Ethiopia plots a 30 billion dollar annual export revenue from textile and apparel, aiming to surpass top exporters like that of Vietnam and Bangladesh in less than a decade, there is also a promising sign that the global fashion industry is embracing “Made in Ethiopia” at an exciting pace.
Ethiopia is extremely suitable for the whole value chain in the industry, from cotton cultivation to high-end outfits, reducing the amount and type of inputs exported that are needed for manufacturing. Moreover, when exhibitions and fashion weeks are conducted in Ethiopia, the number of partakers who travel to Addis Ababa from all over the world has been increasing in recent times. This signals, the fashion world has already started to pay attention to the country and its apparel industry. Ultimatelymaking AddisAbaba theAfrican Fashion hub.