Abstract
Sericulture is an agro-based industry with a great capability of generating substantial employment particularly in rural areas through raw silk production. The resultant by-products of silk production whose economic values are less than the total cost involved in their reprocessing for beneficial use are often termed as ‘sericulture waste’ or ‘seri-waste’. The major wastes and by-products are plant waste (leaves, fruits, stems and barks), silkworm waste, pupal waste, protein waste (sericin and fibroin), post-silk extraction process, etc. The effective utilisations of these products are very much essential for placing sericulture as a promising occupation in farmers’ mind. Therefore, the present sericulture not only focuses on income generation through cocoon selling but also through multiple reutilisations of by-products that can additionally benefit a farm’s economy. This chapter highlights the stages of waste generation in sericulture (both mulberry and non-mulberry) and their collection, consolidation and reutilisation in various agricultural and allied sectors. This chapter also summarises the current techniques and approaches for waste management and utilisation supported through latest research findings in broadening the sustainability of the sericulture.
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We are thankful for the Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute (CMERTI), Central Silk Board (CSB), Lahdoigarh, Jorhat, Assam, for providing necessary support for this work.
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Manjunath, R.N., Kumar, A., Arun Kumar, K.P. (2020). Utilisation of Sericulture Waste by Employing Possible Approaches. In: Naeem, M., Ansari, A., Gill, S. (eds) Contaminants in Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41552-5_19
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