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Union Cabinet approves hike of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw jute

April 26, 2018

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Raw Jute for 2018-19 season. The MSP for Fair Average Quality of Raw Jute has been increased to Rs 3700 per quintal for 2018-19 season from Rs 3500 per quintal in 2017-18 season. The MSP of Raw ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Topics: Agricultural Union • Assumption • Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices • Jute • Jute Corporation of India • Jute Industry in Bangladesh • Leaf vegetables • Measurement • Minimum Support Price • Quintal • Units of measurement

Jute-ICARE Project

April 12, 2018

A pilot project Jute-ICARE (Jute Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise) has been launched in January, 2015, in selected Blocks of West Bengal and Assam where jute cultivation is popular to improve income of farmers through both increase in yield and improvement in quality of fibres. The project is being implemented by NJB in association with Jute ..

Topics: Economy of India • Jute • Leaf vegetables • Ministry of Agriculture • National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fibre Technology • States and union territories of India • West Bengal