An institute has been set up at Kungkuan village in Miaoli County to conduct experiments into producing better strains of mulberry trees and silkworms so as to further promote sericulture.
經過實驗，證實比現行推廣的品種優異，已於民國六十八年通過審查，推介給蠶農養殖。研究、推廣配合而行除了在實驗室裡做研究之外，改良場的技術人員，更需南北驅馳，帶著研究成果，奔波於桑園蠶戶間，去做推廣和指導的工作。