Unravelling Rwanda's silk dream: a fine line between flourishing and faltering
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2019
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Teagle
KEYWORDS: ECONOMIC GROWTH, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, RWANDA
DEPARTMENT: Office of the CEO (ERM), Office of the CEO (OCEO), Office of the CEO (IL), Office of the CEO (BS), Office of the CEO (IA)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-sept-2019/unravelling-rwandas-silk-dream
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11064
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15044
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15044
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2019
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Teagle
KEYWORDS: ECONOMIC GROWTH, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, RWANDA
DEPARTMENT: Office of the CEO (ERM), Office of the CEO (OCEO), Office of the CEO (IL), Office of the CEO (BS), Office of the CEO (IA)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-sept-2019/unravelling-rwandas-silk-dream
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11064
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15044
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15044
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Abstract
In 2003, silk production was earmarked as a huge potential contributor to Rwanda's economy. A recent HSRC study determined that the industry has alleviated poverty to some extent. Yet, by 2013, the diffusion of sericulture, the process of silk production, had begun to falter. The HSRC's Dr Alexis Habiyaremye explores some of the unforeseen challenges of introducing a new type of industry to a country that is entrenched in its traditional culture and how these might be overcome.-
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