Summary:
According to Mr.
Temesgen, Ethiopia has just about 176 textile units and produces one lakh tonnes of cotton a year. A delegation, including Bogale Feleke Temesgen, Ethiopian State Minister of Industry, and Sileshi Lemma Bekele, Director General of Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute, held meeting with members of Southern India Mills’ Association here on Friday. Indian textile industry can grow cotton on the uncultivated land, set up units to produce yarn and other value added products. Some of the main countries evincing interest to invest in Ethiopian textile sector are China, India, Turkey, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Italy and the U.K. With a growing population, Ethiopia needs to create jobs and hence the focus on textiles, said Mr.
Temesgen..