The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world’s local media.
- Nigeria’s Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has embarked on intensive training for registered cotton farmers on best practices in the Southwest, Northeast and Northwest zones of the country. The training with the theme, ‘Capacity Building Training for Cotton Farmers on Appropriate Agronomic Practices for Cotton Production’, is part of the council’s efforts to ensure farmers adopt global best practices in order to make the production system and products globally competitive. THE SUN (NIGERIA)
- India and Ethiopia have signed agreements on trade, communication and media to boost bilateral ties. The agreements, which were signed in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa by visiting Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome, include those for the textile and garment sector. TIMES OF INDIA
- Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers have demanded the government ensure efficient functioning of the Chittagong port and airports and a stable power tariff for continued growth of apparel exports. Incentives to the primary textile sector would help it to supply more raw materials to the garment sector, which typically accounts for 82% of the export receipts. Currently, the primary textile sector can supply 85% of the raw materials required by the knitwear sector and 40% by the woven sector. THE DAILY STAR
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A modern textile factory worth a total of US$92m will be built in Uzbekistan by late 2018. The initiators of the project are Namangan Sharbati joint venture, the National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity and Ozbekyengilsanoat joint stock company. The factory will produce 10,000 tons of polyester fibre annually, 10,000 tons of polyester yarn, 20m running meters of mixed fabrics, and 7,000 tons of blended linen. TREND NEWS AGENCY
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