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March-April 2007
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Editorial: Ethiopia Sets Ambitious Expansion Targets for its Textile and Clothing Industry |
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published in Issue 128, March-April 2007
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Ethiopia is not known as a major textile and clothing producer. However, the government of the country is working hard to expand and modernise the industry as a way of boosting economic development.
Ethiopia ranks among the world’s least developed countries. As such, there is a strong imperative to build an industrial base, to generate foreign income by exporting, to stabilise agriculture, to increase employment, and to reduce poverty.
One of the Ethiopian government’s key target industries for growth, help and investment is the textile and clothing supply chain.
The government has set ambitious targets. Under a major modernisation and expansion programme, its aim is to raise the level of textile and clothing exports from US$11 mn in 2005/06 to US$500 mn by 2008/09. In pursuit of this aim, it says that it will provide as much assistance—in whatever way is needed—to achieve its target.
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