Government Grainages
In the State, 63 Government Grainages, 326 Private Grainages and 6 Central Silk In the State, 58 Government Grainages , 215 Private Grainages and 6 Central Silk Board Grainages are functioning to produce and supply disease free layings to the Sericulturists. Out of 58 Government Grainages, 15 Grainages are functioning in Mysore Seed Area and 6 Grainages are functioning in Bivoltine Seed Area.
The Details of Government Grainages and the target fixed for the year 2011-12 are as follows.
| Sl. No |
District | Taluk | Govt.Grainage | Type ofGrainages | Laying production target for the year 2011-12 (inlakhs) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bagalakote | Bagalakote | Jamakhandi | Cross Breed | 1.00 | – |
| 2 | Belgaum | Belgaum | Hindalaga | P1 Bivoltine | 0.10 | – |
| Cross Breed | 2.00 | – | ||||
| 3 | Bidar | Bidar | Bidar | Cross Breed | 5.00 | Govt. ModelGrainage |
| 4 | ChitraDurga | Chitradurga | Chitradurga | Cross Breed | 5.00 | Govt. ModelGrainage |
| Total | 13.10 | |||||
Government Silk Farms
90 silk farms are functioning under State Government. The following activities are being practiced in these farms.
- Basic Seed Cocoons are being produced under P4, P3, P2 & P1 tier system required for the production of bivoltine and cross breed layings as per the requirement by sericulturists.
- Improved Mulberry variety saplings are being raised and supplied to farmers in the silk farms wherever irrigation facility is available.
- Technologies brought out from the Research Institution are being tested for field trial in the silk farms.
The details of State Silk Farms are as follows.
| Sl. No |
District | Taluk | Silk Farms | Type | Total Area (acre) | Mulberry Area (acre) | ChawkiTarget for 2011-12 (DFls) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bagalakote | Bagalakote | Bagalakote | MulberryNurserry Farm |
7.20 | – | – |
| 2 | Belgaum | Athani | Ainapura | Bivoltine | 13.30 | 2.00 | 250 |
| Belgaum | Hirebagewadi | Bivoltine | 29.18 | 3.20 | 200 | ||
| Gokak | Gokak | Bivoltine | 12.00 | 1.20 | 250 | ||
| Hukkeri | .Hedakal | Bivoltine | 64.13 | – | Chawki | ||
| Khanapura | Khanapura | Bivoltine | 32.16 | 2.30 | Chawki | ||
| Parasagada | Soundatti | Bivoltine | 31.10 | – | – | ||
| Ramadurga | Ramadurga | Bivoltine | 10.02 | 2.30 | Chawki | ||
| Raybag | Kankanavadi | Bivoltine | 13.30 | 2.00 | 250 | ||
| 3 | Bidar | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4. | Chitradurga | Challakere | Na.MahadevaPura | Bivoltine | 17.14 | – | – |
| Chitradurga | Maragatta | BivoltineP2 | 20.00 | 0.20 | 250 | ||
| Hiriyur | Nandihalli | Bivoltine | 13.28 | – | – | ||
| Holelakere | Kotehala | Bivoltine | 10.10 | – | – | ||
| Molakalmur | Rayapura | Bivoltine | 148.00 | – | – |