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Effective measures underway to ensure quality jute seed supply: Dastagir
DHAKA, Feb 23, 2021 (BSS)–Minister of Textiles and Jute Golam Dastigir Gazi today said the government has taken effective measures to streamline quality jute seed supply aiming to ensure targeted jute farming and mounting production as per its demand in the current jute season.
The minister said this while participating in a discussing on the stock of the golden fiber and overall market situation with the stakeholders at the secretariat here this afternoon.
A joint outline already has been prepared between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Textiles and Jute to reach self-sufficiency in quality seed production as per its demand.
About recent production crisis facing by the jute mills due to supply crunch of raw jute, Gazi said special drive against irregular raw jute stockpile will be continued to ensure necessary raw jute supply at the internal market and also to reinforce jute and jute goods export.
To avoid raw jute supply crisis, the Directorate General of Jute has taken some effective measures which includes stockpile of raw jute weighing of over 1000 maund is prohibited for more than one month, purchasing and stockpile of raw jute without having license is strictly prohibited and restriction has also been imposed on selling and buying of wet jute.
Additional Secretary of Textiles and Jute Ministry Sabina Yasmin, Director General of the Jute Directorate Hossen Ali Khondoker, Bangladesh Jute Association Senior Vice Chairman Arzu Mia, Bangladesh Jute Mills Association Chairman M Mahbubur Rahman Patwary, among others, attended the meeting.
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