India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Ministry of Textiles convened a State Agriculture Conference on Jute today under the chairpersonship of Smt. Neelam Shami Rao Secretary, Textiles, to review the status of jute cultivation and preparedness for the ongoing crop season.
Senior officials from major jute-growing States including Assam, Odisha, Nagaland, Meghalaya, attended the meeting. The States of West Bengal and Bihar were not represented. Representatives from the Directorate of Jute Development (DoJD), ICAR-CRIJAF, National Jute Board (NJB), Jute Corporation of India (JCI) and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO were also present.
The meeting reviewed key aspects including:
The Min...