For centuries, Thailand has produced premium silk fabrics. Now, researchers at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok have found ...
DHARMAPURI: Farmers in Dharmapuri are delighted as the price of silk cocoon rose by around Rs 80 per kilogram to Rs 700. Farmers said the increase in price of silk in the global market has ...
But changes in seasons, climate, and feed can create tiny variations in the cocoon. This isn’t as much of an issue for producing silk fabrics; but when it comes to medicine, consistency is key ...
One of the key challenges is the variability of silk. In Thailand, most silk is produced by small, family-run farms in rural areas, from silkworms that are reared year-round. But changes in seasons, ...
Nearly five years ago, when a kilo gram of silk was sold at Rs 5,000, the cocoon producers earned about Rs 1,000 per kilo gram. Now the price is between Rs 4,600 -Rs 4,800, so we should be getting ...