Africa''s
main trade show for cotton, textile, apparel, home and technology industries
kicked off in Ethiopia''s capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday.The African Sourcing
and Fashion Week, which will last toward Friday, has gathered some 230
international producers and exporters from 25 countries, the organizers Trade
and Fairs East Africa and Messe Frankfurt indicated Tuesday.
Among the variety of products showcased at the trade show include apparel
fabrics, leather goods, fashion and fashionable accessories. Home and household
textile providers are also among exhibitors as part of the event.According to
the organizers, the exhibitors are drawn from countries such as Turkey, the
United Arabic Emirates, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Italy, Germany
and the host nation Ethiopia.
The 4-day event, as part of its opening day program, evaluated Ethiopia''s
Hawassa industrial park, in which panelists indicated the industrial zone as a
"model of sustainability" in Africa''s textile and garment industry
sector. Digital sourcing was also major discussion topic during the event as a
new sourcing opportunity for the African continent and beyond.
According to the Ethiopian Ministry of Industry, Ethiopia has earned close to
90 million U.S. dollars from the textile and garment sector during the just
concluded Ethiopian 2016/2017 fiscal year, largely from industries installed in
newly built industrial parks across the country such as the Chinese-built
Hawassa industrial park.
The
textile and garment industry sector, which represents the lion''s share of
Ethiopia''s growing manufacturing sector, has been given due emphasis in
Ethiopia''s second five-year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP-II), due
effective from 2015 to 2020.
Source: Allafrica.com Wednesday, 04 October 2017