Sericulture is labour-demanding agro-based rural industry. Women contribute greatly to decision-making, and this helps in the development of community. Females have been known for performing their duties with utmost care and personal attention. Women's ability to quickly become familiar with new technologies is one of their qualities. They are adopting recent technologies and are involved in the development of industry of sericulture. Their loving nature and maternal instincts proved to be helpful in successful silkworm breeding. Sericulture industry gives employment to lower caste people, poor, rural people, NGO’s, landless people, farmers, men and women. The present chapter thus reveals the involvement of females in sericulture, which is based on agriculture and more or less similar to household activity and also the involvement of women in development and growth of a community.
Sericulture, Women, Community development, Agro-based cottage industry
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