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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Des chercheurs ont créé un fil collant inspiré de la toile du héros de bande dessinée Spider-Man
Picture MUST credit: Tufts University/Marco Lo Presti A sticky thread inspired by comic book hero Spider-Man’s web, has been created by researchers. The material is fluid when shot from a needle and then almost immediately solidifies and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up heavy objects. The sticky fibres come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their protein building blocks by boiling them in solution. The solution can then be extruded through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air. Moth silk has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. When tested, the extruded web string fibres were able to lift over 80 times their own weight. The researchers successfully picked up a steel bolt, a laboratory tube floating on water, a scalpel half-buried in sand, and a wood block all from from a distance of about 12 cm. The researchers from the USA’s Tufts University in Massachusetts, foresee a range of applications for the material including tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, and adhesives. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Gäste essen in "Space Bubbles" in einem französischen Restaurant der Upper West Side, NYC
Staff set up two plastic “space bubble” pop-up tents over dining tables along the sidewalk of Café du Soleil restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, New York, NY, September 22, 2020. The French restaurant has its sidewalk with up to 18 transparent pvc pop-up tents for diners to enjoy outdoor dining even if it rains, or temperatures drop. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 30876569
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Gäste essen in "Space Bubbles" in einem französischen Restaurant der Upper West Side, NYC
Staff set up two plastic “space bubble” pop-up tents over dining tables along the sidewalk of Café du Soleil restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, New York, NY, September 22, 2020. The French restaurant has its sidewalk with up to 18 transparent pvc pop-up tents for diners to enjoy outdoor dining even if it rains, or temperatures drop. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 30876568
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Gäste essen in "Space Bubbles" in einem französischen Restaurant der Upper West Side, NYC
Staff set up two plastic “space bubble” pop-up tents over dining tables along the sidewalk of Café du Soleil restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, New York, NY, September 22, 2020. The French restaurant has its sidewalk with up to 18 transparent pvc pop-up tents for diners to enjoy outdoor dining even if it rains, or temperatures drop. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 30876566
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Gäste essen in "Space Bubbles" in einem französischen Restaurant der Upper West Side, NYC
Diners sit and eat inside plastic “space bubble” pop-up tent lined along the sidewalk in front of Café du Soleil restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, New York, NY, September 22, 2020. The French restaurant has its sidewalk with up to 18 transparent pvc pop-up tents for diners to enjoy outdoor dining even if it rains, or temperatures drop. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 30876556
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Gäste essen in "Space Bubbles" in einem französischen Restaurant der Upper West Side, NYC
A food runner waits to serve diners sitting inside plastic “space bubble” pop-up tent lining the sidewalk in front of Café du Soleil restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, New York, NY, September 22, 2020. The French restaurant has its sidewalk with up to 18 transparent pvc pop-up tents for diners to enjoy outdoor dining even if it rains, or temperatures drop. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 30876531
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Gäste essen in "Space Bubbles" in einem französischen Restaurant der Upper West Side, NYC
Diners sit and eat inside plastic “space bubble” pop-up tent lined along the sidewalk in front of Café du Soleil restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, New York, NY, September 22, 2020. The French restaurant has its sidewalk with up to 18 transparent pvc pop-up tents for diners to enjoy outdoor dining even if it rains, or temperatures drop. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 30876564
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Gäste essen in "Space Bubbles" in einem französischen Restaurant der Upper West Side, NYC
Diners sit and eat inside plastic “space bubble” pop-up tent lined along the sidewalk in front of Café du Soleil restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, New York, NY, September 22, 2020. The French restaurant has its sidewalk with up to 18 transparent pvc pop-up tents for diners to enjoy outdoor dining even if it rains, or temperatures drop. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 30876555
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Gäste essen in "Space Bubbles" in einem französischen Restaurant der Upper West Side, NYC
Diners sit and eat inside plastic “space bubble” pop-up tent lined along the sidewalk in front of Café du Soleil restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, New York, NY, September 22, 2020. The French restaurant has its sidewalk with up to 18 transparent pvc pop-up tents for diners to enjoy outdoor dining even if it rains, or temperatures drop. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 30876562
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Gäste essen in "Space Bubbles" in einem französischen Restaurant der Upper West Side, NYC
A man walks past diners sitting inside plastic “space bubble” pop-up tent lining the sidewalk in front of Café du Soleil restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, New York, NY, September 22, 2020. The French restaurant has its sidewalk with up to 18 transparent pvc pop-up tents for diners to enjoy outdoor dining even if it rains, or temperatures drop. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 30876537
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Gäste essen in "Space Bubbles" in einem französischen Restaurant der Upper West Side, NYC
Plastic “space bubble” pop-up tent that can seat up to six people are lined up in front of Café du Soleil restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, New York, NY, September 22, 2020. The French restaurant has its sidewalk with up to 18 transparent pvc pop-up tents for diners to enjoy outdoor dining even if it rains, or temperatures drop. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 30876554
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Uyghur woman spinning silk thread from cocoons in traditional silk workshop, Jiya, Xinjiang, China
Uyghur woman spinning silk thread from cocoons in traditional silk workshop, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia
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Traditional silk factory. Silkworm cocoons. Dalat. Vietnam.
