19^th August, 2024, Kolkata:

A field level demonstration (FLD) programme on jute retting by NINFET-JAIVIK was organized at Bahadurpura under Hooghly district of West Bengal on 17^th August 2024 under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) schemes in collaboration with Hooghly Vegetable Growers Producer Company Limited, Hooghly.

Er. H. Baite, Scientist, TOT Division briefed about the liquid based retting accelerator technology i.e., NINFET-JAIVIK, its application method & dozes, its benefits in terms of quality of fibre, saving of time, enhancement of jute grade, less water requirement and ecofriendly. He also briefed about the scope of skill development trainings on jute diversified products with regard to the growing market demand and environmental sustainability.

Dr. Tilak Mondal, Scientist, QE&I Division briefed the farmers about different jute grading parameters, grading instruments developed by NINFET for quality evaluation of jute fibres.

The programme was coordinated by Er. H. Baite alongwith Mr. A. Tiwari. In this programme, NINFET developed jute bags, NINFET-JAIVIK leaflet (printed in English and Bengali) were distributed. Fifty (50) farmers associated with jute from Bahadurpura have participated in the FLD programme.

(Source: ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology, Kolkata)