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Tasar Training Module for

Tasar Seed Producers

PRADANNew Delhi

Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana Ministry of Rural Development Govt. of India

Central Silk BoardMinistry of Textiles

Govt of India

TRAINING MODULES FOR Tasar seed Producers

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contributors

Mr. Rajendra Kumar Khandai, Team Coordinator, PRADANMd. Shamshad Alam, Integrator, PRADANDr. K. Sathyanarayana, Scientist-D, Central Silk BoardMr. Ashis Chakraborty, Integrator, PRADAN

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Training module for Tasar seed ProducersBroad objectives

• To orient the participants towards enterprise building.

• To develop their attitudes towards goal setting, initiative, risk taking abilities, utilizing experience of self and others.

• To enhance the capabilities (skills and ability) of initiating / launching grainage enterprise.

• To develop & strengthen the competence for enterprise management.

• To review the performance of the enterprise viz., Optimization of cost, Customer management, Resource care and management, Problem solving, Time management, Reinvestment, Expansion of market, Additional responsibility, Future plan.

duration: 10 days

duration: 10 days Number of Participants: 25

Pre-requisites of training

• Identification of Graineurs, list finalization and invitation for training

• Fixing of dates, venue and arrangement for other logistics

• Arrangement for training materials and trainers

Logistic and materials required

1. Training hall with capacity to accommodate 25 persons with electric/ generator facility and night stay, wherever possible

2. Fooding arrangement for 25 participants and 2 Resource persons as per the schedule

3. Sitting arrangement (mat), bed roll, mosquito repellant, water and light arrangement in training venue for 25 participants for 10 days

4. Stationery items viz., Note book (25 pcs), pen (25 pcs), chart paper (10 Pcs), Marker (4 Pcs, two different color), study material (25 no.), Training attendance register etc.

5. Banner, camera, stamp pad, arrangement for laptop and projector

6. Travel arrangement (e.g Ticket reservation) and travel plan along with one associate for the selected Graineurs to reach the venue and coming back

7. Lime - 10 Kg, Bleaching - 2 kg, Formalin - 5 ltr, Sulphur- 2 Kg, Paper- 2 Kg, Microscope- 5 nos for practice, Measuring cylinder- 1 pcs, Slide- 5 pkts, Cover slip- 5 pkts, Soft detergent- 1pc or Deuparatex-1 lt and K2CO3- 200 gm


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day 1

sessions/ deliverables

• Understanding the difference between wage earning and entrepreneurship

• Locating grainage business in the overall context of Tasar value chain

• Identifying the roles & responsibilities in the grainage business and understanding its backward & forward linkages

• Developing entrepreneurial behavior in the context of goal setting, risk taking, operating on hope of success versus fear of failure

• Understanding resource requirement for grainage business setting – external (grainage room, equipment, bank etc.) and internal (knowledge, skill, confidence, planning orientation etc.)

• Understanding market- size, segment, and location

• Understanding and enhancing customer base

• Learning to prepare a grainage business plan

Time Module

10:00 - 12:00 PM

* Ice Breaking exercise

* Introduction to MKSP Project and Project stakeholders

* Sharing Objectives of training

* Explaining the Task, Time, Territory and Technology of the training

12:00 - 12:15 PM Tea Break

12:15 - 2:00 PM

* Mapping and consolidation of expectation from the participants

* Discussion on the opportunity cost of the trainees

* Presenting an overview of sericulture

* Positioning of Private Graineurs in the value Chain

2:00 - 3:00 PM Lunch Break

3:00 - 4:00 PM* Understanding the life cycle of the tasar silkworm

* Diseases of Tasar silk worm, their sources, symptoms and prophylactic measures

4:00 - 4:15 PM Tea Break

4:15 - 5:30 PM

* Identifying the roles & responsibilities in the grainage business and understanding its backward and forward linkages

* Forming groups of five each for the grainage visit and recording their observations

day Break


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day 2

Time Module

7:00 - 8:00 aM

* Visiting grainage in groups of 5

* Observing various grainage operations

* Getting acquainted with the equipment required for grainage operation and preparing list of grainage equipments

8:00 - 9:30 aM Break for fresh up and breakfast

9:30 - 11:00 aM

* Sharing of overnight reflections, and feedback on learning’s of the previous day

* Group-wise presentation on the observations of grainage operations

* Discussion on the needs of a village-level private grainage enterprise

* Explaining the role of the grainage across the tasar value chain

11:00 - 11:15 aM Tea Break

11:00 - 1:00 PM

* Explaining the activities of a grainage

* Detailing the role of a private grainage owner

* Role of private graineur in facilitating supply of quality basic seed to his selected seed rearers from BSPU

* Discussion on the pre-requisites of grainage operation


2:00 - 3:30 PM

* Detailing the importance of separate room for grainage operation and its benefits in DFL production. (size of room, construction of room, ventilation etc.)

