A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ECONOMICS OF BIVOLTINE AND CROSS-BREED COCOON PRODUCTION IN MANDYA DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA- A MICRO LEVEL EVIDENCE

摘要

An economic analysis of mulberry sericulture at farmers level was attempted to estimate cost and return from bivoltine (CSR races) and cross-breed races in Mandya district of Karnataka. The study has shown that the net profit earned from bivoltine cocoon production is much higher than cross-breed rearing. However, the major concern is frequent changes in cocoon price, which is uneconomical to quality cocoon producers. This calls for suitable price policy measures to protect bivoltine rearers, which would discourage imports of silk from China in the long run.