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Analysis of profitability and employment generation potential of silk cocoon production: A case of Nainital District of Uttarakhand

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The study assesses the profitability and employment potential of silk cocoon production in Nainital, Uttarakhand, where sericulture supports small and marginal farmers. Based on data from 60 producers in 2022-23, it compares costs and returns with and without government support. Assistance reduces cocoon production costs by 38.8% per DFL, mainly by lowering fixed costs. Farmers without support face net losses (-?2,930), while supported farmers earn ?10,755. The returns-expenditure ratio rises from 0.92 to 1.49 with support. Each farm generates 56.27 man-days of employment, with silkworm rearing accounting for over 73%. Sustaining sericulture as a rural livelihood requires continued policy support, including subsidies, infrastructure, and training.

Source: International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

DOI: 10.33545/26180723.2025.v8.i10h.2582

Authors: Suchitra Pathak, Amit Singh Chauhan, Virendra Singh, Ruchi Rani Gangwar

Institution: Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Silkworms and Sericulture Research

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Decent work and economic growth, Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4415426443

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