Golden Fibre: The crop known as the Golden Fiber is Jute. Jute is a long, soft, and shiny natural fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is called the Golden Fiber because of its ...

Pakistan’s entire economy is tightly interwoven with jute, which is second only to cotton as the world’s most widely used natural plant fiber. Last week Pakistan’s vital jute industry was snarled in a ...

KOLKATA, May 26 (Reuters) - India's jute acreage is likely to rise by 10-15 percent in 2010/11 as higher prices and easier availability of quality seeds have encouraged farmers to expand acreage, ...

Jute, comprising primarily Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, is a vital natural fibre crop with profound economic and ecological significance. Recent studies have underscored the extensive ...

An curved arrow pointing right. About 20 years ago, Bangladesh became the first nation on Earth to ban single-use plastic bags. Since then, plastic pollution has gotten worse. To find a biodegradable ...

Experts argue that to protect its food system, Bangladesh must first secure its seeds. Jahangir Alam Khan recommends a five- to seven-year national plan to achieve seed self-sufficiency through ...

June 18 (Reuters) - A slow progress of India's monsoon over north-eastern and central regions has slowed sowing of rice, cotton, pulses and oilseeds, while good rains in the north-west and the south ...