The ground is covered with gold, and silkworm farmers in Gao County, Sichuan harvest “golden cocoons”
On June 25, the Cocoon Station in Laifu Town, Gaoxian County, Sichuan Province officially announced the purchase of the second batch of silkworm cocoons. Early in the morning, there was a long line of silkworm farmers who came to sell cocoons. Everyone was talking and laughing, sharing the joy of the harvest. What’s different from the past is that this season’s silkworm cocoons turn a bright golden color. The baskets of golden “golden cocoons” are very pleasing to the eye.
It is reported that this is a new colored silkworm species introduced in Gaoxian County in recent years. It has the advantages of strong disease resistance and high yield. The cocoons produced are naturally golden yellow and do not require post-chemical dyeing after reeling. Compared with Ordinary white cocoons have stronger antibacterial ability and better toughness, and the market price is higher than ordinary white cocoons.
Last year, Gaoxian County successfully promoted breeding in Jiale Town for the first time. This year, it will promote trial breeding again mainly in Laifu Town and Qingling Town. “A total of 2,750 seeds were issued this season, and the output is expected to reach 110,000 kilograms, with an output value of more than 5.9 million yuan.” The relevant person in charge of Sichuan New Silk Road CocoonSilk Co., Ltd. said.
Gaoxian County is the hometown of sericulture in China and one of the five “200,000 acres of sericulture strong counties” that Sichuan Province focuses on cultivating. The county now has 227,000 acres of mulberry gardens, and nearly 100,000 people are engaged in sericulture production. In order to further improve the quality and efficiency of the development of the traditional sericulture industry and in response to the market’s diversified demand for high-quality raw silk, Gaoxian County has made technological improvements to traditional sericulture and introduced higher-yielding, more economical New silkworm breeds with better benefits will be promoted and trial-raised at multiple points in the core sericulture demonstration areas in the county through leading companies in the county, making the traditional sericulture industry more “quality” and “characteristic”.
“I have raised two colorful silkworms this season. This is the first time I have raised them. They are not easy to get sick. The cocooning time is one or two days earlier than ordinary silkworms. The color of the cocoons is very beautiful.” Speaking of the new colorful silkworms. Sericulture farmer Peng Ligui was full of praise for its advantages.
In the next step, Gaoxian County will conduct more research and development on “golden cocoon” products, and gradually promote breeding throughout the county according to market demand, forming a unique sericulture industry style. Through “enterprise + The order model of “cooperatives + farmers” has given new vitality to the traditional sericulture industry, increased agricultural efficiency and increased farmers’ income.
AAA
Disclaimer:
Disclaimer: Some of the texts, pictures, audios, and videos of some articles published on this site are from the Internet and do not represent the views of this site. The copyrights belong to the original authors. If you find that the information reproduced on this website infringes upon your rights and interests, please contact us and we will change or delete it as soon as possible.
AA
