Will Thika cloth mills revive cotton growing in Yatta & Masinga?
In Kiambu County, Thika Cloth Mills has been reaching out to farmers in Machakos County to revive cotton growing in the arid Yatta and Masinga sub-counties. The farmers have signed a memorandum of understanding with TCM that will see the latter supply them with free seeds, fertilisers and pesticides and has already begun buying their cotton.
Does Kenya have a cotton-to-garment value chain?
In general since market liberalization in 1991, the cotton-to-garment value chain in Kenya has lacked the structure and institutional dynamics required to compete globally or even with regional producers, and is far from realizing its real potential.
Does Kenya have a high demand for vegetable oil?
Kenya has high domestic demand for vegetable oil and vegetable oil processing capacity has grown to more than 20 millers and refineries nationwide. However, in the recent past the processors/millers are on decline in favor of refineries. The downstream actors in the textile value chain are mostly small and micro clothing manufacturers.