CMER&TI, Central Silk Board, Lahdoigarh, Jorhat

The Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute (CMER&TI), Lahdoigarh, Jorhat, Assam is under the aegis of Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India
Affiliated Institute for Ph.D. degree under Gauhati University and Dibrugarh University

The Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute (CMER&TI), established at Lahdoigarh, Jorhat, Assam under the aegis of Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, came into being as a full fledged Research and Training Institute in 1999.

premier organisation for research and development in the field of Muga and Eri silk industry. Over the years, the institute has provided commendable support to enhance Muga and Eri silk productivity and quality and this providing support for higher income for the farmers.

Central Eri Muga Research & Training Institute (CMER&TI), Central Silk Board. Is pioneer institution of Jorhat, Assam. Officers, scholars, scientist and staffs are very cooperative and friendly with farmers. They are doing well for eri and muga rearing weavers.

Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute (CMER&TI) is a premier R&D institute which deals with research activities on Vanya Sericulture, specially Muga and Eri silkworms, now included oak tasar also. Muga is an unique silk by its natural golden colour and it is endemic to Assam. Mugaculture is now expanding to other adjoining states of North East India. 100 percent muga silk production in the world is from North east India. In case of Eri, highest production of Eri silk is from Assam and other North eastern states of India. Eri silk is also known as Ahimsa silk. Apart from research activities, CMER&TI is also taking important role by providing training facilities for farmers, NGos and entrepreneurs to uplift their skill in scientific manner with the aim to increase production of silk and income generation, ultimately sustainable livelihood of rural people.

Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute is a prime research institute and only institute in the country working for the Muga and Eri Silk Industry.

Nice institute for serculture training

Vanya sericulture R&D institute

Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute is a institute in the field of muga and eri culture. This play important role in needs of the on-farm and post-cocoon sector of Muga and Eri sericulture. Muga and Eri culture is a rural based system of all the North Eastern states specially in assam.It is under the control of Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India.
Muga, the golden silk is a wonderful gift of nature, known for its glossy fine texture and durability. Due to its low porosity, the Muga yarn cannot be bleached or dyed and its natural golden color is retained.Ericulture, of late, has spread to other parts of the country owing to its gainful additional income generating potential to the castor and tapioca cultivators.

In recent years, infrastructural facilities have been strengthened in the institute for conducting basic and applied research in the frontier areas. The priority of the research activities is based on the evaluation of cost effective technologies towards increasing the productivity of Muga and Eri silkworms and thereby transforming these cultures from the state of traditional culture to a profit making and sustainable enterprises.This silk can be hand-washed with its luster increasing after every wash. The silk is obtained from semi domesticated silk worm viz. Antheraea assamensis.Eri silk, also called as Endi or Errandi, which is a spun from open-ended cocoons, unlike other varieties of silk.

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The only R&D institute for Muga and Eri Sericulture in world.

R&D institute for unique golden muga Silk and fascinating Eri Silk