#agribusiness what countries in Africa have successfully revived cotton sector & built a good value chain for garment industry? @calestous
@BBatwooki I haven't looked. The revival of cotton is recent and spotty. Very weak manufacturing in Africa generally.
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@calestous thanks...Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire seem to have some examples but was hoping that you would point us to some experts -
@BBatwooki We need to decouple manufacturing from raw materials. Mauritius did that. -
@calestous what about Kenya to some extent? -
@BBatwooki I think we will think of serious industrial policies with regional market integration. -
@calestous is it lack of policies or political will? -
@BBatwooki Mostly path dependence and lack of competence. It is structural. -
@calestous I don't see cotton listed under the IITA website ....cassava, bananas & few others..need to advise on long fibre cotton seedlings - 3 more replies
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