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Related Keywords: African countries, agreed to ban import of used clothes, Burundi and South Sudan, comprises of Uganda, EAC, EAC Vision 2050, enhance textile manufacturing sector, from US and UK, head of states in the East African Community, Kenya, presently contributes 8.7 percent, regional Gross Domestic Product to 25 percent by 2032, Rwanda, Tanzania

The African countries to enhance textile manufacturing sector that presently contributes 8.7 percent to the regional Gross Domestic Product to 25 percent by 2032. In March 2016, the head of states in the East African Community (EAC), which comprises of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan, had agreed to ban import of used clothes from the US and UK into the region in three years as part of the EAC Vision 2050 and the Industrialization Policy. The countries are hoping that local factories will create much-needed jobs and increase exports.

Related Keywords: African countries, both woven and knitted, developing countries to phase out export subsidies, expanding scope of MEIS, export of cotton fabrics, gained export competitiveness, includes Textile, increase in incentive, Indian government, made ups to leading market, support exports, United States raised issue, violating global rule, WTO agreement

The United States has raised issue over increase in incentive by Indian government to support exports of several products which includes textile while expanding the scope of the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) this October. The Indian government has included exports of cotton fabrics, both woven and knitted, and made-ups to leading markets including African countries under the MEIS.

Related Keywords: African countries, CmiA initiative, competitive market, Kenya, Puma, stakeholders, Tanzania, Uganda

With the collapse in the local companies like Puma due to poor quality of imported fabrics, the Kenyan textile industry can stimulate its growth again only when the quality standards in the three African countries viz.Tanzania , Uganda and Kenya is enhanced.

The imports are due to fragile cotton value chain capacity that cannot meet demand in terms of volume, price and quantity.