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Mizoram Boosts Muga Silk Production, Supplies Seeds to Assam and Meghalaya
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News18•30-09-2026, 16:30
Mizoram Boosts Muga Silk Production, Supplies Seeds to Assam and Meghalaya
- •Mizoram has started supplying muga silkworm seeds to Assam and Meghalaya, with a consignment of approximately 27,000 silkworms dispatched to Narayanpur and Rompara.
- •The state's climatic conditions are ideal for muga silkworm rearing during summer, a period when it is challenging in the hot plains.
- •Mizoram's first P3 Muga silkworm seed production unit at Thenzawl in Serchhip district became operational this year, following initiatives by Chief Minister Lalduhoma and Sericulture Minister Lalthansanga.
- •The Thenzawl P3 muga farm successfully reared silkworms in August, contributing to the Central Silk Board's network of 14 production units across the Northeast.
- •The unit is expected to significantly benefit Mizoram's muga silkworm rearers and strengthen the state's role in muga silk production, meeting high demand from the plains.
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Mizoram recently sent a consignment of around 27,000 muga silkworm seeds to Narayanpur in Assam and Rompara in Meghalaya for further multiplication.
Muga silkworm rearing is difficult during the summer in hot plains, whereas Mizoram's climatic conditions allow successful rearing during that season, helping meet high demand in the plains.
The P3 Muga unit at Thenzawl in Serchhip district became operational this year following initiatives by Chief Minister Lalduhoma and Sericulture Minister Lalthansanga.
