ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 4 of 36

Agriculture in India — III : Cash Crops — Question 4

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Why is jute called the 'brown paper' of the wholesale trade?

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Jute is called the 'brown paper' of the wholesale trade as until recently its sacks were used for packing rice, wheat, sugar, pulses, cement and fertilizers.