<P> Sericulture , or silk farming , is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk . Although there are several commercial species of silkworms , Bombyx mori ( the caterpillar of the domesticated silk moth ) is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm . Silk was believed to have first been produced in China as early as the Neolithic period . Sericulture has become an important cottage industry in countries such as Brazil , China , France , India , Italy , Japan , Korea , and Russia . Today , China and India are the two main producers , with more than 60 % of the world 's annual production . </P>
<P> Sericulture , or silk farming , is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk . Although there are several commercial species of silkworms , Bombyx mori ( the caterpillar of the domesticated silk moth ) is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm . Silk was believed to have first been produced in China as early as the Neolithic period . Sericulture has become an important cottage industry in countries such as Brazil , China , France , India , Italy , Japan , Korea , and Russia . Today , China and India are the two main producers , with more than 60 % of the world 's annual production . </P>
what is the management and breeding of silkworms for the production of silk
what is the management and breeding of silkworms for the production of silk
Sericulture
Sericulture