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Setting an example: PTB and EACֹ’s study tour to Ethiopia’s leather sector

The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the East African Community (EAC), supported by the Gesellschaft für Agrarprojekte (GFA), conducted a joint study tour to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia between 19 and 23 June. This visit was part of the project “Strengthening of the Quality Infrastructure of Selected Sectors in the EAC”, which is funded by the German…

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Ethiopia’s road to a green textile sector

Stakeholders draft measures to improve quality infrastructure for organic cotton Ethiopia is a predominantly agricultural country which is particularly known for exporting coffee, tea and spices. However, cotton cultivation and cotton processing also have a long tradition and the export market for cotton is steadily growing. It is especially organic cotton for which the global…