Jute has long been known as the “Golden Fibre” of West Bengal, supporting the livelihoods of farmers across districts such as Murshidabad, Nadia, Hooghly and North 24 Parganas.

The story of the National Jute Board stands as a reminder that the path to a greener, more inclusive future may well begin ...

Farmers in Thakurgaon have urged the government to continue providing incentives for them to cultivate jute and its seed as interest in the golden fibre is growing again. Although Bangladesh is known ...

Farmers in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts are losing interest in jute cultivation due to rising production cost and lower selling price. Each maund (40 kg) of jute fibre is being sold at Tk 1,900 ...

Before the growth of the textile industry, jute was once the main cash crop of Bangladesh as it was the only exportable product in the country. The golden fibre was not just a moniker derived from the ...

NEW DELHI – In a country where over 28 million tons of sugar are consumed annually, a legal battle is brewing—not over production or pricing, but packaging. At stake: the environmental implications of ...

New Delhi: India’s food security ecosystem is facing a structural packaging constraint and requires timely and pragmatic policy intervention. The country is staring at a shortfall of about six lakh ...

, Dec. 27 -- Once hailed as the golden fiber and the backbone of Bangladesh's post-independence economy, jute now contributes less than 2% to the country's total export earnings, a sharp fall from ...