Why Zhejiang's Sericulture Industry Is No Longer Prosperous?

Here world Clothing and shoes Xiaobian of the network introduced to everyone is the sericulture industry in Zhejiang for six consecutive years of decline in traditional industries.

　　 Zhejiang Known as the "Silk house" reputation, today's mulberry silkworm, a traditional agricultural characteristic industry, is in crisis and deteriorating. A survey conducted by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of agriculture showed that since 2008, the silkworm breeding and silkworm cocoons in Zhejiang have been declining for six consecutive years.

According to statistics, in 2013, the total area of mulberry garden in Zhejiang province was 908 thousand mu, and the total annual rearing volume was 1 million 179 thousand, producing 55 thousand tons of silkworm cocoons, representing a decrease of 6.5%, 9.2% and 9.7% respectively over the previous year. At present, there are 14 silkworm production enterprises in Zhejiang. Last year, 767 thousand generations of hybrid silkworm eggs were produced, which decreased by nearly 30% over the same period last year. The total profits of these enterprises were only 1 million 300 thousand yuan, and only half of them were surplus.

What is even more worrying is that after six consecutive years of shrinkage, spring silkworm production in Zhejiang province is still shrinking. Spring silkworm rearing and silkworm production were reduced by more than 10%, and the purchasing price of silkworm cocoons fell sharply. This year, the enthusiasm of farmers for mulberry production and silkworm production has been further dampened. It is estimated that this summer and autumn silkworm breeding amount of 420 thousand, or 16%.

Zhejiang Provincial Department of agriculture believes that there are four main reasons for the continuous decline of sericulture industry:

First, low comprehensive productivity and weak market competitiveness. Compared with tea and fruit, the silkworm mulberry with a mu output value of only 3077 yuan has great labor intensity, and the land output and comparative efficiency are extremely low, which leads to sericulture industry always in a weak position in the increasingly fierce industrial competition. Because of this, many sericultural bases located in the developed areas of Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Hubei plain have been continuously occupied in the process of industrialization and urbanization. Nowadays, sericulture has increasingly become a sideline in the family income of farmers.

Two, the scale is low and the mode of production is traditional. The survey shows that compared with other agricultural industries, the degree of intensification of sericulture industry is low, and the small scale operation of peasant households is the main one. At present, sericulture has shown "aging and low culture" phenomenon. Only 2.6 households have reared silkworm eggs in the whole province. It is hard to find new subjects such as large families, family farms, farmers' cooperatives and agricultural leading enterprises.

Three, the ability of technological innovation is weak and the support of modern science and technology is insufficient. Under the influence of the reform of scientific research system and the restriction of sericultural industry characteristics, the survey found that the basic research of silkworm eggs was seriously insufficient and the scientific research personnel were running away, and the practical new achievements that were available for popularization and application were extremely scarce. At present, the dominant varieties in Zhejiang have been applied for more than 30 years, and mulberry varieties suitable for mulberry cultivation and the annual mulberry cultivation techniques are almost blank. The mechanization of sericulture industry is far behind other industries such as rice and vegetables.

Four, the cocoon silk industry chain is long and there are many constraints. Sericulture involves planting, aquaculture, cocoon and silk industry, and the industrial chain is long. Every link will affect the price of cocoon and directly affect the income of farmers. At the same time, the cocoon purchasing mechanism is not standardized, the market is low, the competition is artificially priced, and the interests of agriculture, industry and trade are divided for a long time.

Based on the above situation, the agriculture department suggested that while increasing the financial support for sericulture industry and strengthening the construction of seed industry system, we should also strengthen investment in scientific and technological innovation. In addition, in view of the key cocoon production base in Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Hubei, we should establish an ecological compensation mechanism for sericulture, enjoy the policy of plain greening, and formulate long-term industrial development plans to promote the economic development of sericulture in the region. Silkworm cocoon We should establish an open, competitive and orderly market system to achieve high quality and high price.