In Telangana’s Mancherial district, tribal communities long engaged in eco-friendly tasar sericulture face restrictions from forest authorities citing wildlife protection, threatening livelihoods. Despite government support and profitable yields, tensions rise over conservation, land access, and sustaining traditional silk farming practices
The event was sponsored by the Central Silk Board-Central Tasar Research & Training Institute (CSB-CTRTI)-Ranchi in collaboration with the Sericulture department of Telangana
Replying to a question raised by BRS member K Kavitha, the Agriculture Minister said there was no proposal to set up Honey Bee Research and Development centres at Bhadrachalam and Asifabad districts.