Govt seeks investors help for boosting textile industry

03 Jul '08

2 min read

The Tanzania Cotton Board and the Tanzania Investment Centre are on a hunt for investors who would help revive and boost the garment and textile industry of the country.

This plan was announced yesterday by Mr Ibrahim Seushi, Advisor to the Cotton and Textile Development Program (CTDP), at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) and Tanzania Gatsby Trust (TGT) in Dar es Salaam.

Mr Seushi noted, “We are in the process of developing and promoting the textile industry by inviting investors to venture into this sector, so that more garments are produced and the fashion industry that is almost non-existent develops."

Further, it was also revealed during the event that the MOU signed, will aim at providing specialized courses for 20 design and textile manufacturing technicians at the University of Mauritius. Besides, foundation courses for fashion and textile design will also be offered at University of Manchester in the UK.

Government is hopeful that these initiatives if started off with Dar es Salaam region would help the industry flourish since it becomes easier to spread to other regions.

The present program aims at raising productivity of seed cotton from 750 kilogram per hectare to 1,500 kilogram per hectare by 2010 and then to 2,5000 kilogram by 2015. Besides, it also seeks to increase cotton lint production from 700,000 to 1,500,000 bales by 2015.

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