While leading an economic mission to Tunisia, CAPEF president Martin Paul Mindjos Momeny met CETTEX director General El Mohsen Missaoui, and both explored cooperation opportunities in textile manufacturing, technology transfer, innovation, quality control, training and support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The talks focused on strengthening Cameroon’s cotton value chain, CAPEF said. Although the country produces more than 300,000 tonnes of cotton annually, much of the crop is exported in raw form due to limited domestic processing capacity.
Cameroon’s Chamber of Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock and Forestry (CAPEF) recently discussed with Tunisia’s Textile Technical Centre to support the development of the former’s textile industry and boost local cotton processing.
CAPEF said the aim is to develop an integrated value chain covering cotton production, spinning, weaving, garment manufacturing and the marketing of finished textile products.
CAPEF said the aim is to develop an integrated value chain covering cotton production, spinning, weaving, garment manufacturing and the marketing of finished textile products.
The initiative is aligned with Cameroon’s industrialisation strategy and aims at helping local producers take advantage of opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a domestic media outlet reported.
CAPEF identified several areas for potential collaboration. These include professional workwear and printed fabrics for African markets, training programmes for artisans and processing SMEs, and triangular cooperation projects involving European and international partners.
The initiative supports efforts to increase local value addition in agriculture-based sectors under Cameroon’s National Development Strategy.
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