Agriculture in India — III : Cash Crops — Question 5

The geographical requirements for the cultivation of Jute are:

1. Light sandy or clayey loams are best for growing jute.
2. It grows well in flood plains and river deltas rich in alluvium. Since jute rapidly exhausts the fertility of the soil, it is necessary that the soils are replenished annually by the silt-laden flood waters of the rivers.
3. It requires high temperature between 24°C to 35°C.
4. It needs high relative humidity of 80% to 90% at the time of growth.
5. Jute requires heavy rainfall of 170 cm to 200 cm.