Volume 30, Issue 2, 2021
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.4016
AZERBAIJAN’S SILK INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Abstract
Objective: With over 2,000 years of history, Azerbaijan has been regarded as one of the world's best silk centers. With the increasing demand for environmental- friendly products in the modern era, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the historical significance of Azerbaijan's silk industry, as well as to investigate the historical background of silkworm and silk production, and their impact on Azerbaijan's economic performance, and to establish a link between silk production and Azerbaijan's economic performance.
Methodology: The data was collected descriptive statistics from a variety of sources, including the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, World Bank, 2018, State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Saltanat Zulfugarova and Tom Marsden, by highlighting the important trends in data. Tables, graphs, and charts have been used to present the results of descriptive statistics.
Findings: Azerbaijan needs to resurrect its once-thriving textile, silk, and apparel industries. Azerbaijan's climate helps in the high productivity of agricultural production and farming in all parts of the country. In terms of policy recommendations, the study emphasizes the need for deep manufacturing of silk products, as well as the expansion of domestic production of specialized silk products that needed in electrical engineering, radio engineering, cinematography, aerospace, astronautics, precision system, and cable production, healthcare, and other fields.
Implication: Furthermore, this research focuses on the regions where the majority of the silk is produced. The report makes policy recommendations based on the current situation and challenges of Azerbaijan's silk industry.
Keywords
silk industry; historical perspective; sericulture; Azerbaijan; silk products, silkworm breeding, silkworm farming