Studies on the Impact of Selected Sericultural Technologies in Kolar Disitrict

A study was conducted to assess the adoption impact of technologies and its influence on the cocoon yield. The data were collected from 108 farmers of traditional sericultural area of Kolar district of Karnataka. In the present study, attempts have been made to identify and advocate the need based technologies for the selected farmers along with requis ite motivational efforts through personal interactions and group discussions held over a period of two years. Initial diagnostic study was conducted through structured proforma and impact survey was carried out and crop performance data computed for the 1^st and 2^nd years, which recorded an increase of cocoon yields by 8-19 kg/100 dfls among the target farmers. Among the technologies covered in the study, application of farmyard manure, separate chawki garden, separate chawki rearing room, proper disinfection of rearing house and equipments, black boxing and incubation of eggs, shoot feeding under shelfrearing and use of bed disinfectants mainly contributed for the increased cocoon yields.