Ethiopian Textile and Garment Manufacturers’ Association (ETGAMA) is a national association of textile and garment industry. ETGAMA currently represents nearly 100 member factories operating in textiles and garment manufacturing (both domestic and FDI members)
Ethiopia has an enormous export potential in the textile and garment industry which is growing annually at about an average of 25% in the past 10 years. Ethiopia has 3 million hectares of land suitable for cotton production. The companies in the textile and garment sector are exporting 172 million USD to the United States and European market destinations in 2019
The Textile and Garment Sector of Ethiopia is attracting foreign investment following the establishment of 13 industrial parks located in different regions of Ethiopia and the industry is positioning itself for massive growth in the future targeting to reach 2.4 billion USD in 2022 according to the 10 Years development plan of Ethiopia.