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ministry <strong>of</strong> textilesThe Objectives <strong>of</strong> The National FibrePolicy on Jute are given below:●●●●Enable the jute industry to build andadopt world-class state-<strong>of</strong>-the-artmanufacturing capabilities inconformity with environmentalstandards;Facilitate the Jute Sector to attainand sustain an eminent share in theglobal and domestic market <strong>of</strong>technical textiles;Enable jute farmers to produce betterquality jute fibre and to enhanceyield <strong>of</strong> raw jute substantially andfacilitate skill development andupgradation <strong>of</strong> the workforce <strong>of</strong> theindustry;Sustain and strengthen the traditionalknowledge, skills, and capabilities <strong>of</strong>our weavers and craftspeopleengaged in the manufacture <strong>of</strong>traditional as well as innovative juteproducts;● Encourage stakeholders tocollaborate, develop mechanisms andundertake activities that assist inbringing about overall development<strong>of</strong> the jute sector;●Make Information and CommunicationTechnology, an integral part <strong>of</strong> theentire value chain <strong>of</strong> jute and theproduction <strong>of</strong> jute goods, and therebyfacilitate the industry to achieveinternational standards in terms <strong>of</strong>quality, design, and marketing;In furtherance <strong>of</strong> the above objectives, thestrategic thrust will be for a newCommodity Development Strategyincorporating the following:(a)In order to increase the productivity& improve the quality <strong>of</strong> jute fibre,following approach needs to befollowed:●Increase availability <strong>of</strong> certified(b)(c)●●●●●●seeds and improve distribution<strong>of</strong> the same through governmentagencies / channels.R & D for development <strong>of</strong> newvariety <strong>of</strong> seeds involvingreputed seed companies.Develop and adopt new rettingpractices or other methods forextraction <strong>of</strong> the fibre from thejute plants to ensure qualityupgradation <strong>of</strong> the fibre, reducethe water requirement and makethe process less physicallydemanding for the farmers.Increase penetration <strong>of</strong> new farmtechniques by conductingawareness programme.Empower the growers, improvethe marketing systems andinfrastructure and develop bufferstock <strong>of</strong> jute seeds.Encourage contract farming forjute as well as Organic Jute.Use <strong>of</strong> modern crop assessmenttechniques, such as satelliteimagery for deciding governmentinterventions.Improve the existing marketingsystems and infrastructure to improvefarm remuneration by-●Organising the growers into selfhelp groups and empoweringthem to address their issueswill go a long way in reducingthe volatility in raw jute pricesand ensuring better returns tothem.● Taking up with stategovernments to strictlyimplement the provisions <strong>of</strong>APMC act to increase thevolume <strong>of</strong> trade <strong>of</strong> raw jute inthe premises <strong>of</strong> market yards.Stabilising Raw Jute Prices and94
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