Latakia-Sana
The Directorate of Agriculture in Lattakia seeks to revive the profession of breeding the silkworm, which Syria is famous for historically by increasing the number of mulberry trees distributed, which constitute the staple food of the silkworm to produce good thread quality.
On the reality of silk production between the head of the bee and silk division of the Directorate of Agriculture, Engineer Ryan Mualla for the Sanaa Economic Bulletin that before 2017 the process of breeding was individual and simple Valmarbi depends on only one larvae can produce between 30 and 35 kg cocoons and consumed during the larval stage up to 500 to 600 kg paper blueberry.
He pointed to the increase in the number of breeders starting in 2018, the number rose from 27 educators producing 500 kg cocoons to 84 educators and their production is about 1500 kg, after marketing their production where the Syrian Secretariat for Development bought the production of the first year and some traders bought production for the following year for use in silk industry Handy variety.
He added that the Ministry of Agriculture supported silkworm breeders and allocated them 2000 pounds per kg cocoons produced and was manufactured manual cups to dissolve silk cocoons and distributed free of charge to the breeding areas in Qardaha and Hanadi and Meshkita also conducted courses to educate breeders on the solution of cocoons and imported an electrical device from China to resolve cocoons It is characterized by giving the thickness wanted by the breeder of silk thread to enter the thread in the garment and textile industry, which contributes to the development and increase production.
He pointed out that the Directorate of Agriculture allocated an area of 13 dunums in Al-Hanadi nurseries for the cultivation of mulberry trees as intensive planting with 7000 seedlings to help breeders hatching eggs and breeding them in the first and second generation by technicians.Distribution to breeders in the third phase is free.
He pointed out that the increase in demand for silk production has prompted the Ministry of Agriculture to allocate sites for the cultivation of mulberry trees in the forest during the afforestation of burned sites and in the whereabouts of silk worm breeders have been allocated 50,000 planting berries for this year.
It is noteworthy that every 5 kg silk cocoons produce 1 kg silk and the price per kilo is 30 thousand Syrian pounds.
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