Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-03 23:49:44|Editor: Mu XuequanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- 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. 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. 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: Ethiopian News October 03, 2017 15:56 UTC