• Suraksha Chanotra
• Shivani Verma
• Muzafar Ahmad Bhat
• Roopma Gandotra

Sericulture is one of the most important agro-enterprise commonly operated in rural area for generation of additional income along with other primary occupation. Jammu and Kashmir being the potential region generally experiences considerably low yield records. The reason for low productivity can be attributed as lack of awareness among the farmers on improved sericulture technologies. Udhampur is one of the most potential districts of Union Territory (UT) Jammu and Kashmir with remarkable yield records for the recent past years. Thus an attempt has been made to analyze the potential and strengths of sericulture among the marginal farmers of Udhampur district. Study revealed that sericulture being an agro-enterprise is mostly practiced by rural and marginal farmers having less land, irrigation, mulberry garden and adequate rearing facilities which hinder the progress of sericulture in the UT. On the same hand, majority of the farmers were reported to be associated with sericulture on subsidiary basis and yielded good crop yield. Therefore, it can be concluded that sericulture when adopted with appropriate rearing practices can contribute significantly for strengthening socio-economic conditions of the farmers.

Sericulture, bivoltine, potential, marginal, socio-economic

"Evaluation of constraints responsible for yield gap in expected cocoon production under potential bivoltine area of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.f704-f717, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105759.pdf

"Evaluation of constraints responsible for yield gap in expected cocoon production under potential bivoltine area of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppf704-f717, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105759.pdf