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The Greening of Ethiopian Manufacturing(GEM) Project is envisioning major opportunities for Ethiopian manufacturing industries in the ‘green market segment’ to inherit a chunk of the light manufacturing industries currently fleeing rising costs in china. This applies to natural fiber cotton, wool, silk manufacturing, man made fiber manufacturing and garment manufacturing industries, leather industries, organic food, handicrafts etc. Learn More
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Objectives

To conduct assessment of most promising green growth manufacturing industries in Ethiopia

To launch 3 pilot green manufacturing clustersand develop their action plans

To implement actions for green- growth reorientation of MSME’s within pilot clusters, build their capacity on SCP practices and contribute to their increased sales and job creation

To facilitate SCP practice-based collaboration among key stakeholders with in each cluster’s value chain and disseminate lessons learned.
Overview of Switch Africa Project
The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy, based on sustainable consumption and production patterns, while generating growth, creating decent jobs and reducing poverty. The objective will be achieved through support to private sector led inclusive green growth.
GEM Priority Sectors
Fiber Cotton, Wool, Silk, Garment Manufacturing Industries
Leather Industries
Handy craft Industries
Meeting With Bonelli Erede Law firm, Milan part to the Study Visit of GEM Cluster Members to Italy 22-26 January 2020, through the ‘Greening Ethiopian Manufacturing (#GEM)’ project, the #EUDelegationtoEthiopia support. pic.twitter.com/4PDNU1z2I1
— Greening Ethiopian Manufacturing (GEM) (@EthiopiaGEM) February 6, 2020
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