• M.ASLAM
• Naresh Kumar
• A.K.Yadav

Uttarakhand is the 27th state of the country carved out of Uttar Pradesh in Nov.’2000. The climatic condition of the state is congenial for bivoltine silkworm rearing and is generally referred as ‘Bowl of Bivoltine Silk of India”. In view of the bivoltine sericulture potential in the state, independent directorate of sericulture (DoS) Govt. of Uttarakhand has been established to monitor the silk activities. Need based approaches for development of silk industry have been adopted in the state by the DoS in coordination with Central Silk Board (CSB). Many high yielding silkworm and mulberry varieties / hybrids have been evolved by research organizations for its maximum exploitation at field level but goal could not be achieved due to un-systematic dissemination of the technologies. Owing to the crunch in shortage of manpower at state and CSB level, there is a need to switch over to a suitable system for further promotion and popularization of the exiting sericulture extension mechanism and to meet the gap of limited source of service personnel. Systematic extension system plays a crucial role for effective transfer of technology from lab to land. In this direction extension centres are playing important role for the dissemination / demonstration of the developed technologies and its implementation in the field by the farmers. In the present paper, organisational setup, infrastructure available in the state, extension system, methodologies, extension strategies/ approach etc adopted for development of silk industry in Uttarakhand are discussed.

Bivoltine, Extension, Dissemination, Uttarakhand, Sericulture

"Organizational Setup, Extension System and Strategy for Improvement of Sericulture Activities in Uttarakhand", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.392-401, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908362.pdf

"Organizational Setup, Extension System and Strategy for Improvement of Sericulture Activities in Uttarakhand", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp392-401, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908362.pdf