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“Textile is the right tool to livelihood, prosperity, creativity for both genders across cultures and geography, weaving cultures, communities and nations together. That’s the base for ITME Africa & M.E. 2023 – a signature event by India ITME Society. Not just creating business, but harmony and prosperity together,” Seema Srivastava, executive director, India ITME Society, said in a press release.
ITME Africa & M.E. 2023 is a catalyst striving to transform the textile industry of Africa and Middle East in the coming decades by opening up unlimited opportunities for business, sourcing, collaboration and investment in the textiles, textile engineering, ancillary and allied industry.
“Despite an enormous untapped potential for trade expansion with Africa & M.E, presently trade with these regions are limited to certain sectors only. There is an enormous potential and opportunity and this is the right time right phase. India, today is the 2nd largest textile industry globally and has a strong base in textile engineering having indigenous companies as well as multinationals manufacturing in India. Thus India is well-positioned as a partner to improve the production and export capacities of the emerging textile industry of Africa & M.E. With the growing importance of South-South cooperation, India’s expertise can be leveraged to build the textile industry in Africa through the sharing of knowledge and technology,” explained Srivastava.
Along with promoting trade, investment, creating a business friendly environment and a vibrant private sector, this exhibition will focus on working in partnership with the government, business community and other stakeholders. This unique and exclusive business facilitator shall open up an entire continent of new opportunities facilitating business connections with Ethiopia, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Jordan, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Djibouti, Eritrea and other Countries in the Middle East.
With over 80 years of development and the fastest growing economy with growing textile technology in the African continent, Kenya is on the right path to become Africa’s textile and apparel hub. Kenya, a major country of African Union and prominent member of AFTA, Nairobi, capital of Kenya shall be the apt city to host this international business and technology event in December 2023, thus facilitating access to textile technology, skill development opportunities, technology transfer for the whole of the continent.
With this it shall strengthen its position as a pioneer in modernisation of its textile industry and position itself as a pivot for textile technology upgradation for Africa & M.E focusing on new chapters such as cotton seed and cotton farming technology and equipment, machinery related to engineering products, home textile products, associated goods and services for textile industry and technical information services, educational research institutes and COE’s.
Online bookings for the event are now open.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)
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