Sericulture training in Italy

In Padua, Italy, professionals Samanta Dobler from the National Institute of Industrial Technology (INTI) and Alessandra Silva from the State University of Maringá (UEM) carried out a sericulture training session at the Council Institute for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economy Analysis (CREA) of Padua.

The engineers participated in laboratory analysis, feeding of silkworms with balanced feed, reproduction and collection of samples in mulberry fields. The aim was to strengthen capacities and knowledge in order to transfer them to the Latin American partners with the objective of promoting sericulture in the region.

The training was led by Dr. Silvia Cappellozza, from CREA.