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  1. The jute industry faces a number of issues which hinder it from reaping benefit from plastic bans across different states in India

Important facts:

  1. Major issues with jute cultivation and jute industry:
  • Decrease in quality of raw jute
  • Continuous decrease in land under jute cultivation- according to Union Textile Ministry, there has been a 9.5% drop in area under jute cultivation
  • Further, since raw jute prices is below support price in 2017-18, it is estimated that area under cultivation may further decrease or stagnate in 2018-19
  • Primitive labour intensive cultivation methods, retting (drenching raw jute in water to extract fibre) create problems
  • Jute industries have not upgraded their technology and are dependent on government support like packaging reservations. Only limited number of industries has diversified into non-packaging sector
  1. Initiatives taken:

The Jute Foundation” (TJF)

  • They have been trying to engage all stakeholders (farmers, mill workers, research organizations and consumers) for revival of jute industry and promote use of jute.
  • They have been working with Indian Jute Research Association to introduce thin and slim jute bags so as to compete with the plastic bags

I-CARE

  • It is a programme launched by National Jute Board and Jute Corporation of India
  • It has launched a pilot project on retting technology which aims a increasing farmer’s returns
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