Silk route now through Africa

The wild silkworm in Africa could soon be a serious competitor to Chinese and domestic silkworms (Bombyx mori). Wild silk demands high prices, but in many African communities the worms are consumed without knowing their worth as the source of...

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Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2001
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46129
Descripción
Sumario:The wild silkworm in Africa could soon be a serious competitor to Chinese and domestic silkworms (Bombyx mori). Wild silk demands high prices, but in many African communities the worms are consumed without knowing their worth as the source of...