Farms : Department of Sericulture and Weaving, Government of Meghalaya, India

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**Mulberry Farms in Meghalaya**
Sl. No.	Name	Location	Year of establishment	Area (in acres)	Areas under plantation (acres)
a)	Sericultural Farm	Shillong	1925	22	16
b)	Regional Foreign Race Seed Station	Ummulong	1975	33	13
c)	Foreign Race Seed Station	Moodymmai	1968	14	8
d)	Sericulture Farm	Ummulong	1948	47	15
e)	Sericulture Farm	Tura	1959	8	3
f)	Silk Farm	Dilma	1978	6	6

**Eri Farms in Meghalaya**
Sl. No.	Name	Location	Year of establishment	Area (in acres)	Areas under plantation (acres)
a)	Eri Seed Grainages	Nongpoh	1957	11	5
b)	Eri Silk Farm	Kdiap	1977	9	5
c)	Eri Silk Farm	Bonegiri	1992	7	3

**Muga Farms in Meghalaya**
Sl. No.	Name	Location	Year of establishment	Area (in acres)	Areas under plantation (acres)
a)	Muga Seed Farm	Umsohpieng	1979	15	10
b)	Muga Seed Farm	Resubelpara	1968	11	11

**Calendar of Farm Activities**
January - March	April - September	October - December
Hoeing, weeding, disinfection of all rearing houses and manuring	Rearing, preparing moth, plantation period-preparing nursery beds and transportation, seed treating.	Cleaning the rearing house rearing appliances, pruning, cleaning and fencing of garden to protect from fire and animals.