Debswana capacitates textile firms with P4m
Monday, March 28, 2022 | 810 Views |
Textile Industry PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The Textile Accelerator Programme, officially launched on Wednesday, has been a collaborative project that ultimately seeks to empower citizen-owned textile small to medium-size enterprises (SME) across the country with capacity building, financial support and market access opportunities.
The programme identified 34 SMEs, which have already received machinery to manufacture various personal protective equipment (PPE), along with 18 months of capacity building training to be able to make use of the machinery effectively and efficiently.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...