World class products will pave the way of increased export of silk products

NewsBharati    13-Sep-2017
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New Delhi, September 13: The enriched textile industry of India will be improved with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Central Silk Board (CSB), India and National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Japan. The MoU is to aim at collaborative research in the field of silkworm and silk industries.

The MoU was already signed in last year, is scientific and technological in nature. It was signed for Collaborative Research for developing prolific bivoltine hybrids of silkworm suitable for the Indian tropical conditions. It would help in developing prolific hybrid silkworms, which would improve the manufacturing capacity and the quality standards of the Indian sericulture industry and thereby enhance exports of silk and silk products.

It is expected the Indian Textiles & Apparel Industry would be able to produce world class silk and silk products as an aftermath of MoU making the way to increased export of silk products.