The gap between India and China in raw silk production is narrowing, said Director of Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSRTI), Mysuru, Dr. Gandhi Doss.
Speaking on the occasion of Silk Day and the Platinum Jubilee celebration of the passing of the Central Silk Board (CSB) Act at CSRTI in Mysuru on Wednesday, September 20, Dr. Doss said that India’s annual raw silk production had reached 35,000 metric tones against the world’s leading silk producer China’s annual production of 55,000 metric tones.
India, which is the world’s second largest silk producing country, is “closing in” on China, he said.
