manufacturing rubber auxiliary agents tdec in zambia
manufacturing rubber auxiliary agents tdec in zambia
manufacturing rubber auxiliary agents tdec in zambia
manufacturing rubber auxiliary agents tdec in zambia
manufacturing rubber auxiliary agents tdec in zambia
  • Why is the textile sector a low priority sector in Zambia?
  • The low exports of the sector mirror the low production levels. Zambia’s RCA value is 0.1 (Figure 36, Appendix D3), which is the lowest of all priority sectors. The textiles sector is, however, known to be a sector that can potentially generate large-scale employment and generally provides opportunities for people with lower levels of skills.
  • Does Zambia have a strong textile industry?
  • Textiles, garments and leather products Zambia has had a weak and sharply declining production capacity in the textiles sector, far below expected levels compared to real value added data of lower middle-income countries (Table 9 and Table 31 Latent Comparative Advantage (LCA) of manufacturing industries, trend, Appendix D2).
  • Who monitors industrial policy in Zambia?
  • In Zambia, the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the industrial policy is done by the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry. The NIP Implementation plan is structured in a way that supports the monitoring of activities and includes indicators of achievement and responsible institutions.
  • Does Zambia have a manufacturing priority sector?
  • Employment Intensity The Government of Zambia has selected manufacturing priority sectors, as included in the National Industrial Policy, which are listed in the left column of Table 5 (further details on the aggregation of respective industries are provided in Appendix C).
  • What is the share of manufactured goods in Zambia's total (merchandise) exports?
  • Overall, the share of manufactured goods in Zambia’s total (merchandise) exports is very low compared to the average of lower middle-income countries and to the comparator countries presented in the graph (Figure 6).
  • How do we aggregate the manufacturing industries of Zambia?
  • We aggregate the manufacturing industries of Zambia according to ‘Priority Sectors’ (PS) as defined by Zambian officials (National Industrial Policy 2018, page 14). The PS can be matched to these ISIC aggregates reported for Zambia.