Food Science & Nutrition Research
Open AccessWorld Silk Cocoons Production and Silk Road Effect
Authors: Hamid kheyrodin
Abstract
One of the important trade routes in the Asian continent was a road called the Silk Road, which connected different nations and civilizations along its path. According to ancient research conducted on the Silk Road, the importance of this road became clear to Europeans in the 19th century, and they began to conduct archaeological research and operations in this area. Incidentally, ancient objects and gold and jewelry were also discovered on this road, which are currently kept in the St. Petersburg Museum in Russia. The Silk Road Economic Belt has become a famous belt. Which can be considered due to the common history of the countries. On the other hand, it is the most important international initiative presented by China; it is a mega project in the modern era. In 1990, China's share in global production was about 3 percent; while this figure has reached 25 percent in 2015. Due to the impact of the Silk Road on the transportation of goods from China to West Asian and European countries, Iran welcomes China's plan to develop the Silk Road and considers it a good opportunity to increase political, economic, and military relations with the world's second economic power. The top silk producing countries are China, India, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Thailand and Brazil. While in China.
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