Kenya's apparel exports to US, EU to double by 2025, quadruple by 2030

03 Dec '23

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Kenya plans to raise apparel exports to the US and the EU to $1 billion by 2025 and to $2 billion by 2030, Export Processing Zone Authority chairman Richard Cheruiyot recently said.
The country now exports apparel worth $544 million to the two markets.
The US is also offering $55 million for expanding EPZs to boost the country's apparel exports.

Kenya plans to raise apparel exports to the United States and European Union to $1 billion (Sh152.7 billion) by 2025 and to $2 billion (Sh305.4 billion) by 2030, Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) chairman Richard Cheruiyot recently said.

The country now exports apparel worth $544 million (Sh83.07 billion) to the two markets.

The country has implemented strategies to raise apparel production capacity. These include revival of textile factories to benefit cotton farmers, cultivating local industries and creating jobs, Cheruiyot told the inaugural ceremony of the International Textile Machinery Exhibition (ITME) Africa and Middle East 2023.

The United States is also offering $55 million (Sh8.6 billion) for the expansion of EPZs to boost the country’s apparel exports, a Kenyan newspaper reported.

Development of the Green Energy Park in Olkaria Naivasha will add to the push.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)

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