In this contemporary world, where non- biodegradable material is extensively used, an environment friendly cash crop like jute comes as a blessing for restoring the ecological balance of nature. India is the leading producer of jute and it is copiously found in its eastern regions like West Bengal. Jute is known by diverse names in different parts of the world such as Burlap, Yute, Juta, Luta.

Jute is the second most abundantly occurring fiber in nature, next to cotton it has extensive usage in making versatile products. Jute is a tropical fiber plant, chiefly cultivated in deltaic regions in grimy and clayey loams. Jute is a naturally occurring fiber having several beneficial traits such as silky texture, high tensile strength and low extensibility. It has a remarkable feature of replenishing ability which makes its usage profound. In other terms it is ecologically safe because of its easy biodegradability. Jute undergoes various methods of processes such as assorting, softening & drawing for making it appropriate in its usage, for spinning into yarns and others.