* Grainage building site selection

* Explain disinfection of grainage room and preparations for grainage operation

* Discussion on quality seed cocoons and their impact on the grainage business

* Explaining the criteria for selecting good quality seed cocoons

* Sorting and transportation of seed cocoons

* Cocoon garland preparation and hanging in the grainage


3:45 - 5:30 PM

* Practice on disinfection of grainage building

* Practice on cocoon sorting, grading and garland making

* Forming group of five each for practice in the next day morning

day Break

7:00 - 8:30 PM Movie show "silk route" of PradaN


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day 3

Time Module

6:00 - 7:00 aM

* Teaching groups of 5 trainees each on how to identify and mark coupled moths

* Identification of weak, cramped wing and dead moths from garlands as well as from the ground and their disposal

* Collection of healthy moths from the ground and their placement on garlands

* Sweeping floors with wet cloths to remove all waste and dust


9:00 - 10:30 aM

* Disease management in grainage

* How disease management in seed crop rearing fields and prophylactic measures affects grainage performance?

* Discussion on microscopic examination and what are diseases that can be identified under microscope

10:30 - 10:45 aM Tea Break

10:45 - 1:00 PM

* Getting acquainted with various parts of microscope and its functions

* Practice on aligning the eye piece with the object piece and operating microscope

* Practical training on using microscope to identify diseases


2:00 - 3:30 PM* Practice on aligning the eye piece with the object piece and operating

microscope


3:45 - 5:30 PM

* Collection of healthy eggs

* Washing and surface sterilization of eggs

* Drying, measuring and packaging of eggs and egg incubation

* Cleaning grainage floors with bleaching powder and running water

* Recapitulation and making notes on day’s activity

day Break


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day 4

Time Module

6:00 - 7:00 aM

* Teaching groups of 5 trainees on how to identify and mark coupled moths

* Identification of weak, cramp winged and dead moths from garlands as well as from the ground and their disposal

* Collection of good moths from the ground and their placement on garlands

* Sweeping floors with wet cloths to remove all waste and dust.


9:00 - 10:30 aM

* Discussion on need of record keeping and designing the record keeping formats of grainage

* Practice on record keeping in grainages

10:30 - 10:45 aM Tea Break

10:45 - 1:00 PM

* Practical training on moth examination

* Identification of different types of diseases under microscope

* Understanding the different sources of diseases


2:00 - 4:00 PM

* Practice on filling out record sheets

* Understanding how grainage performance is assessed by analyzing the daily grainage records

* Analysis of grainage record sheets and prepare the outcome of analysis and action point


4:15 - 5:30 PM



* Drying, measuring, packaging eggs and egg incubation

* Decoupling of moths and placement in egg laying boxes/ bags

* Understanding important factors for choosing an ideal oviposition places and their effect on the fecundity and hatching

* Cleaning grainage floors with bleaching powder and running water


day Break

7:30 - 9:30 PM Movie show "Manthan" for rural empowerment


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Time Module

6:00 - 7:00 aM

* Teaching groups of 5 trainees on identifying and marking coupled moths

* Identification of weak, cramped wing and dead moths from garlands as well as from the ground and their disposal.


* Sweeping floors with wet cloths to remove waste and dust


9:00 - 12:00 PM

* Simulation based training to help a person to understand his goal setting behavior, planning and execution skills

1. How to decide the number of DFLs to be prepared,

2. What is the process - Discussion with the Customer, assessment of commercial DFL requirement, calculation of number of seed cocoons required assessment working capital and human resources

12:00 - 12:15 PM Tea Break

12:15 - 2:00 PM

3. Based on the past experience of seed cocoon production, ascertaining number of basic seed Dfls and number of seed rearer’s required

4. Demonstration of when to plan and how to plan

* Helping trainees to internalize the concept of quality and customer servicing


3:00 - 4:30 PM

* Practical training on microscopic examination

* Speed test on microscopic examination, which would help the entrepreneur to maintain his efficiency at the peak period of grainage

* Disease identification test


4:45 - 6:00 PM

* Moth decoupling and placing moths in egg laying bags

* Cleaning the grainage floor with bleaching powder and running water

* Discussing the concept of coupling under nylon nets and how maximum mating can be obtained under nylon net

