JMDC, the Jute Manufactures Development Council is the national agency for promotion of Indian Jute. Created by an Act of Indian Parliament in 1983, it is chaired by the Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Textiles.
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Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, family Tiliaceae.
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The International Jute Study Group (IJSG) is an intergovernmental body set up under the aegis of UNCTAD to function as the International Commodity Body (ICB) for Jute, Kenaf and other Allied Fibres.
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History of the Jute Industry - For centuries, the people of India used jute in small quantities to make rope, paper, and coarse hand woven fabrics for matting and bedding.
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Jute is the common name given to the fiber extracted from the stems of plants belonging to the genus Corchorus, family Tiliaceae.
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