Natural Silk Business Conditions in Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Abstract

Natural silk is an agro-industrial activity that includes two related aspects of cultivation and industrial aspects. The business activities of planting mulberry as feed for caterpillars, breeding silkworms and raising caterpillars to form cocoons ready for harvest are activities in the aspect of cultivation. Meanwhile, the industrial aspect involves processing cocoons into yarn and weaving them into silk sarongs. This study aimed to determine the condition of the natural silk business in Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The research was conducted by processing secondary data from 2021 to 2022. Data analysis was descriptive quantitative. The results showed decreased cocoon and thread production and the number of silk farmer groups in 2021 and 2022.