue with BSDB Director General Anis-Ul-Haque in the chair.
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