Ribbon retting, a method of rotting the plants with less water and in shorter time, is yet to gain popularity. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

Kolkata: Union textiles minister Giriraj Singh said on Friday the country's textiles market was projected to reach $350 billion by 2030, with jute playing a pivotal role in the growth story.Speaking ...

NJB through its Jute ICARE Scheme in association with JCI & M/s Khalihan, took the initiative to address the challenges faced by farmers. As part of this effort, HYV certified seeds were distributed ...

Thousands of farmers across the Rangpur region are unable to harvest their mature jute crops due to a severe water crisis, as a prolonged dry spell and scant rainfall have left local water bodies ...

But traditional “retting” to free the fibres from the polysaccharide matrix they are bound to is terribly polluting and (for jute) binds metal ions to the fibres that make them darken.