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Objective 10: Promote Value Adding Activities
Activities to achieve objective: In the work plan, 5 action steps are listed; these are combined
into 2 steps below.
1. Obtain or prepare a baseline document for the value-adding sector; and develop a list of
value adding opportunities offering highest potential.
Activity: It is very possible that the baseline study for the sector has been
prepared. Therefore, before an independent study is launched a
review will be made to find an already prepared document. If such
a document can not be located a review will be undertaken by a
local person who has the knowledge of the industry to develop a
baseline information document for the sector. Also, the results
from the working group brain storming session will be used to
prepare a long list of ideas that permit adding value to raw cotton.
Time: Start soon and finish by October 2002.
Cost: WG/CDO/COMPETE with STTA.
Responsible parties: WG/CDO/COMPETE: CDO as the coordinating body for the
industry will be asked to work closely with COMPETE to develop
this baseline information.
Overall Output: A document that provides the status of the industry’s ability to
respond to the AGOA opportunity. Also, the document will
indicate whether there are local groups that can implement
production of some of the identified new product ideas.
COMPETE Output: Provide the STTA and have the document prepared.
It might come as a surprise to the private textile milling and garment make-up that the
CDO, a government organization, is the coordinating body for the industry. We suggest
that a broadened private sector association, built from the Uganda Textile Millers’
Association, be encouraged to take on the coordinating function for the processing
sector. As for a baseline study, the present document certainly goes a long way in that
direction, although it is by no means a comprehensive inventory of all make-up
operations of any size in Uganda. We did not, however, brainstorm ideas regarding new
value-added, cotton-based products. Under AGOA, the only products which can enter the
U.S. market duty-free in the textiles sector are garments, not home furnishings nor other
cotton-derived non-apparel items.
2. Prepare pre-feasibility report for target value-adding opportunities; develop a target list of
investors; and promote the opportunities to targeted investor groups.
Activity: Based on the information of the baseline review select a few target
opportunities that seem worthy of promotion. For these
opportunities have pre-feasibility reports prepared and promote the
opportunities to investors.
Time: The pre-feasibility studies would be started in July, and be carried
out on a priority basis until the list of opportunities has been
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