They also stressed for private and public partnership and inter-government support of jute producing countries at the third meeting of Private Sector Consultative Board (PSCB), a body under International Jute Study Group (IJSG).

The meeting was attended, among others, by T Nanda Kumar, secretary general of IJSG, Muhammad Shams-ul Haque, chairman PSCB, representatives of Bangladesh Jute Industries and Raw Jute Association, Indian Jute Industries, Indian Jute Industries Research Association and delegates from other jute sector bodies.

Shams-ul Haque said superior and high yielding varieties should be given preference and that high quality seed should be supplied to the farmers.