The 4 day 2013 Africa Purchasing Conference was held in Cape Town, South Africa, P.

At the meeting, Lionel, Minister of the Ministry of African Trade and industry (DTI), said that the national "a target=" _blank "href=" //m.pmae.cn/ "textile" /a "a target=" _blank "href=" target= "> the clothing competitiveness enhancement project (") "helped industry improve the competitiveness of the international market.

African retailers have increased the volume of purchases from local manufacturers, making practitioners confident in the development of the industry.

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The < p > CTCP project was put forward by the USAID Trade Center in southern Africa. The plan promotes procurement from Africa to promote textile a href= "//m.pmae.cn/news/" and clothing trade < /a > between African countries.

Lionel pointed out that CTCP effectively prevented the decline in the employment rate of the textile and garment industry and created 12 thousand new jobs.

Local retailers are committed to purchasing real estate products.

More than 400 companies have bought textile and garment products in African countries with the assistance of CTCP.

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< p > Lionel said that the countries under the southern African Customs Union (SACU), such as Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland, also accepted the concept of CTCP.

On the basis of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), these countries are striving to develop manufacturing industries with a view to making full use of the advantages of trade policy.

Through these industrial support policies, Lesotho's textile and garment industry has been developed, and a large fabric and garment production plant has been established.

The chief executive officer of Lesotho State Development Corporation said that the Lesotho textile and garment factory can not only provide ordinary products that meet the international market standards, but also produce high-grade a href= "//m.pmae.cn" > textile products < /a >.

The strengthening of trade in the African region is conducive to opening up sales channels for Lai textiles, improving the level of manufacturing industry and increasing employment.

On the basis of AGOA and the EU trade agreement, Mauritius is also concerned about trade with other African countries, especially knitted garments.

Over the past 5 years, their clothing exports to southern African countries have increased significantly, and the region has been used as a key export market.

Cameroon textile and garment enterprises account for half of the total number of karmic industrial enterprises. Only 2.8% of the total industrial turnover is created, and only 16.1% of them are employed.

At present, the kharma government has taken various measures to encourage textile and garment enterprises to actively introduce industrial assembly line operations, so as to increase the output and export of the industry and further develop the textile and garment industry.

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P > trade between African countries has played a role in promoting the development of textile and garment industry in the region.

Insiders pointed out that the clothing industry is a labor-intensive industry, which can create a large number of employment.

African countries have the advantages of raw materials such as < a href= "//m.pmae.cn/news/index_c.asp" > fiber > /a > a target= "_blank" href= "//m.pmae.cn/" > leather "/a" and so on. These resources should not only be exported but should be fully utilized by the clothing industry of African countries.

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< p > it is also learnt that the South African government has drafted a 3 year industrial policy to help improve the manufacturing capacity and employment rate of the industry by supporting the purchase of local textile and apparel and < a target= "_blank" href= "//m.pmae.cn/" > shoes "/a" products.

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