肯尼亚政府计划给棉农信用透支

Kenyan govt plans credit facility to cotton farmers

In a bid to revive its ailing cotton textile industry, the Kenyan government is planning to provide training and credit facilities to cotton growers. This initiative comes as the manufacturers of Kenya are counting on the growth of apparel exports to US by 5 per cent after the extension of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for a period of 10 years.

Post AGOA extension, Kenyan farmers have begun sowing seeds bought from Israel instead of recycling seeds. This is likely to nearly double Kenya's cotton production for next year in comparison to current year.

The government has taken the initiative with a strong demand for lint from domestic mills and also to meet the needs of supply manufacturers exporting clothing and textiles to the US under a preferential trade deal, according to a Bloomberg report.

To attract the global export market, Kenyan government has begun modernisation of Eldoret-based Rivatex textile factory. Earlier this year, Rivatex had received a Sh3 billion loan from the government of India through the Exim Bank to buy a modern textile machine for the factory.

East Africa could potentially export garments worth as much as $3 billion annually by 2025, according to a 2015 McKinsey report. Affordable electricity and cheap labour make Kenya and Ethiopia attractive to investors, according to the report.

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肯尼亚政府计划给棉农信用透支

为了重振境况不佳的棉纺织业,肯尼亚政府正计划为棉花种植者提供培训和信贷设施。这一倡议是因为肯尼亚制造商指望对美的服装出口有5%的增长，在将《非洲增长与机会法》(AGOA)延期10年后。

《非洲增长与机会法》的扩展,肯尼亚农民已经开始从以色列购买种子,而不是回收种子。下一年肯尼亚棉花的产量很可能是今年的近一倍。

政府已经主动采取行动，对国内棉绒厂有强劲需求，以及在优惠贸易协议下，满足制造商向美国出口服装和纺织品的供应需求,据彭博社报道。

为了吸引全球出口市场,肯尼亚政府已开始现代化埃尔多雷特 Rivatex纺织厂。今年初,Rivatex通过进出口银行的贷款，从印度政府收到30亿来为工厂购买一个现代纺织机器。

到2025年，东非可能出口服装价值高达每年30亿美元,根据麦肯锡2015年的一份报告。负担得起的电力和廉价的劳动力使得肯尼亚和埃塞俄比亚对投资者充满吸引力,根据该报告。