Kohima, Sep 26 (PTI) A four-party Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Kohima on Friday to promote jute and new-age natural fibre cultivation in Nagaland, an official said.

The MoU was signed by the National Jute Board (NJB), the Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI), ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres (ICAR-CRIJAF), and Agriculture department of Nagaland government.

The MoU signing was chaired by Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) Nagaland, Wezope Kenye, in the presence of Director Sanuzo Nienu, Joint Secretary Union Ministry of Textile Padmini Singha, NJB Head (Technical) Mahadeb Datta, JCI Director (Finance) Kaushik Rakshit and others at the secretariat here.

The MoU, valid for five years from 2025-26 to 2030-31, aims to expand jute farming

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