A few women expressed willingness to train in sericulture and sought the help of the Sericulture Department to market the cocoons. |
A few large specimens of Morus alba were perhaps reminders of a failed 19th century attempt at sericulture at this site. |
Dyed silk was purchased from Arab and Indian traders until sericulture was introduced on the island in the early nineteenth century. |
The aim is to show the children the villagers' lives, and get them to learn about sericulture, agriculture, and the village markets. |
There were also exhibits on agriculture, sericulture, electronics, space, and marine engineering, to mention a few. |
The original focus industries were pottery, sericulture, carpentry, textiles, coconut fiber, and woven mats. |