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From scientist to silk farmer: India's silk industry renewal

Silk production is an increasingly high-tech business in India. Six years ago Dr Jolapuram Umamaheswari walked away from her career as a scientist in Singapore. "When I came back to India, I was jobless but I wanted to be my own boss," she says. After some research she hit on silk farming, or sericulture. It invo... [3177 chars]

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