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"Silk Production Business": How to Get Started

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Silk has been a high-quality commodity with huge demands since a very long time ago. In fact, there was a time when it was the most expensive and sought-after commodity all around the world.

Producing silk by rearing silkworm has been a popular agriculture business, promising high earning potential as well as sustainability. Starting a silkworm farm will require a relatively low start-up capital, and require relatively less experience and expertise compared to other farming business.

With huge demands, especially from the fashion industry, the business can be a very promising one, and is also very exciting especially if you are into the farming and agriculture business.

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Interested to start this business? Here are a few tips to help get you started:

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1. The Process
Main feed required by silkworms is the mulberry leaves, which is relatively easy to procure. The common farming method for silkworms is to rear them in trays, in a room with controlled humid temperatures.

When the silkworms transform into cocoons, they are ready to be harvested. The harvesting is done by cooking the cocoons in the water to remove the gum that holds it together, enabling the silk filaments to be extracted.

The raw silk is then boiled again in water to remove the remaining gum, and then can be sold as silk thread or woven into a silk fabric.

2. Startup Investment
If you have a spare space in your house, you can make this a home-based business, eliminating the cost required to rent a space. However, you might want to rent a space to optimize your production capacity, and the rent cost can vary depending on the location.

Other necessary investment will be equipment such as trays, feeding stands, leaf chopping boards, reeling machine, twisting machine, warping machine, as well as tools such as thermometers and hygrometers, and pesticide sprayers.

You can safely start with around $15,000.

3. License and Permit
Most location won't require a special license or permit before you can engage in the business. However, if you want to start this business at home, a zoning permit might be necessary. Consult your local authority to get a better information regarding legal requirements of your location.

You might also want to invest in insurance, if available. Harvest failures can be a significant damage to any farming business, and protecting your business from it will be a very wise investment.

4. Marketing
This business will mostly be a B2B business, where your potential customers will be garment factory and fashion businesses. Approach your potential clients with a business proposal, making yourself available as their silk supplier.

Earning Potential

A raw natural silk fabric can be sold for around $10 per meter, translating to a $5,000 monthly earning if you can produce and sell 500 meters worth of silk fabric per month, or $60,000 in annual earning.

The rearing and harvesting process in this agricultural business are relatively easy with a relatively low risk involved, making this business a very promising and sustainable one.