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Ethiopia intend to increase their area of cotton production which is presently, only 20 percent of the three million hectares are used for cotton production while they aim to increase to around 80 percent as they has a target to generate 30 billion U.S. dollars in foreign exchange earnings from the textile and garment sector by 2030, according to Bogale Feleke, Ethiopian Deputy Minister of Industry.
The deputy minister made the remarks while addressing a workshop organized to promote Ethiopia's textile industry sector held in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on Monday.
