Presented by Fedynand Otieno, Founder of The Supreme Cocoon Limited and Agripreneurship Alliance Alumni, Kenya

1. The Supreme Cocoons Ltd.
The Queen Of Textiles

2. SERICULTURE
Silkwool Production

3. Sericulture; refers to the rearing of silk worm and
production of silk wool used in textile industries in
making suits, blouses, ties, pyjamas etc.
The entire practice is from soil to silk which can be
broadly classified into four interdependent agro-
industrial activities;

4. Mainly;
Mulberry production for leaf production, Silkworm,
rearing and cocoon production, Production of raw silk
(cocoon postharvest technology) and Weaving of silk
fabric.

5. CONTRIBUTION OF SILKWOOL PRODUCTION TO A
SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM.

6. HARVESTING OF COCOONS
Cocoons are usually harvested after 28 to 30 days.
The cocoons are then unwounded using spinning
machine to produce a one kilometer long silk
thread per cocoon

7. Contribution of Silk wool production to the Economy of
Kenya.

8. Significance;
Beautiful linen fabric.
Job opportunities to the youths and women working on the mulberry farm from land
tillage to harvesting of mulberry leaves and others in the silkworm rearing house.
Climate change. The mulberry field has cool effect to the environment where it's
established.
Nutrition. Mulberry fruits are rich in vitamins that's provides food security to the workers
in the farm, the society and virtually everyone within the locality of the business.
Aesthetic beauty. Mulberry fields robustly contributes to environmental transformation as
it changes appearance of the environment.
Company; The Supreme Cocoons Ltd.
Product; Silk wool
Ideal customers; Textile industries, cottage industries
Substitutes

9. Opportunities;
High demand of silk wool from cottage and textile industries.
High demand of mulberry leaves and fruits from fruit value addition
centers
Ideal climatic condition.
Cheap labor.
Declining production of cotton in Kenya i.e collapse of CIKOMI

10. CHALLENGES

11. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Sound knowledge in silk wool rearing
skills,
Predictable, reliable and a dependable
high quality silk wool at affordable
price.

12. Fine ,soft , immaculate white thread

13. The End.
By
Otieno Fedynand