To find a biodegradable replacement, the government turned to jute, a cash crop grown here for centuries. Can one scientist bring more of this "golden fiber" to a country drowning in plastic?

In 1863, 46,983 tons of raw jute fresh from the deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers landed in Dundee. It was a 9,000 mile journey. And not a cheap one. But it made sense to the merchants ...