Workshop to enliven non-oil exports

11 Aug '06

3 min read

Since AGOA is nearing its closure in 2008 all AGOA participants and countries were recommended to move fast on all fronts.

Ghana, according to statistics, has capitalized on AGOA's duty free advantage for manufactured apparel and is now Africa's third largest AGOA exporter after oil and gems.

Ghana had developed a strong policy framework, trade policy and trade sector support programme to see to the implementation of the AGOA programme.

Pamela Bridgewater, the US Ambassador in Ghana stated that the US Government was committed to developing a sustainable relationship with Africa and would ensure that their economies were strong and participatory.

She said AGOA was still a major item and would be implemented to the hilt and more companies and countries should come up to participate.

Experts from the US retail houses are available to prepare a business plan, to buy new and used apparel equipment and how to compete with Asia in home décor and apparel.

Other areas are analyzing costs versus revenues and how to tap into niche markets, like African-American, fair-trade and plus-size.

A festival fashion show was designed to highlight the workshop to focus the most popular garments from a dozen producers of the region.

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