MAHY SILK

MahySilk is a silk selling and relation app between CRC and Farmers


Sericulture-An opportunity to earn year round income

Sericulture is an agro based business having great capacity for employment and rural development. India is the second largest producer of silk and is also the largest consumer of silk in the world. Mulberry Sericulture is practiced by a large number of smallholder farmers who are ready to work hard for earning year round income in many parts of India. Agro-climatic conditions of many districts of Maharashtra state are suitable for sericulture and would give high yield of silk and good income to our farmers. Climatic condition with optimum temperatures and adequate availability of mulberry leaves for feeding the Silkworm are critical for a successful silkworm rearing. We are confident that Sericulture with its potential to give better and continuous income to farmers, can become a new crop alternate for smallholder Maharashtra farmers giving them a sustainable, new cash crop option.

Mahyco-A Pioneer in Hybrid seeds

Mahyco has pioneered the Hybrid seeds Industry in India with a vision to bring science based solutions to resolve farming challenges and thereby improve the productivity and income of Indian farmers. Since its inception in the year 1964, Mahyco has introduced hybrid seeds in several crops for the first time in India, thereby contributing to improved crop productivity. Mahyco has one of the best Research and Development infrastructures for plant genetics research in Asia, with a large pool of well trained and experienced Scientists. In addition to its vast presence in India, Mahyco in recent years expanded to South East Asia and Certain African Countries to leverage its strength in plant genetics to improve the productivity of smallholder farmers in these geographies.

"Mahy Silk" -Bivoltine Silkworm Seeds from Mahyco

Applying our expertise in plant genetics to silk, we have set up a collaboration with National Silkworm Seed Organisation (NSSO) the apex Silkworm Seeds Organisation of Govt. Of India. With our expertise and infrastructure in scaling up genetics in plants and NSSO's reputation as a high quality Silkworm Seed Producer we hope to make available the highest quality of Bivoltine Silkworm Seeds for Sericulture farmers in the state of Maharashtra immediately and through the rest of India over time. Mahyco is in the process of setting up a state of the art manufacturing facility in Jalna, Maharashtra to bring the newest Bivoltine Silkworm genetics to silk farmers in Maharashtra.

The Bivoltine DFL (Disease Free Layings) will be marketed under the brand name of "Mahy Silk" carrying our seal of trust, that farmers have come to value over the last 5 decades. All the requisite technical support required to deliver a successful silk crop will be provided along with best in class genetics to the sericulture farmers.