Indian jute industry

The Book is the outcome of Research Study on the Development and Problems of Indian Jute Industry since Indepen Jence.

In 1855, when George Acland in partnership with Byam Sunder Sen started a Jute Spinning Mill at Rishra on the bank of river Hooghiy, little did he know that he was ushring in an industry which was to become of out standing importance to the Indian economy. What appeared to be a poor rival to the well established and flouri shing jute industry at Dundee. became before long the world's biggest producer of jute goods and one of the major foreign exchange earners of India. India monopolised the jute manufactures exports in the world market upto mid 1950s. Since then India's share in the total world jute goods market has been diminishing continuously because of emergence of Bangla Desh Jute Industry and competition from Synthetics though the level of production of jute construc tions in the country has marginally improved in 1980s over the level obtain ed in 1950s.

Quantitative and qualitative improve ment of jute through adaptive research for specific situations and better retting facilities, diversification of jute products, realistic price and marketing policies, close cooperation between India and Bangladesh in areas of processing capa city, shipment of jute cargo, joint ventures in export promotion and marketing of jute products are some of the suggestions advanced by the author.

Jute is a versatile, natural and regenerative fibre with attributes that man cannot duplicate, Jute breathers und synthetics don't. "There is a 'tomorrow' for the Indian Jute Industry and a golden one. it just requires vision and courage within the industry and the Government and a concerted elfort".