Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Exporters of diversified jute products are facing difficulties in encashment of the export incentives amid procedural complexities, despite publishing the official list of such products more than three years back.

The producers alleged that this is affecting their fund flows and making it tougher to sustain competition with big exporters like India and China in the global market which is witnessing growing demand for such eco-friendly products.

Nearly 800 entrepreneurs in the country are involved in producing diversified jute products that contribute around 10 per cent of the total export earnings from jute goods, sector insiders estimated.

Bangladesh earned US$ 311.04 million in the first six months of the current fi...