In a recent study, researchers explored the use of seawater as a retting agent for banana pseudo-stems, achieving an efficient extraction of natural fibers while conserving freshwater resources. The ...

Poor rainfall this monsoon has prompted the state government to issue an advisory to jute farmers to dig up small ponds on their land and arrange water for retting jute. Retting of jute is a kind of ...

RETTING is the process by which the pectic material which binds the fibres to the remainder of the flax stem is broken down and the fibres are liberated. When flax is immersed in water the straw ...

With the intervention of IJIRA's 'Subhra', a biochemical formulation, the industry has seen the faster jute retting process and the labour intensity for retting has come down to 7-10 days, Irani said.

Jute farmers of several northern districts are facing problem to rot and process the natural fibre as water bodies have dried up due to scanty rainfall during the last one month. Jute farmers in ...

, July 26 -- A severe water crisis in Lalmonirhat, despite the ongoing monsoon, is significantly disrupting the crucial retting process of jute, leaving farmers worried about potential financial ...

Among natural fibers, those categorized as bast fibers, the inherently stiff filaments derived from the outer stem of plants, are an increasingly attractive alternative to glass fiber reinforcement in ...

Kurigram, July 24 -- Once hailed as the 'golden fiber' of Bangladesh, jute is now fighting for survival in Fulbari upazila of Kurigram district, as a persistent water crisis stalls the crucial retting ...

In a recent study, researchers explored the use of seawater as a retting agent for banana pseudo-stems, achieving an efficient extraction of natural fibers while conserving freshwater resources. A ...