Development of Textile Industry in Rwanda 1222020 by

“Development of Textile Industry in Rwanda” 12/2/2020 by Raj-Rajendran 1

Employment Generation… n Industrial Development in Textiles: Agriculture u Textiles u Adding value by combining Agriculture and Textiles… u Silk u Banana Stem Fibers and Pineapple leaf fibers. u 12/2/2020 by Raj-Rajendran 2

“Villages are the Backbone of the Country” 12/2/2020 by Raj-Rajendran 3

Key Factors for Industrial Development… 1) 2) 3) 4) 12/2/2020 Identifying available resources Global Market for Available Resources Appropriate Technology for Value Addition Promoting products & Services to the Global Market by Raj-Rajendran 4

Banana Fiber… n n n 12/2/2020 Sourced from Banana Plant Abundantly available in Rwanda Possibility to extract 2500 Tons/year by Raj-Rajendran 5

Application Areas of Banana Fiber… n n n 12/2/2020 Banana fiber as a natural sorbent Banana fiber as a base material for bioremediation and recycling Banana fiber as a natural water purifier Banana fiber as a base material for the paper and pulp industry Banana fiber in handicrafts and textiles Banana fiber a license to print money by Raj-Rajendran 6

Stages in Banana Fiber Based Textiles… n Collection of stems and leaves Fiber extraction Softening and cutting Spinning and Weaving Processing Apparel production n Fiber Extraction: n n n u u 12/2/2020 By Hand By Machine by Raj-Rajendran : 500 gms/ 8 hrs : 15 – 20 Kgs / 8 hrs 7

Sericulture & Silk… n n n 12/2/2020 Agro based economy Volcanic soil suitable for growing Mulberry Climatic conditions supports production of good quality Mulberry by Raj-Rajendran 8

Sericulture Stages… n n n n n 12/2/2020 Mulberry cultivation Silk worm rearing & cocoon production Reeling of silk filament Re-reeling of silk yarn & Twisting Weaving Processing (Dyeing & Printing) Finishing Garmenting Marketing. by Raj-Rajendran 9

Role of Cooperatives. . n n n n 12/2/2020 Mulberry cultivation, Silk worm Rearing & Cocoon production Grading & Selling Handloom Manufacturing Handloom Weaving Central Processing facility Cutting & Sewing Marketing by Raj-Rajendran 10

Local Loom Manufacturing. . n n 12/2/2020 To avoid dependency on foreign machine manufacturers, service engineers and spares. Hand-looms can be manufactured with locally available wood (90% parts) and 10% of remaining metallic parts can also be from imported Iron and Steel. Professional Machine Designer to make an engineering design of the handloom Parts Joining with the existing Technical Schools in the country to make use of their Carpentry Workshops/Labs. by Raj-Rajendran 11

Vertically Integrated Silk Industry. . n 12/2/2020 With these initiatives We can create a whole new vertically Integrated Silk Industry in Rwanda with all parts of value chain in place in the decentralized sector with cooperative units and SMEs and a larger Private Sector Player can set up Fashion and Product Design Studios along with Export Marketing activities. by Raj-Rajendran 12

Employment in RWANDA. . n n 12/2/2020 As a result of these initiatives, the estimated employment creation in silk industry could be in the range of about 150, 000 with 10000 Hectares of Mulberry Cultivation and corresponding creation of value and Supply chains in the country. The Banana and Pineapple Fibers initiative can create an employment of over 100, 000. by Raj-Rajendran 13

Expected REVENUE. . n n 12/2/2020 The ultimate Export earnings could of the range of $250 Mil Per Year from Silk Exports. The exports from Banana fibers can be over $5 Mil. per year and much more from the Handicraft items and textile production from the country. by Raj-Rajendran 14

Silk : From Soil to Neck Tie. . n n 12/2/2020 UTEXRWA in Rwanda, is the only company in the whole world having a fully – vertically integrated Silk production facility, from Soil to neck- Tie (final product) under one roof. This all have been made possible with in the last three years. by Raj-Rajendran 15

Our Further Development. . n n 12/2/2020 Initiation taken to train the trainers from Kigali City for cocoon production We further experimented, using Natural and vegetable dyes and created different samples. by Raj-Rajendran 16

With Other New Fibers. . n n 12/2/2020 We are also simultaneously working on Banana and Pineapple leaf fiber production which can be emulated in the same model as that of Silk. We have just ordered some Fiber Extractors, and we expect to be extracting Banana and Pineapple fibers by end of May 2009 in Rwanda and will have the trial production and develop products before the end of this year. by Raj-Rajendran 17

Technical Textiles… agrotech: n n n agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry buildtech: building and construction clothtech: technical components of footwear and clothing geotech: geotextiles and civil engineering hometech: technical components of furniture, household textiles and floor coverings n indutech: filtration, conveying, cleaning and other Industrial uses n n n 12/2/2020 medtech: hygiene and medical mobiltech: automobiles, shipping, railways and aerospace Ecokotech: environmental protection packtech: packaging protech: personal and property protection sporttech: sport and leisure. by Raj-Rajendran 18

Our Real Life n 12/2/2020 ‘Weaving Dreams in to Prosperity’ by Raj-Rajendran 19

Thank you…! 12/2/2020 by Raj-Rajendran 20