The Central Silk Board
The Central Silk Board (CSB) is a Statutory Body that was established in 1948 by the Indian Parliament. It functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles in the Government of India. The Central Silk Board plays an important role in the Indian silk industry and offers an extensive set of resources that are available to the public via their website. This site contains key information on nearly every aspect of the sericulture including details of daily cocoon market volumes and prices, education and grants available for farmers. The primary interface to the information is called the Sericulture Information Linkages and Knowledge System or “SILKS” for short.
Source: The Central Silk Board, India
The College of Sericulture, University of Agriculture Science, Chintamani, India
The College of Sericulture was established in 1995 with the objective of serving the “maximum potential” for sericultural development and to expand the reach and ruralization of sericultural and agricultural education. Today, the College of Sericulture is the only educational institution in Asia to offer a four-year degree, specializing in sericulture. The College also offers extension programs to local farmers and is engaged with the Central Silk Board of India’s Research and Technology division to disseminate current information to sericulturists.
Source: The College of Sericulture, UAG, India
The 100 Saree Pact Blog Site
The #100sareepact began as a pact between two friends to wear their sarees one hundred times in 2015 and to tell their saree stories. The blog is an open, crowd sourced platform for story telling and free from commercial advertising.
Source: 100 Saree Pact
The Crafts Council of India, Not-for-Profit Society
Founded in 1964 and inspired by the “commitment of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore to hand production as a catalyst for political and social emancipation”, the Crafts Council’s mission is to “help build awareness of the knowledge and skills of India’s artisans, and to help address their needs within a rapidly changing environment”. The Crafts Council works together with a network of nine state councils and is engaged in partnerships with the Government of India and other activists to ensure a national awareness of the economic, social, cultural and environmental importance of artisans and their crafts”.
Source: The Crafts Council of India