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A four-party Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed successful Kohima connected Friday (September 26, 2025) to beforehand jute and new-age earthy fibre cultivation successful Nagaland, an authoritative said.
The MoU was signed by the National Jute Board (NJB), the Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI), ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres (ICAR-CRIJAF), and Agriculture section of Nagaland government.
The MoU signing was chaired by Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) Nagaland, Wezope Kenye, successful the beingness of Director Sanuzo Nienu, Joint Secretary Union Ministry of Textile Padmini Singha, NJB Head (Technical) Mahadeb Datta, JCI Director (Finance) Kaushik Rakshit and others astatine the secretariat here.
The MoU, valid for 5 years from 2025-26 to 2030-31, aims to grow jute farming crossed Nagaland, amended agronomy practices, and present fibres specified arsenic flax, ramie, and sisal connected a aviator scale.
The statement seeks to supply farmers with alternate currency crops, higher incomes, and opportunities for sustainable livelihoods.
Highlighting the value of the initiative, officials noted that jute, being biodegradable, renewable, and eco-friendly, has immense imaginable arsenic a substitute for plastics and timber.
India, the world's largest shaper of jute and jute goods, continues to trust heavy connected government-supported proviso of sacks, leaving diversification underexplored.
The MoU is expected to unfastened caller concern applications and enactment value-added fibre accumulation successful the State.
