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Anil M Kumar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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information use pattern by Sericulture scientists a case study of karnataka state Sericulture research and development institute library bangalore
SRELS Journal of Information Management, 2003Co-Authors: B S Biradar, Byas Kumar, Anil M KumarAbstract:Study attempted to identify the usefulness of library collection and information use pattern by Sericulture scientists. Result shows reports (52%), conference papers, textbooks, bibliographical sources (each 48%) and primary periodicals (46%) are frequently used sources. Study also shows Sericulture scientists not only depend upon their own institute library collection but also a large number of scientists depend upon agricultural libraries (42%) and other Sericulture libraries (34%).
B S Biradar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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information use pattern by Sericulture scientists a case study of karnataka state Sericulture research and development institute library bangalore
SRELS Journal of Information Management, 2003Co-Authors: B S Biradar, Byas Kumar, Anil M KumarAbstract:Study attempted to identify the usefulness of library collection and information use pattern by Sericulture scientists. Result shows reports (52%), conference papers, textbooks, bibliographical sources (each 48%) and primary periodicals (46%) are frequently used sources. Study also shows Sericulture scientists not only depend upon their own institute library collection but also a large number of scientists depend upon agricultural libraries (42%) and other Sericulture libraries (34%).
S Chandrasekar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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1633b asthma in Sericulture workers due to organic dust exposure
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2018Co-Authors: S ChandrasekarAbstract:Occupational Asthma in employees is attributable to exposure to biological or inorganic agents at workplace. Sericulture is an agro-cottage industry under informal sector. Silk manufacturing involves several steps. Workers are exposed to aerosols generated when silkworm cocoons are placed in boiling water to dissolve ‘sericin’ from outer layer. Silk thread reeled from cocoon is rolled, twisted into yarn and dyed before weaving. Workers employed in grainages where cocoons are stored and in cocoon trading centres are exposed to epithelial dust from silkworm moths and cocoons. Workers in farms producing mulberry leaves for silkworm rearing centres and dyeing units are also at risk of developing asthma as they are exposed to pesticides, disinfectants and chemical dyes. Previous studies showed that some Sericulture workers develop sensitisation to silkworm allergens over a period. Objective of this study was to detect prevalence of asthma among Sericulture workers, as many cases of asthma were observed in places where there are many Sericulture industries in South India. 100 workers engaged in Sericulture for more than 10 years and 100 persons from general population as control, who volunteered for this study, were enrolled. Clinical history and examination of enrolled persons was done. All participants underwent pulmonary function test and asthmatics among them underwent bronchial reversibility test. Results showed 14% of workers had occupational asthma and in control group 6% had allergic bronchitis. Mechanisation and installation of barriers to prevent manual handling and aerosol exposure is recommended, but not possible being a cottage industry with many small filature units. Quitting job is not practical due to workers financial status. Hence awareness programmes on prevention, personal protective equipments and early treatment is required. In conclusion, Sericulture workers are at risk of developing asthma and continued exposure to allergens can progress to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in some workers.
Dhiraj Kumar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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status of women in Sericulture a current scenario
Trends in Biosciences, 2010Co-Authors: Rajesh Kumar, Seema Chauhan, Amit Srivastava, Dhiraj KumarAbstract:Women in rural India participate in a variety of economic activities. Women have been involved in the Sericulture activities in various capacities viz., worker, supervisors and supporting personnel within the family. To examine the participation of rural women in rural industries empirical studies become imperative. The current article highlights the current scenario of women in the field of Sericulture along with their constraints faced.
Sanchari Roy Mukherjee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an analytical study on determinants of income generation in rural Sericulture sector of west bengal
Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 2015Co-Authors: Sanchari Roy MukherjeeAbstract:Objectives: Sericulture, being low capital intensive, suits landless farmers and low-skilled artisans. This paper will focus on land productivity and technical efficiency of marginal artisanal classes and will measure their impact on income generation in the Sericulture sector of West Bengal. Methods/Statistical analysis: Statistical analysis begins with analysis of income trends from raw silk at national and state level with the help of secondary level data. For primary survey four Sericulture rich villages in Malda district has been chosen, where 60 silk-artisan households were selected using stratified random sampling for enquiring about their livelihood and income generation. Simple linear regression technique has been used using OLS method to estimate the statistical models based on apriori hypothesis. Results: The paper tests the statistical significance all income generating factors of the Sericulture industry including land productivity, labour productivity, technological efficiency. Analysing the nation wide data set, the paper finds the area of mulberry cultivation and price of reeling cocoons are significant determinants in generating income in Sericulture. However, primary data analysis collected from Malda district of West Bengal exposes that man days creation for this avocation and technical efficiency are significantly influencing income generation in rural Sericulture sector while cost of implants has a serious detrimental impact on revenue generation by the silk artisans in West Bengal. Conclusion/Application: Intensive approach for balanced regional development can help to survive this dying industry in West Bengal. Farmers, whose generation based expertise is helping the industry to sustain, should be enthusiastically supported with institutional help.
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Sericulture as an employment generating household industry in west bengal
MPRA Paper, 2012Co-Authors: Sanchari Roy Mukherjee, Shantanu GhoshAbstract:Employment generation is one of the major potentials of Sericulture and Silk Industry in India. The farm and non-farm activity of this sector creates sixty lakh mandays of employment every year mostly in rural sector. The industry helps to create egalitarian distribution of income as it transfers greater share of its wealth from high end urban customers to poor artisan classes. In West Bengal, more than one lakh families are occupied with Sericulture activities where Karnataka is the state with the largest number of families involved with Sericulture. Despite having high level family involvement, West Bengal produces smaller quantities of raw silk compared to Karnataka as well as Andhra Pradesh. This paper investigates the reason of this low production and finds out that low productivity of land is no way responsible for that. Different Employment Models constructed in this paper suggest that ‘area of mulberry cultivation’, ‘cocoon-market’ and ‘power-looms’ are powerful factors in changing the level of employment, while the primary survey exposes factors like ‘unitary household structure’, ‘income’ ‘years of education’ and ‘numbers of female in the household’ as the significant factors in accelerating average employment per family. The spillover effect of this employment generation is studied at the end. The study finds that as a poverty eradication measure, Sericulture fails to expand in rural West Bengal vis-a-vis the other prominent states. But income inequality is undoubtedly diminished with the practice in Sericulture.
