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How does silkworm husbandry develop in Georgia? - PHOTO

How does silkworm husbandry develop in Georgia? - PHOTO
How does silkworm husbandry develop in Georgia? - PHOTO

The Agricultural Research Center continues to protect and strengthen the silkworm gene pool intensely. There, species of the 19th century, bred by the selection, are also protected as well as modern and foreign types.

"The gene pool of the silkworm is the only one in Georgia, and its preservation is of extreme importance for the revival and development of silkworm cultivation in the country," the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia reports.

"Silkworm husbandry is one of the leading sectors of the agricultural sector. To revive it, the Agricultural Research Center will periodically donate silkworms to the Akhmeta region population, where this culture develops," the Agriculture Ministry reports.

Experts say the Georgian silk has always been different for its high quality.

"Even currently, there are species with biotechnological indicators much higher than that of the world standards," the ministry said.

Earlier in 2018, due to the Research Center for Agriculture and the Museum of Silk, the National Agency for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Georgia included the Georgian silk in the list of the monuments of intangible cultural heritage.

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