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Shidlaghatta silk farmers face threat from China [1]

Being the largest cocoon market in the State with business of over a crore rupees being transacted daily, Shidlaghatta is the preferred destination of traders seeking the best raw silk.

Of the total 80,000 hectares under mulberry cultivation in the State, half of them are in Kolar and Shidlaghatta taluks.

But the government

Publication Date: 
02/03/2011
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
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Karnataka [3], Animal Products [4], China [5], Sericulture [6], Farmers [7]
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