Do you know the journey of jute plant to fabric production? Know amazing facts of the glittery natural fibre

2. • JUTE, THE GOLDEN FIBRE THAT CAN BE SPUN INTO COARSE AND STRONG THREADS IS
ONE OF THE STRONG AND DURABLE FABRICS.
• JUTE CULTIVATION FOR TEXTILE APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN A PART OF INDIA’S
AGRICULTURE PROFILE FOR AT LEAST 5,000 YEARS. THE FIRST EVIDENCE FOR
MANUFACTURING THIS PLANT FIBRE DATES BACK TO AROUND 3000 BC.
• IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION OR PREVIOUS SOCIETIES
CULTIVATED JUTE FOR FIBRE PURPOSES BEFORE THIS ERA.
• ALTHOUGH COTTON CULTIVATION WAS EQUALLY POPULAR IN INDIA, JUTE PLAYED A
VITAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN SOCIETY FOR MILLENNIA.
• WITH MORE EMPHASIS GIVEN TO USING NATURAL FABRICS OWING TO THE NUMEROUS
ADVANTAGES THEY HAVE OVER SYNTHETIC FABRICS, JUTE IS A MUCH SOUGHT-AFTER
FABRIC FOR FASHIONABLE CLOTHES, HOME FURNISHING AND FASHION ACCESSORIES.

3. THE JOURNEY OFA PLANT FIBRE TO FABRIC
JUTE CULTIVATION
THE JUTE PLANT IS EASILY GROWN IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES. IT IS A RAIN-FED
CROP. JUTE IS ONE OF INDIA’S MAIN CASH CROPS. THE JUTE PLANT NEEDS ALLUVIAL
SOIL AND STANDING WATER. THE MONSOON CLIMATE IS A SUITABLE CLIMATE FOR
GROWING JUTE. OBTAINED FROM THE BARK OF THE JUTE PLANT, JUTE HAS A HIGH
YIELD PER ACRE, AND LITTLE REQUIREMENT FOR PESTICIDES, AND FERTILIZERS.

6. WHAT MAKES JUTE UNIQUE?
JUTE FIBERS HAVE VERSATILE PROPERTIES, MAKING THEM APPLICABLE IN VARIOUS
INDUSTRIES.
o BIODEGRADABLE & COMPOSTABLE
o HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH
o GOOD INSULATING PROPERTIES
o LOW EXTENSIBILITY
o LUSTROUS

7. TYPES OF JUTE

8. • WHITE JUTE: IT IS LIGHTER IN COLOUR BUT LESS DURABLE.
• TOSSA JUTE: IT IS A HARDY CROP, YIELDING MORE FIBRES AND IS THE MAIN JUTE FIBRE PRODUCED.
• MESTA JUTE: IT IS A HYBRID OF WHITE AND TOSSA JUTE
• JUTE CUTTINGS: BY-PRODUCTS OF JUTE PRODUCTION
• INDIA IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST PRODUCER OF JUTE, PRODUCTION IS MOSTLY IN THE STATE OF
WEST BENGAL. THERE ARE VARIOUS JUTE PROCESSING MILLS IN INDIA, MOST OF THEM LOCATED IN
THE EASTERN REGION OF THE COUNTRY, EMPLOYING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FROM FARM TO FIBRE
PRODUCTION. THE INDIAN JUTE SECTOR HAS BEEN GROWING AND NOW OFFERS A DIVERSE RANGE
OF LIFESTYLE CONSUMER GOODS, MAKING INDIA THE WORLD’S LARGEST JUTE CONSUMER.
• INDIA HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN JUTE PRODUCTION TO BECOME THE
WORLD’S LARGEST JUTE PRODUCER. OWING TO THESE MODERN MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES,
INDIA ALSO HAS A STRONGHOLD IN THE GLOBAL JUTE PRODUCTS MARKET.

9. • JUTE HAS A MYRIAD OF APPLICATIONS, IT IS USED EXTENSIVELY IN INDUSTRIES FOR
PACKAGING, TEXTILES, HOME FURNISHINGS, AND FLOORINGS.
• IT IS ALSO INCORPORATED ARTISTICALLY IN JEWELLERY AND ACCESSORIES.
• WITH NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES OVER SYNTHETIC FIBRES, JUTE PRODUCTS ARE
DEFINITELY HERE TO STAY. MORE AND MORE MILLENNIALS ARE MAKING CONSCIOUS
CHOICES AND OPTING FOR NATURAL FABRICS.
• ALL THIS SOUNDS GOOD BUT WHERE CAN I FIND JUTE FABRICS AND WILL THEY BE
EASILY ACCESSIBLE?

10. RESHAMANDI AND NATURAL FIBRES
RESHAMANDI HAS CREATED AN ECOSYSTEM FOR ALL THINGS NATURAL FIBRES. APART
FROM REVOLUTIONIZING THE SERICULTURE SECTOR, RESHAMANDI HAS DIVERSIFIED
INTO OTHER NATURAL FIBRES. ALONG WITH COTTON, IT HAS ALSO ADDED JUTE INTO
ITS NATURAL FIBRE PROFILE. WITH INNOVATIVE TECH INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE,
RESHAMANDI IS ORGANISING THE UNORGANISED INDIAN NATURAL FIBRES SECTOR
AND OPTIMISING THE PRODUCTION OF NATURAL FIBRES.

11. NOT JUST OPTIMISING THE CULTIVATION OF NATURAL FIBRES LIKE COTTON, SILK AND
JUTE, WITH END TO END MANAGEMENT OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN, IT IS DOING
EVERYTHING IT CAN TO SUPPORT THE RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO INCREASE THE
PRODUCTION OF NATURAL FABRICS. ALL THESE EFFORTS OF RESHAMANDI WILL
ULTIMATELY CULMINATE IN MAKING JUTE FABRICS AND PRODUCTS THAT HAVE SUCH
GREAT ATTRIBUTES EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMON MAN. RESHAMANDI IS NOT
JUST BUILDING A DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM FOR NATURAL FABRICS AND CHAMPIONING ITS
STAKEHOLDER IT IS ALSO PAVING A WAY FOR MILLENNIALS TO MAKE SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLE CHOICES.

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