The country is working on several fronts to increase revenue from the sector, said Bantiyhun Gesesse, corporate communications director at Ethiopia Textile Industry Development Institute. Several industrial parks have been built and commissioned across Ethiopia, including the Hawassa, Kombolcha and Mekelle industrial parks. Hawassa Industrial Park was constructed at a cost of 246 million dollars, while Mekelle and Kombolcha Industrial Parks cost 100 million and 90 million dollars respectively. A PROMISING FUTURE FOR INDUSTRIESTadesse and Gesesse's optimism about the future of Ethiopia's textile and garment sector is shared by Mohammed Hassen, general manager of Al-Mehdi Group of Industries. "As skilled labor increases and Ethiopia's textile and garment sector expands, I'm sure Ethiopia will soon be known as a center of fashion garments," Hassen added.

Source: Ethiopian News September 06, 2017 13:18 UTC