Related Keywords: advantage of AGOA, Botswana companies, Botswana exports to US increased, Botswana textile and apparel, Carapparel, lack of raw material, relatively low cost of labour, seven largest textile exporter, US department of commerce, US rules of origin, USAID
Botswana companies have failed to take full advantage of AGOA because of lack of raw materials and complications arising from US rules of origin despite of that according to the statistics from US Department of Commerce, Botswana exports to US under the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) increased by 53 percent from $5.5 million (P52 million) to $8.5 million (P80 million) in the first 11 months (Jan-Nov) of the year, mainly on the back of increase in textile and apparel.
