The plight of the Bangladeshi silk industry: An empirical investigation
In spite of having a glorious history in the sericulture industry Bangladesh still is not a bright name in silk production and export. Although the agro-climatic situation in Bangladesh greatly favors the development of silk industry, Bangladesh produces very little amount of silk products every...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi
2013
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6236/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6236/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6236/1/sif_ishtiaque-edam.pdf |
| Summary: | In spite of having a glorious history in the sericulture industry Bangladesh still is not a bright name in silk
production and export. Although the agro-climatic situation in Bangladesh greatly favors the development of silk
industry, Bangladesh produces very little amount of silk products every year, whereas India, situated beside
Bangladesh, is the second largest producer of sericulture. To investigate the reason behind this, a questionnaire
survey has been undertaken in which only the owners or managers have been considered as representatives of the
industry. A total of 21 silk enterprises was randomly sampled. Data analyses show that almost 57% of the silk
enterprises have less than 40 decimal of land while only 19% have more than 100 decimal of land. These enterprises
provided very limited facilities for their workers and mostly depended on imported raw materials. Owners pointed
out several constraints to the development of silk industry in Bangladesh including insufficient government
patronization and recommended several remedial measures including that the Bangladesh Silk Board (BSB) gives
out production credit without too much conditions, adoption of modern technology, and information dissemination .
It is evident that government, through BSB and BSRTI (Bangladesh Silk Research and Training Institute) has to
play a crucial role to pull this industry up from the brink of destruction. |
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