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VI. Theory
BLOCK 1: Entrepreneurship in sericulture
Unit 1:
Entrepreneurship in sericulture and problems
Concept, need, scope, prospects and problems of entrepreneurship in
sericulture.
Unit 2:
Sericultural entrepreneurship development in different
countries
Sericultural entrepreneurial development in India, China, Japan and
other sericultural countries.
BLOCK 2: Entrepreneurship development in different stages
Unit 1:
Entrepreneurship development during mulberry cultivation
Entrepreneurship development in mulberry cultivation- kisan nursery,
composting, vermicomposting, bio-digester, bio gas production, livestock
production, fisheries, mushroom cultivation.
Unit 2:
Entrepreneurship development during egg production and
silkworm rearing
Entrepreneurial development in silkworm-egg production, Chawki
rearing centres and cocoon production.
Unit 3:
Entrepreneurship development during silk reeling and post
reeling activities
Entrepreneurship development in silk reeling – establishment of reeling
units, twisting and dying units, weaving units. Entrepreneurship
development in manufacture/ production, marketing/ hiring of
sericulture material/equipments and seri-inputs.

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BLOCK 3: Value addition of by-products in sericulture
Unit 1:
Value addition during host plant cultivation
Value addition during host plant cultivation - mulberry as fuel, green
manure, fodder, live fencing material, wind breaks. Mulberry fruits
and uses in pickle, jam, jelly, beverage/wine preparation. Mulberry as
medicine, mulberry in agriculture and sports industry, mulberry in
biogas production, mulberry as shade and avenue tree. Processing of
mulberry leaves for tea preparation and food products.Medicinal value
of mulberry.