0 the activity or business of producing silk (= a delicate, soft type of cloth made from a thread produced by silkworms) -- 養蠶（業）
sectors of the economy like sericulture, handicrafts, and textiles
Throughout the history of China, sericulture has been the province of women.
Many were geared to specific sub-industries such as those for livestock and sericulture, for example.
The book's three parts deal with the industry's different aspects, moving from international commerce, through the various stages of production, to sericulture.
Both female fertility and cocoon silk percentage are considered to represent productivity parameters in sericulture, so maintaining their integrity in these transgenic lines is rather encouraging.
Besides use in insect sericulture, they have found applications in apiculture and aquaculture (prawns).
Government efforts related to sericulture, seismology, and fisheries provide a steady source of employment to many of its residents.