Silkworm cocoons in traditional silk factory, Dalat, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia
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FEATURE - Eine Raupe verpuppt sich
January 25, 2017 - Depok, West Java, Indonesia - Caterpillar seen inside the leaves, preparing to form the cocoon as one phase of metamorphosis for 14-16 days, before becoming a butterfly (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Eine Raupe verpuppt sich
January 25, 2017 - Depok, West Java, Indonesia - Caterpillar seen inside the leaves, preparing to form the cocoon as one phase of metamorphosis for 14-16 days, before becoming a butterfly (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Eine Raupe verpuppt sich
January 25, 2017 - Depok, West Java, Indonesia - Caterpillar seen inside the leaves, preparing to form the cocoon as one phase of metamorphosis for 14-16 days, before becoming a butterfly (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Eine Raupe verpuppt sich
January 25, 2017 - Depok, West Java, Indonesia - Caterpillar seen inside the leaves, preparing to form the cocoon as one phase of metamorphosis for 14-16 days, before becoming a butterfly (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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FEATURE - Eine Raupe verpuppt sich
January 25, 2017 - Depok, West Java, Indonesia - Caterpillar seen inside the leaves, preparing to form the cocoon as one phase of metamorphosis for 14-16 days, before becoming a butterfly (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Acrobatic ants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - 09 Sep 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Adegsm/Solent News / Rex Features (1455384c)
Think That's Difficult? You Ant Seen Nothing Yet
Ants can lift 20 times their bodyweight so when it came to picking up another of its kind this yellow ant had no problems.
It demonstrated its strength and agility by lifting the youngster clean above its head.
It then stood on a delicate purple flower as it balanced on its back two legs and juggled the smaller ant, which was third its size.
Photographer Thanh Ta Quang took over 2,000 snaps of the ants in the course of a month but only got a handful of pictures he was happy with.
Further shots show others from the ant colony also showing off their acrobatic skills.
Meanwhile, in one a group of the ants can be seen carefully transporting a silken cocoon, which contains an ant larvae.
When it emerges from the cocoon the youngster will be a pale yellow colour, which will gradually darken as it gets older.
To work out the best time to catch his subjects exhibiting their most interesting behaviour, Thanh carefully studies the movements of the ants.
He gets up early to head to forests, parks and grasslands for 8am, when the ants begin their working day and the light is at its best.
The photographer, known as Adegsm, said: "Finding the ants is easy but taking a good picture is difficult.
"It requires patience and a lot of time".
But the committed artist added: "I find photography entertaining and love the adventure".
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Adegsm / Solent News / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VKKOMQJKO (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132az )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132bc )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132eh )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613748_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132z )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mate...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132as )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132au )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613730_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132at )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613729_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132ah )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613728_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132ao )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613727_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132an )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613726_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132ad )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613724_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132ar )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613722_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132ap )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613720_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132ak )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613719_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132am )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613718_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132al )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613717_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132ag )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613716_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132ac )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613715_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132af )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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DUKAS_14613708_REX
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132ai )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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