A Uygur woman revives old skills as she weaves silk using a loom as part of a restoration project at the Technological Protection Institute of the Academy of Turpan Studies.[Photo/provided to China ...

The Government has injected at least sh743b in commercial silk farming and production in 46 districts as part of the efforts to ensure evolution of the silk textile industry to boost foreign earnings.

Elias Kimanthi and Morris Gitonga at a farm in GItijiwe in Imenti South, Meru County where they do silk farming. PHOTO: LISPER NYAKIO. Traversing the southern part of Meru, Imenti South, in the ...

THIKA, Kenya – A growing number of Kenyan farmers are turning to silk production, in a move away from traditional cash crops such as coffee, maize, sugarcane and cotton. The rearing of silkworms is ...

This June brought the good news that Japan's Tomioka Silk Mill and related industrial sites would be added to UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritage sites. Established by the Meiji government in ...

A number of new and viable agricultural projects have been introduced in Northern Uganda since the recovery process began in 2006 with the belief that many of these would make them recover quickly ...

Robert Goodden strolls by the big bug case and gently taps the glass. ”They`re ravenous creatures,” he declares, gazing at a flock of baby silkworms eagerly gnawing mulberry leaves. His worms are ...

The ancient tradition of silk farming could be revived at Turpan in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region as part of a project to restore exquisite clothing and other items up to 2,000 years old found ...