The jute industry in India

Not only does jute bring home higher returns compared to most cash and food crops, it is a massive winner on the sustainability front too. Cotton, the most abundant natural fibre in the world, followed by jute in second position, requires twice the amount of land and time, and over five times the amount of water and huge amounts of chemicals.

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[IZHAR]

Honestly one of the most underrated material in world

[subratasadhukhan]

I can never forget the Jute industry as I have learned technical work here and earned for the first time in life...🙂

[yashrafbasha]

After polythene bags introduce in packings jute usage is down . Modernization of Jute usage is the need to develop the Jute .

[namastescience_India]

I am from west bengal and truly jute industry is very important for farmers and workers. But lack of govt support industry is finishing!

[neetik]

First of all IITs and other reputed college students shall be given an assignment to transform the machinery of Jute industry.

Secondly Product diversification will need out of box thinking (after feasibility check)
. Like blending of soft silk rayon with jute fibre Which will give strength to silk
. Hammocks for apartments. Hammocks having stands for itself. Without the need to tie to hooks.
. Making designer hiking bags or working with suitcase companies like VIP for attractive travelling bags.
. Jute furnitures for infants.
. Jute bunny bags. With jute fibres inside.
. Jute trolleys in malls
. Jute sofas
. Jute jewellery Colourful
. Jute designer wall coverings
. Jute fridge covers
. Jute 'gamla' hangings for garden.

[_GMP_]

If Govt can subsidize jute bags, it can replace all plastics in all urban supermarkets and stores

[AdhiyogaSystem]

This sounds like a great blessing of the nature to India.

[unknown-wtve]

Lack of rain fall is decreasing the production of jute in many states

[harrykakkar]

So glad to see this video jute industry!! It will increase awareness about jute production.and may be it will give oppurtunity to young entrepreneurs.

[roshinvarghese]

I really wish someone will take up the issue of diversifying jute products. It's one of the most underestimated ecofriendly material on the planet.

[LetsDoEnglish]

Lovely to see how jute is cultivated and harvested! Thank you @The Hindu for covering this!

[varunbodakuntla]

Yeah india is indeed a ‘jute’ industry .
Everywhere u here jute.

[balajikadali]

Encouraging the jute production and usage, it gives not only the employment also reduces the plastic use.

[railfan_neon]

In Tripura, BJP had promised to revive the only jute mill in the state! And since 2022 the plant has been shut down 😢😢

[jagdishagarwal]

Thank you. For promoting most eco-friendly and Sustainable Fibre . Already into Jute Business, Hope to Contribute in its diversification and promotion.

[MA]

In this front Bangladesh is working fantastically...they have invested a lot to diversify the usage of jute...and bring tech support.

On other hand we are just doing nothing effective, Central govt has never came up with solid plan to revive the jute sector of kolkata ...instead time to time they just used the term dying city for kolkata...to distant themselve from investing in kolkata.

To become a prosperous country Government must realize that it's equally important to strengthen the existing industry, on the parallel line of attracting new industry growth.

This is the fact that china realized, and now they are in front of us....with a higher middle class income economy.

[coding_guru]

The government should work for the jute industries and roll out initiative policy to alleviating the polythene pollution 😊

[GodOfWar-uked]

Im in class 10th I want to know more about Jute as it is in my chapter thank you The Hindu

[mithunmahato]

Govt should come with a dictat for the super markets that more than 50 % of the bags sold should be jute made. Similarly for the online retail Giants like Amazon and Flipkart.
Otherwise none will invest on jute technology as a packaging industry.

[Globalsouthie]

Each time you pause and start recording there's a cracking sound.... Can't The Hindu group afford a good recording set-up for you ??