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Jute – ICARE
July 27 , 2017
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• It is an initiative of the Ministry of Textiles to double the income of jute farmers.
• Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise for Jute (Jute – ICARE) introduced some of the better agronomic practices and microbial-assisted retting among farmers.
• Retting is a process in which jute is placed in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibres from the woody tissue.
• It was promoted intensively in a few blocks in West Bengal and Assam on pilot basis.
• Under the project, SMSs are sent in regional languages on improved practices in jute cultivation, to registered farmers.
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• It is a microbial consortium developed by Central Research Institute for Research in Jute and Allied Fibres (CRIJAF).
• A microbial consortium is two or more microbial groups living symbiotically.
• The aim is to enhance the quantity of fibre yield of jute as well as its quality in terms of grade.
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