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✅Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved that 100% of the foodgrains and 20% of the sugar shall be mandatorily packed in jute bags.
▪️jute
✅Temperature: Between 25-35°C.
✅Rainfall: Around 150-250 cm.
✅Soil Type: Well-drained alluvial soil.
✅Top Jute Producing States: West Bengal > Bihar > Assam > Andhra Pradesh > Odisha.
✅It is mainly concentrated in eastern India because of the rich alluvial soil of Ganga-Brahmaputra delta.
✅The world's largest jute producing countries are India, Bangladesh, China and Thailand.
✅India is the world's largest producer of raw jute and jute goods, contributing to over 50% and 40% respectively of global production.
✅It is known as the golden fibre because it is one of the longest and most used natural fibre for various textile applications.
✅It is used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts.
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