Empowering Silk Through Science & Collaboration
Advancing the silk industry by bringing together scientific expertise and industry stakeholders. Driving sustainable production and strengthening the entire sericulture ecosystem.
GENESIS
- The services of Shri V. Balasubramaniam, a Karnataka Cadre IAS officer, has been phenomenal in the growth of sericulture, both as Commissioner of Sericulture, Govt. of Karnataka & Member Secretary, CSB.
- His services for development of sericulture continued even after his retirement from Government service, as President of Silk Association of India, a voluntary organization of sericulture sector stakeholders.
- In the backdrop of Government priority coming down for sectors like sericulture, it was he who laid the emphasis on the formation of a company of sericulture sector stakeholders with a purpose to take care of varied requirements of sericulture sector.
ABOUT US
Soil to Silk Stakeholders Pvt. Ltd. is the brainchild of Silk Association of India (a voluntary organization of stakeholders of the sericulture sector) Initially, the formation of the company was based on the need to take up production and supply of basic silkworm seeds required for production of commercial silkworm seed through a company established by sericulture sector stakeholders. The company was registered on 01-01-2024 with four founding Directors. The main objective of the company is to carry out viable commercial activities across different segments of silk sector. We are proud to highlight that, Soil to Silk Stakeholders Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru the entity to undertake to operations, enjoys the technical support of veteran scientists and Stake holders of all sectors of sericulture industry, who had previously held key positions in production process at different organisations and contributed significantly to the establishment of an infallible system of the industry.
OBJECTIVES
To carry on the business of raising mulberry nursery, mulberry cultivation, silkworm basic seed and commercial seed crop rearing, silkworm basic seed and commercial seed production, chawki silkworm rearing, adult silkworm rearing to produce reeling cocoons and silk reeling, to produce raw silk and silk waste, silk fabric, machinery, manufacturing/production of equipment and disinfectants including establishing required testing, grading and quality control laboratories.
To carry on the business to cultivate, produce, harvest, raise or deal in any land-based produce as and to set up processing unit for import, export and distribution or deal in agricultural/horticulture produce of all description.
To establish, develop and maintain basic silkworm seed farms, select Adopted Seed Rearers (ASRs) for the generation of quality parental seed cocoons (P2 and P1 level).
To establish, develop and maintain basic silkworm seed farms, select Adopted Seed Rearers (ASRs) for the generation of quality parental seed cocoons (P2 and P1 level).
To export and import quality Cross Breed (CB), Improved Cross Breed (ICB), bivoltine single and double hybrid Dfls after following mandatory quarantine regulations.
To procure P3, P2, P1 and FC1/ FC2 disease free layings (dfls) from Central Silk Board or State Government grainages, incubate and sell them to ASRs/ basic seed farms for conducting seed crop rearing and generating quality parental seed cocoons.
To procure P3, P2, P1 and FC1/ FC2 disease free layings (dfls) from Central Silk Board or State Government grainages, incubate and sell them to ASRs/ basic seed farms for conducting seed crop rearing and generating quality parental seed cocoons.
To prepare and process quality basic seed (P2, P1, FC1/FC2 dfls) and sell them to the ASRs/RSPs/Basic seed farms for further multiplication.
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Production & Supply of P1 seed
- Right now, supply of basic silkworm seed (from P4 to P1) required for production of commercial silkworm seed is under the control of Government.
- P1 seed production capacity available with Government may not be enough keeping in view the country’s raw silk production target of 50,000 MT by 2030.
- This production target would require supply of around 50 cr DFLs of commercial silkworm seed, which would necessitate enhancing production capacity at P1 stages.
- The company can explore the possibility of getting in to silkworm seed production at P1 level, either alone or in association with Government.
Supply of Seri Equipment & Chemicals
- Availability of manpower being an issue, there is increased thrust on mechanization in sericulture.
- There is rampant use of substandard chemicals in sericulture affecting productivity and environment.
- Here lies a business. opportunity to get in to supply of equipment (both indigenous and imported) for mechanization and supply of standard and recommended chemicals to sericulture farmers.
- Around 3 lakh farmers involved in sericulture can be considered as target group.
- Setting up units for production of standard chemicals following norms prescribed by R&D Institutes can also be considered as a business option.
Establishment of Automatic Reeling Units
- India currently imports around 3000 MT of international quality raw silk yarn (3A & above) from countries like China and Vietnam, mainly to meet the requirements of silk export and powerloom weaving sectors.
- ARM units established so far by private entrepreneurs with subsidy support from Government are not able to meet this requirement of export and powerloom sector on a consistent basis for many reasons.
- There is scope for establishment of large scale (500 kg raw silk production per day) state of the art ARM units with subsidy support from Government for production and supply of international quality raw silk to power loom weavers.