* Practical work on coupling under nylon net


day Break

Movie show of "chak de India" for Power of unity and commitment

day 5


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day 6

Time Module

6:00 - 7:00 aM

* Teaching groups of 5 trainees how to identify and mark coupled moths





9:00 - 11:00 aM

* Presentation of learning notes in groups of 5

* Understanding economics of village level private grainage

* Discussion on factors affecting the profitability of a grainage

1. Quality of seed cocoons procured

2. Labor and tester management in grainage

3. Daily disinfection of grainage room and egg laying boxes, slides, pricks etc.

4. Care during oviposition and on time disposal of DFLs

5. Timeliness of daily activity in grainage

* Discussions on placing egg laying bags/boxes in suitable places and egg incubation

11:00 - 11:15 aM Tea Break

11:15 - 1:00 PM* Practicing microscopic examination

* Disease identification speed test


2:00 - 4:00 PM* Understanding customer care, problem solving and labor management

* Discussions on how costs of grainage operations could be reduced without compromising on quality


4:15 - 6:00 PM



* Drying, measuring and packaging eggs and egg incubation

* Conceptual discussions on how to maximize number of couplings inside a grainage

* Recapitulation and making notes on day’s activity.

* Making triads and provide topics to prepare in the evening for deliberation on next day

day Break


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day 7

Time Module

6:00 - 7:00 aM




* Sweeping floors with wet cloths to remove all waste and dust.


9:00 - 10:00 aM

* Presentation by triads on the assigned topics

* Feedback and discussion

* Rescheduling of training based on the feedback received

10:00 - 11:00 aM* Training on microscope servicing, in particular, dismantling and setting eye

and object pieces

* Servicing microscopes

11:00 - 11:15 aM Tea Break

11:15 - 1:00 PM* Practice on microscopic examination

* Microscopic examination speed and accuracy tests


2:00 - 3:00 PM* Practice with assessing the working capital requirements of a grainage

* Credit planning for the grainage

3:00 - 4:00 PM

* The tower building exercise simulation to understand achievement motivation

* Summarizing the training programme


4:15 - 5:00 PM



* Drying, measuring and packaging eggs and egg incubation

* Conceptual discussions on how to maximize number of couplings inside a grainage

5:00 - 6:00 PM

* Identifying the gaps in training

* Preparation of a training plan for the next day in order to bridge the gaps


day Break

7:00 - 9:00 PM Movie show of “Lagan” for understanding risk taking behavior


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day 8

Time Module

6:00 - 7:00 aM




* Sweeping floors with wet cloths to remove all waste and dust


9:00 - 10:30 aM

* Demonstration on preparing the moth examination table with all the required equipments, materials and chemicals

* Demonstration and practice hands on experience on the sorting of moths before examination

* Discussion on criteria of sorting the moths before examination

10:30 - 10:45 aM Tea Break

10:45 - 1:00 PM* Practice microscopic examinations

* Disease identification speed test


2:00 - 3:30 PM

* Collection of healthy layings

* Washing and surface sterilization of laying

* Drying, measuring and packaging of DFLs and DFL incubation


3:45 - 5:30 PM

* Moth decoupling and placing moths in egg laying bags/box, placing boxes in the egg laying chamber, counting and record keeping


* Practical work on coupling under nylon net


7: 00 - 8:00 PM* Home work to discuss in groups of 2 on maximizing the DFL production in

the grainage

day Break


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day 9

Time Module

6:00 - 7:00 aM




* Sweeping floors with wet cloths to remove waste and dust.


9:00 - 10:30 aM* Establishing linkages with seed crop and commercial crop rearers

* Client servicing

10:30 - 10:45 aM Tea Break

10:45 - 12:00 PM

* Practice on preparing the cost economic of grainage with different rate of seed cocoons

* Workout on how to decide the rate of seed cocoon and rate of dfls that will be suitable for your business

12:00 - 1:00 PM* Practice on microscopic examination

* Microscopic examination speed and accuracy tests


2:00 - 3:30 PM

* Practice on filling out record sheets

* Understanding how grainage performance is assessed by keeping records on day to day basis

* Analysis of grainage record sheets and prepare note on the analysis and action point


3:45 - 5:30 PM

* Moth decoupling and placing moths in egg laying bags/box, placing boxes in the egg laying chamber, counting and record keeping


* Practical work on couplingunder nylon net


day Break


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day 10

Time Module

6:00 - 7:00 aM

* Teaching groups of 5 trainees on how to identify and mark coupled moths





9:00 - 10:00 aM * Preparation for written exam

10:00 - 12:30 PM* Written Test and evaluation

* Precision and speed test on microscopes and evaluation


1:30 - 2:30 PM * Feedback Session


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This publication has been made possible with the financial support from Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, under the Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) tasar projects

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