According to the Head of Department for Development of Sericulture at the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Kakhhar Yavkashtiyev, at present, mulberry groves occupy more than 45 thousand hectares of land. This year, the sericulturists harvested three times. And this requires an increase in the forage base for silkworm caterpillars.

According to the resolution of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev “On additional measures of supporting accelerated development of the silk industry in the republic” of December 4, 2018, modern innovative technologies will be introduced into the production and processing of silk mulberry cocoons, foreign direct investment will be attracted to increase the production and export of silk products.

In the next three years, this production will be massively cultivated in remote areas of the country. By 2021, it is planned to deliver 40 million mulberry trees to 200 thousand families wishing to be engaged in sericulture, as well as 10 million chickens to families already harvesting cocoons.

According to “Uzbekipaksanoat” Association, in the future, 2 thousand 200 innovative premises will be built for breeding silkworm caterpillars. Special intensive mulberry groves will be created next to them. Now the local varieties of mulberry produce 4-7 tons of feed per hectare, and up to 20 tons of leaves can be harvested from innovative groves.