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Saturday, 19 April 2008

Textiles and Jute Adviser M Anwarul Iqbal Thursday laid emphasis on encouraging jute cultivation by providing marginal and poor farmers with loans and high-yielding seeds, reports agency.

The adviser was addressing as the chief guest the inaugural session of a function to finalize ‘Draft Jute Policy-2008’ organized by Jute Diversification Promotion Centre in the city.

The draft has been prepared to update the Jute Policy-2002 to rejuvenate the jute sector.
Secretary of Textiles and Jute Ministry M Abdur Rashid Sarkar presided over the function where the ministry’s joint secretary M Fazlul Haq presented the draft of ‘Jute Policy - 2008’.
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) Chairman Ataharul Islam and concerned officials and stakeholders were present.

The adviser said the Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) has disbursed microcredits amounting to about Taka 1.46 crore among marginal jute farmers. Besides, Bangladesh Rural Development Academy (BRDA) has also disbursed loans among jute farmers.

At present, he said, about 55 lakh bells of jute is produced on 12 to 14 lakh acres of land in the country, but some 70 lakh bells were produced on 20 lakh acres in the sixties.

In the sixties, the demand for raw jute in world market was more than 60 lakh bells, he added.
There are 150 public and private jute mills in the country and a remarkable number of people are involved in activities related to jute and jute mills, the adviser said, adding there is no way to deny the socio-economic importance of jute in agricultural Bangladesh.

He said the country is earning about Taka 2,000 crore annually by exporting jute and jute goods. He underscored the need for producing jute goods in line with the demand in world market.

Jute and jute goods are environment-friendly, he mentioned Anwarul Iqbal said the draft jute policy presented in the function was in conformity with the country’s agriculture, industry and trade policies.

Replying to questions from journalists after the function, the adviser said an impartial committee will be formed soon to investigate corruption and other reasons of losses in jute sector.
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