| dc.description.abstract | After unprecedented decline in Kenya’s cotton-textile-apparel industry since
the early 1990s, substantial interest in its revival has emerged. This interest
has largely been stimulated by the market opportunity presented by the United
States’ African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) of 2000 and the potential
of the industry in poverty alleviation. Within only two years of qualifying for
AGOA, Kenya’s exports of clothing, and investment in the textile sector, have
experienced remarkable growth.
This study explores the prospects of this growth continuing after 30 September
2004, when Kenya will be required to source raw materials either locally, from
other AGOA eligible sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, or from the US.
Using secondary and primary production, trade and other types of data relating
to the entire cotton-textile-apparel chain, this study looks at the issues involved
and examines the prospects of each of the various options available to the
country... | en |
