In recent ten years,the production of cocoon and silk in Xuzhou has undergone a development of ups and downs, which is a bitter lesson. In order to develop healthily, the production should be arranged according to the needs of the market. Mulberry cultivation should be concentrated and specialized,and the cultivation sca1e reduced. Meanwhile,based on the model of producing-processing-marketing integration, the system consisted of purchasing contracts, sericulturist-jointed stock companies and processing factories owned by sericulturists should be practised so as to standardize the production and to enhance the competing abiIity in the market.
