Economic analysis of the production of mulberry silkworm cocoons in Mandya district of  Karnataka

Author(s)	Darshan S
Country	India
Abstract	The present study was conducted in the Mandya district of Karnataka during 2024-2025 in the view to assess the economics of the production of mulberry silkworm cocoons. The data was collected personally by rearing silkworm by taking the land for lease. The total cost of cocoon production was accounted for ₹49,985 for 100 disease free laying (dfls), of which ₹47,485 (94.9%) was incurred on variable costs and ₹2,500 (5.00%) on fixed costs. Out of the total cost, the expenditure on mulberry leaves (42.71%) formed the major component followed by the cost of human labour (30.00%). The yield obtained was 97 kg per 100 DFLs with 9 Kg of Jelly cocoon yield. The net income obtained by farmers was accounted for ₹12,149/100 DFLs with a gross income of ₹62,134/ 100DFLs.
Keywords	Economics, DFLs, cocoon production, expenditure, total cost, net income
Field	Biology > Agriculture / Botany
Published In	Volume 16, Issue 4, October-December 2025
Published On	2025-10-11

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