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The Minister of State for Economic Coordination, José de Lima Massano, informed this Wednesday, in Luanda, which, as part of the preparation of the State Budget for 2024, was 330 billion Kwanzas were made available for the country's textile sector.
With In order to boost the sector, the minister stressed that this value will bring benefits and facilities for the increase of production, as well as take care of the integration and production of cotton.
Joseph de Lima Massano, who was speaking to the press at the end of the meeting with the operators textiles at the facilities of Textang II, in the municipality of Cazenga, said that the cotton continues to be imported.
"The Angolan government is making a commitment to be self-sufficient by 2027 in cotton production, starting from a restructuring that will allow, in the beginning, by 2025, if we have sufficient logistics for internal production," he said.
Added that there is a set of needs that can be supported through the banks, along the production chain.
Second the Minister of State for Economic Coordination, Textang II began to generate its first fruits, despite having a production capacity of 10 percent is a huge potential.
Or Chairman of the Board of Directors (PCA) of the ALCAAL-Textang II Group, Jorge Amaral, made it known that there is a plan to plant cotton in large scale, in the next four years, so that the textile industry is Self.
During This process, he pointed out, cotton will be imported to cover the needs of the Factories.
Stressed whereas the main objective will be the self-sufficiency of cotton produced in Angola, as there are 30 thousand hectares available for this.
Explained whereas there are already cotton plantations in Baixa de Cassanje, province of Malanje, and gradually in other airlines in the country.
Or President of the Association of the Textile and Clothing Industry of Angola, Luís On the other hand, believes that it is necessary and urgent to leverage the textile sector to that, by 2027, more than 200 thousand jobs will be created and 400 millions of parts produced annually.
Explained that the textile and clothing sector, worldwide, employs a lot of people, with high productive capacity.
