Govt issues permission to import 5200 MT jute seed from India

In order to meet the country’s requirement of 6400 tonnes of jute seeds, the Ministry of Agriculture has approved a proposal to import 5,200 tonnes of jute seed from India this year.

Following the 109th National Seed Board meeting, which was presided over by Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akhter, the decision was made.

“The annual demand of the country’s jute seed including the most popular varieties like Mesta and Kenaf has been fixed at almost 6,369 tonnes of its Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) will supply 1,300 tonnes and the rest nearly 5200 tonnes will be imported from India”, an official release said here today.

On the nation’s 7,64,000 hectares of land, kenaf and mesta jute will be grown in 2023–2024. To meet the country’s jute farming goal, nearly 6400 tonnes of jute seed are required.

According to the press release, the government has approved importing 4,600 tonnes of the Indian tossa jute variety JRO-524 and an additional 576 tonnes of the Mesta and Kenaf varieties of jute seed out of the total needed seed.

While the net import during the previous year was only 4,166 tonnes, the government had authorized the purchase of 5,000 tonnes of jute seed.

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