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Related Keywords: amounts of cotton lint, distribute to local small-scale cotton farmers, feed manufacture, imports substantial, Kenya government, Kenya’s production, local textile mills, low cotton production, mainly from Tanzania, produces 15 times and Uganda whose output five times, revive cotton industry, seed cake, start importing certified seeds from Israel

Kenya government due to low cotton production, imports substantial amounts of cotton lint and seed cake for local textile mills and feed manufacture mainly from Tanzania that produces 15 times and Uganda whose output five times of Kenya’s production respectively every year.

The government as part of its efforts towards reviving the industry will start importing certified seeds from Israel to distribute to local small-scale cotton farmers.

Related Keywords: 000 bales of lint to 70, 000 yearly, 120 acres to be used for cotton farming, boosting cotton production in Nyanza region, counties in Nyanza regions, expand cotton production, from 40, Kenya government, part of 950, rely on rain-fed and irrigation methods, revive dwindling cotton industry, take up strategically move

The Kenya government to revive its dwindling cotton industry has take up strategically move to expand cotton production which for the counties in Nyanza regions would be part of 950,120 acres to be used for cotton farming. They will rely on rain-fed and irrigation methods. Boosting cotton production in Nyanza region from 40,000 bales of lint to 70,000 yearly, said Interim manager for Fibre Crops Regulation and Compliance John Adhola.

Related Keywords: African Growth and Opportunity Act, AGOA exports, apparel exports to the U.S. growing, importing Asian fabrics, Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Kenya government, Kenyan Export Processing Zones, Kenyan farmers, manufacturers in East Africa, potential for cotton, seed cotton

Kenya government sees potential for their cotton through the AGOA exports which is a strong motivation to grow the industry this year after the U.S. extended its African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA, by a decade. The initiative comes as manufacturers in East Africa’s biggest economy are counting on apparel exports to the U.S. growing.