Utexrwa targets 1,000ha of mulberry cultivation
Rwanda’s sole textile company, Utexrwa, is planning to cultivate 1000 hectares of mulberry in the next twelve months to boost sericulture in the country. The crop, from which a silkworm eats to produce the silk fiber is currently being cultivated on about 300ha across the three districts of Kigali.
L-R : Mulberry cuttings ; Silk worms feeding on milberry leaves ; Silk yarns produced from coccons ; Silk yarns produced from coccons (File photo)