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Give a Brief Account of the Following: Sericulture - History and Civics

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Give a brief account of the following:

Sericulture

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Solution

Sericulture is the breading of silkworms for the production of silk. The Chinese were the first to make silk cloth and Chinese silk was world-famous and was the chief item of export during the Ancient and Medieval Ages.

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