| Jute a versatile fibre Jute is a truly
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| | exports. China's strengthening import
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| versatile fibre gifted to man by nature
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| | demand will also enhance the export trade
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| .One of the most valuable natural
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| | activities which otherwise would have
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| resources of India. With the growing
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| | declined.
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| concern over the damage to the
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| | China's demand for jute is said to
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| environment that plastic may cause in
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| | balance the demand for jute which
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| manier fields jute has served to be the
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| | otherwise was said to decline with the
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| best alternative. As a natural fibre, it
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| | fast decline in consumption and import
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| has many advantages over synthetics. Jute
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| | demand by Pakistan, a traditional
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| handicrafts of India have created a niche
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| | importer of fibber. Not only that but due
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| the world over. Jute has been recognized
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| | to Chinese demand world market is
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| as environment friendly as it is
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| | expected to increase the proportion of
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| biodegradable which merge with the soil
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| | jute traded, from 36 percent of total
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| after sustained use providing nourishment
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| | world production to 39 percent by 2010.
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| to the soil.
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| | Bangladesh is expected to remain the
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| Traditional jute products occupy a
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| | largest net exporting country accounting
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| dominant share in both the production and
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| | for over 75 percent of world trade in
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| exports. Over all it is seen that this
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| | aggregated jute fibber and goods. Net
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| marvelous fiber is cultivated almost
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| | exports from India, the second largest
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| exclusively in developing countries of
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| | net exporting country, are expected to
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| East Asia and in some parts of Latin
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| | remain stable at approximately 185 000
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| America. Bangladesh, India and Thailand
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| | tones. Sacking and carpet backing are
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| account for over 90 percent of world
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| | likely to be the main jute products
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| production. Jute constitutes a low
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| | exported. Exports of fibber are projected
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| proportion of the value of world trade,
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| | to remain at around 250 000 tones.
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| but its cultivation and processing is
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| | Government promotions for Jute sector our
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| labor-intensive and therefore provides a
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| | government has also recognized the fact
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| livelihood and an important source of
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| | that this important sector of the economy
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| food security for many farmers and their
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| | has not been given its due importance in
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| families in Asia. Jute Export Scenario
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| | the recent past. However the Indian
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| India is the world's largest producer of
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| | government is seen playing its active
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| raw jute. It alone produces world's 50%
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| | role in carrying out supportive measures
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| of raw jute and 40% of finished jute
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| | to further enhance the exports trade
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| goods. It is said that employment of
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| | market.
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| approximately 40 million farmers and 0.2
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| | It is said to carry out research and
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| million-factory workers in India depends
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| | development; technology upgradation;
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| upon this golden fibber. Approximately
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| | creation of infrastructure for storage
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| total number of jute mills in India is 73
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| | and marketing of raw jute and product and
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| out of which 59 of them are in West
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| | market development activities for jute
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| Bengal. West Bengal is the largest Jute
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| | and diversified jute products. Jute
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| producing state in the country accounting
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| | Manufacturers Development Council (JMDC)
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| for 71% of the production.
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| | supported by its three branch offices
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| The states of Bizarre and Assume rank
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| | provides direct assistance and marketing
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| second and third respectively. Jute, the
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| | through its showrooms, regular
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| 'golden fiber' has traditionally been
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| | exhibitions-cum-sales all over the
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| woven and knotted and braided by women of
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| | country and abroad and also by organizing
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| Bengal, often for domestic storage too.
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| | domestic workshops and seminars. It also
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| Today Bengal is a major producer of jute
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| | organizes demonstrations and training
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| goods ranging from plush jute-blended
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| | programs for farmers in improved
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| carpets, to decorative tapestries, garden
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| | agriculture practices. The Jute
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| pot hangings, decorative handbags,
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| | Corporation of India provides the farmers
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| bedspreads and more. In 50 villages of
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| | just prices for their crops through price
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| the Kaliaganj area in West Dinajpur, the
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| | support operations in the event of
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| process of coloring, weaving of jute on
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| | farmers getting the prices below minimum
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| single looms goes on, as the world
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| | support price. At times it also takes
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| outside turns once again to this
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| | commercial purchase of raw jute for jute
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| wonderful natural fiber. Assuming that
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| | mills, directly from farmers or through
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| weather conditions and yield of jute
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| | jute cooperatives. It also plans to
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| follow their normal patterns, world
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| | Increase exports through innovative
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| production of jute is projected at 2.4
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| | marketing strategies and improvement of
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| million tones by 2010. India is projected
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| | product design and quality consciousness
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| to increase its dominance of global jute
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| | in the jute industry and also by
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| production, accounting for 66 percent of
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| | developing infrastructure facilities in
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| the world production by 2010, compared to
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| | the predominantly textile and apparel
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| 58 percent in the past. Export trend as
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| | export oriented areas in close
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| seen by experts reveals that USA,
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| | co-operation with Financial Institutions
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| Belgium, Syria, and UK, TURKEY had been
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| | and the private sector. The Government's
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| the five major importing countries for
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| | effort with UNDP to develop jute sector
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| Indian Jute Goods which accounted for
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| | mainly through diversification of jute
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| about 51% of total value of Jute Goods.
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| | products seem to have paid off and the
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| Other five major countries importing jute
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| | jute industry has taken off to transform
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| from India were Japan, Egypt,
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| | itself from the once sunset industry into
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| Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, and Germany,
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| | sunrise industry.
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| which accounts for 18% of total value of
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