AFRICAN COTTON SECTOR NEEDS TO ADD VALUE TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINED GROWTH SAY EXPERTS
November 3rd, 2013
AFRICA’S promising cotton sector needs to reinvent itself by adding value, because 65% of the crop it grows is exported as raw material, industry leaders are arguing.Processors need to tap new technology and modernize its machinery, the Kenya- based African Cotton and Textile Industries Federation (ACTIF) chairman Jaswinder Bedi has said.According to speaking notes supplied to just-style, he told a recent Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) and Competitive African Cotton Initiative (COMPACI) conference the move will pay off: “There will be an estimated 9 million ...
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