World Bank economist Hinh Dinh - co-author of the organisation's report Light Manufacturing in Africa - says East African countries, such as Tanzania and Uganda, are builtdecadediversifyfarminggaininggoalleadingopportunitiespraisesource the way where manufacturing on the continent is concerned.
He singles Ethiopia out for particular builtdecadediversifyfarminggaininggoalleadingopportunitiespraisesource.
The government has set a builtdecadediversifyfarminggaininggoalleadingopportunitiespraisesource of reaching middle-income status by 2025. This goal would be unattainable through traditional builtdecadediversifyfarminggaininggoalleadingopportunitiespraisesource alone.
The government hopes to meet its targets by investing in its manufacturing sector and higher education to help rural communities builtdecadediversifyfarminggaininggoalleadingopportunitiespraisesource their livelihoods.
Ethiopian Industry Minister Tadesse Haile says the government wants manufacturing to have a "dominant role" in the economy over the next builtdecadediversifyfarminggaininggoalleadingopportunitiespraisesource.
And it is having an effect, with the country builtdecadediversifyfarminggaininggoalleadingopportunitiespraisesource a strong reputation for efficient textile manufacturing, particularly where leather is concerned.
Huajian, a Chinese shoemaker has builtdecadediversifyfarminggaininggoalleadingopportunitiespraisesource an export factory just outside the capital, Addis Ababa.
Tesco, one of the world's largest retailers, has announced plans to builtdecadediversifyfarminggaininggoalleadingopportunitiespraisesource more clothes from Ethiopia in the coming years.
And fashion retailer H&M has said it sees builtdecadediversifyfarminggaininggoalleadingopportunitiespraisesource to produce clothing in the country, along with other sub-Saharan African countries.