why do we need to use fresh soil for cultivating jute plant every year state any three uses of jute
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Raw jute being biodegradable and annually renewable source, it is considered as an environment friendly crop and it helps in the maintenance of the environment and ecological balance. Jute as a natural fibre has some definite inherent advantages.
Jute is an important natural fibre crop in India next to cotton. In trade and
industry, jute and mesta crop together known as raw jute as their uses are almost
same. Raw jute plays an important role in the country’s economy. Raw jute was
originally considered as a source of raw material for packaging industries only. But it
has now emerged as a versatile raw material for diverse applications, such as, textile
industries, paper industries, building and automotive industries, use as soil saver, use
as decorative and furnishing materials, etc. Raw jute being biodegradable and
annually renewable source, it is considered as an environment friendly crop and it
helps in the maintenance of the environment and ecological balance. Jute as a natural
fibre has some definite inherent advantages. Its silky lusture, high tensile strength,
low exhaustibility, considerable heat resistance and long staple length are the
qualities that cannot be matched by synthetic fibre. Further attraction of Jute lies in
its easy availability, inexhaustible quantity at a comparatively cheaper rate.
Moreover, it can easily be blended with other natural and man-made fibres. Jute
cultivation is mainly concentrated in the eastern and north eastern India while that of
Mesta cultivation is spread almost throughout the country.
It is estimated that the jute industry provides direct employment to 0.37
million workers in organized mills and in diversified units including tertiary sector
and allied activities and supports the livelihood of around 4.0 million farm families.
In addition there are a large number of persons engaged in the trade of jute. There are
around 94 composite jute mills out of which the state of West Bengal has 70 jute
mills, Andhra Pradesh 10 mills, Uttar Pradesh 3 mills, Bihar 3 mills, Orissa 3 mills,
Assam 2 mills, Chhattisgarh 2 mills and Tripura 1 Jute Mill
Jute is a crop of humid tropical climates. It thrives well in areas with well
distributed rainfall of 2,500 mm spread over vegetative growth period of the crop
with no cloudiness. Locations with a mean rainfall of <1,000 mm, incessant rainfall
and water logging are not suitable for its cultivation. For better growth, a mean
maximum and minimum temperature of 34oC and 15oC and a mean relative humidity
of 65% are required
Raw jute being biodegradable and annually renewable source, it is considered as an environment friendly crop and it helps in the maintenance of the environment and ecological balance. Jute as a natural fibre has some definite inherent advantages.