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If one simply drives through the rural areas or observes the rituals of one of India’s dozens of harvest festivals, it is obvious that agriculture plays a pivotal role in Indian life. India is the second largest user of arable land in the world (after the United States) and agriculture accounts for approximately 16 % of India’s GDP. It is also important to note that despite the rising populations of urban hubs like Mumbai and New Delhi, more than three of every five Indians is dependent upon agriculture for his/her livelihood. Silk farming, also known as sericulture, is also a major operation in India, employing approximately 750,000 people.
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US Department of Agriculture (2011).
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Soundari (2011).
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Central Silk Board, Bangalore (2011).
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Strausbaugh and Core (2008).
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Farrelly (1984).
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Rawat and Khanduri (1999).
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NABARD (2007).
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Lentfer and Boyd (2012).
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Schroeder and Dimitman (2008).
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Mohapatra et al. (2010).
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MacDaniels and Chiarappa (2008).
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Yong et al. (2009).
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FAOSTAT (2012).
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National Horticulture Board of India (2010).
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Markrose (2012).
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Library of Congress (2010).
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Jain et al. (2011).
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (2012).
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Valavi et al. (2011).
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Elevitch and Manner (2006).
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Nelson and Summers (2008).
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International Jute Study Group (2003a).
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Oboh et al. (2009).
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (2010).
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National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (2012).
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International Jute Study Group (2003b).
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International Rice Research Institute (2012).
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Rutger et al. (2008).
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Potter (2008).
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Soyatech (2012).
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Fehr et al. (2008).
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California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. (1996).
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El-Siddig et al. (2006).
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Bhadoriya et al. (2010).
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Janick and Paull (2008).
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Eswarappa, V., Bhatia, S.K. (2013). Natural Resources with Potential for Health Applications. In: Naturally Based Biomaterials and Therapeutics. SpringerBriefs in Public Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5386-4_2
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