Matthias Knappe

Programme Manager of Fibres, Textiles and Clothing at @ITCnews - Interested in #Trade #Textiles #Clothing #Cotton

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#Women represent around 80% of the sector's workforce, but less than 25% have a managerial role.
Join ITC's Fibres, Textiles and Clothing team & #SheTrades in the webinar to discuss the importance of women's leadership & role in the garment industry.

🔗https://t.co/Etvi6FBaQ0

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Investing in youth is key to the development of a qualified clothing sector. @CasaModaAcademy, support by the GTEX/MENATEX project, is a good example of such dedication to the education of young designers. Read more:

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Fashion is the ultimate form of empowerment and self-expression, say young fashion students in #Morocco🇲🇦.

On #YouthDay, we talked with two up-and-coming young designers from @CASAMODAACADEM1.

See how they are making a splash💦 in fashion: https://t.co/zkg4CcchzQ

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The GTEX/MENATEX has been working closely with @CASAMODAACADEM1 on the education of the future designers of Morocco.
Enjoy the video!

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Today, we celebrate International #YouthDay. The textiles & clothing sector is known for being one of the sectors that employ more youth & young women worldwide.
https://t.co/dvKkdJMh6t

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I am delighted to announce the collaboration of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (@ICAC_cotton), and the International Trade Centre on a new project in Zambia aimed to double the incomes of at least 50,000 cotton growers over the next 3 years.
ℹ️https://t.co/EO9ztnsVMD

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A Technology Resource Center assists small businesses in their activities through innovation & tech.

Designers from ITC’s Global Textiles/Clothing Programme in Middle East/North Africa visited @CETTEX_Tunisie to benefit from coaching.

➡️ Our programme: https://t.co/KeIGPygdlJ

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Throughout the pandemic, the GTEX/MENATEX programme has been working to help SMEs to overcome the challenges imposed by COVID-19. The results achieved in #Egypt by Scarabaeus Sacer are excellent examples of the resilience and dedication we are proud to share.

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"Navigating the pandemic, as a small business, was more manageable. Our size allowed us to be agile."

Scarabaeus Sacer, a sustainable & ethical clothing brand in 🇪🇬Egypt has significantly ↗️ its online presence with the support of ITC.

🔍https://t.co/ug3dpkX0V7

#GTEX #MENATEX

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Great opportunity to learn about the results of the study to identify collaboration and #TradeOpportunities along the T&C value chain among the 4 members of the GTEX/MENATEX programme: #Egypt, #Jordan, #Morocco and #Tunisia.
Register here: https://t.co/AoHgnVNsd8

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This video proves the great initiative of @ITC, @WTO and @UNCTAD on valorising cotton by-products in African cotton-producing LDCs such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali (known as Cotton 4) but also Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

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This is cotton waste you can wear, sleep in and wash with!

Find out more about the power of crushed cotton seeds: https://t.co/3qYnVtkDkF

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Check the new @WTO website on the initiative on cotton by-products. Together with @ITCnews and @UNCTAD, the initiative aims to help the C-4 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali) and other African LDCs to generate additional revenue streams from cotton by-products.

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ITC, @WTO & @UNCTAD initiative on cotton by-products aims to unlock the hidden value of cotton in the #Cotton-4 countries: 🇧🇯Benin, 🇧🇫Burkina Faso, 🇹🇩Chad & 🇲🇱Mali.

Learn more about cotton by-products: https://t.co/lU1eSyhgom

ℹ️Available in EN, FR & ES

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Diversifying cotton into different products, like animal feed, pellets, & much more, can generate sustainable opportunities as well as improve farmers income & employment. That is exactly what our joint initiative with @UNCTAD is all about!

ℹ️https://t.co/rAZP4W3VWO

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ITC, @WTO & @UNCTAD initiative on cotton by-products aims to unlock the hidden value of cotton in the #Cotton-4 countries: 🇧🇯Benin, 🇧🇫Burkina Faso, 🇹🇩Chad & 🇲🇱Mali.

Learn more about cotton by-products: https://t.co/lU1eSyhgom

ℹ️Available in EN, FR & ES

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As our colleagues and partners end this year #Ramadan, ITC and the GTEX/MENATEX team wish you and your families a Happy Eid Mubarak!

#ramadanmubarak

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« Au-delà de la fibre » est maintenant disponible en français, espagnol et anglais !

La publication de l’ITC explore les moyens de capturer la pleine valeur du coton en #Afrique ainsi que les avantages et le potentiel inexploité des dérivés du #coton.

📘https://t.co/wWyAd8Gvd8

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ℹ️ Le coton est plus qu'une fibre.

Exploité à sa juste valeur, l’optimisation du potentiel du coton pourrait contribuer à stimuler la croissance sur le continent africain.

Une publication de l'ITC révèle les avantages des produits dérivés du coton : https://t.co/qrOYxfFy7e

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ℹ️ El algodón es mucho más que una fibra.

Aprovechar plenamente el valor del algodón podría contribuir poderosamente a un mayor crecimiento económico en el continente africano.

Una publicación del ITC revela los beneficios de los subproductos de algodón: https://t.co/inhU05Lzp0

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What is the post-#COVID19 recovery plan for 🇹🇳Tunisian small businesses in the clothing sector?

This is the question that fuels ITC's GTEX/MENATEX project.

Read about our work in supporting a resilient sector in an @economiste_magh article
📖 https://t.co/yiU4vaR0g6

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In Tunisia, the GTEX/MENATEX project organized a study with 248 companies to analyze the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic on the #apparel sector. The report also shed light on the post-pandemic opportunities and the sector’s recovery plan.

Read more: https://t.co/aBZYapP6bM

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ℹ️ While fashion remains the textile-clothing industry’s backbone, protective equipment is emerging as a viable area for diversification.

See how 🇹🇳Tunisian companies have successfully converted their production line to survive the pandemic 👇

https://t.co/Ew2O7Sb0jC

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On behalf of the GTEX/MENATEX team, I wish all our colleagues and partners in the #MENA region a good #ramadanmubarak.

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⚠️Join @ITCnews & David Birnbaum in the third-part webinar based on the new ITC Full Costing Guide🧵.

All companies and stakeholders from the #textiles 👕sector are invited to attend our session on the fundamentals of garment costings.
Register at 🔗 https://t.co/S5jgGciep6

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@Premiere Vision published an article on #ITC beneficiary companies in #Madagascar & #Tunisia. 10Tunisian and Malagasy #SMEs from our GTEX/MENATEX & UKTP projects will show their new collections and manufacturing services.
https://t.co/n3jTIpY5bC

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ITC will support its #textile & #clothing beneficiary companies from Tunisia and Madagascar to showcase their products in a virtual booth fair during the Paris @Première Vision trade show. 12 companies will have the chance to #network and expand their leads.