Furniture Industry in Kenya : Situational Analysis and Strategy

The Government of Kenya recognizes that the performance of the furniture sector is crucial both to employment and growth in the country. The Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development (MOIED) therefore requested an analysis of both th...

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Main Authors: Creapo Oy, World Bank Group
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25189496/furniture-industry-kenya-situational-analysis-strategy
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spelling okr-10986-229732021-06-14T10:18:08Z Furniture Industry in Kenya : Situational Analysis and Strategy Creapo Oy World Bank Group FORECASTS MERCHANDISE EXPORT MARKETS MARKET STRUCTURE PROFIT MARGINS MARKET RESEARCH PRODUCT MARKET PRODUCTION STOCK SALES FINISHED PRODUCTS CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SUPPLIER EXPORTS DOMESTIC MARKET STATISTICAL DATA GROSS VALUE INCENTIVES DISTRIBUTION CAPACITY BUILDING HIGH LEVELS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES PRICE INPUTS PRODUCT QUALITY TARGET MARKETS ITC PAYMENTS INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS FREE TRADE INFLATION MARKET INFORMATION VALUE OF OUTPUT MARKET TRENDS RETAIL MASS MARKET TRENDS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK MARKET STUDIES CENTRAL BANK DEVELOPMENT MARKET SEGMENT INFLUENCE TRADE BALANCE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS COMMERCE COSTS BRANDS POWER GENERATION REBATES PRODUCTS EXCHANGE RATES CONSTRUCTION MARKET NICHE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY WATER INDUSTRIALIZATION CRITERIA MARKETING MARKETS RESEARCH PRODUCT NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY BRAND PRODUCTION OUTPUT MARKET PRICE PRICE INFLATION PROFIT MARGIN EXPENDITURE COMMON MARKET UNEMPLOYMENT EMERGING MARKETS CONSUMPTION HUMAN CAPITAL VALUE ADDED DOMESTIC MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TURNOVER MARKET PRICES VALUE BENCHMARKING COMPETITIVENESS INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PURCHASING POWER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DEMAND INEFFICIENCY CONSUMERS The Government of Kenya recognizes that the performance of the furniture sector is crucial both to employment and growth in the country. The Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development (MOIED) therefore requested an analysis of both the furniture and timber sectors, in order to understand their current state of development, their main constraints, and the interventions necessary to accelerate their growth. The objective of this report is to provide a comprehensive value-chain analysis of the Kenyan furniture industry, including the timber sub-sector, in order to assess policy options available to the MOIED and recommend critical interventions to stimulate the industry’s development. By situating Kenya’s furniture industry within the global and regional context, this paper also aims to identify ways in which to boost Kenya’s competiveness in the East African markets and beyond. The analysis in this report is largely focused on the wooden furniture sector (versus plastics, composites, and other furniture). The bulk of Kenya’s furniture industry is focused on wood, and Kenya has a competitive advantage in wood relative to South Africa, Asian countries, and Europe, which have very competitive value chains in furniture made from other materials. 2015-11-17T17:28:57Z 2015-11-17T17:28:57Z 2015 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25189496/furniture-industry-kenya-situational-analysis-strategy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22973 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Kenya
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topic FORECASTS
MERCHANDISE
EXPORT MARKETS
MARKET STRUCTURE
PROFIT MARGINS
MARKET RESEARCH
PRODUCT MARKET
PRODUCTION
STOCK
SALES
FINISHED PRODUCTS
CHEMICAL
INDUSTRY
SUPPLIER
EXPORTS
DOMESTIC MARKET
STATISTICAL DATA
GROSS VALUE
INCENTIVES
DISTRIBUTION
CAPACITY BUILDING
HIGH LEVELS
DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
PRICE
INPUTS
PRODUCT QUALITY
TARGET MARKETS
ITC
PAYMENTS
INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS
FREE TRADE
INFLATION
MARKET INFORMATION
VALUE OF OUTPUT
MARKET TRENDS
RETAIL
MASS MARKET
TRENDS
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
MARKET STUDIES
CENTRAL BANK
DEVELOPMENT
MARKET SEGMENT
INFLUENCE
TRADE BALANCE
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
COMMERCE
COSTS
BRANDS
POWER GENERATION
REBATES
PRODUCTS
EXCHANGE RATES
CONSTRUCTION
MARKET NICHE
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
PRODUCTIVITY
WATER
INDUSTRIALIZATION
CRITERIA
MARKETING
MARKETS
RESEARCH
PRODUCT
NATURAL RESOURCES
INVENTORY
BRAND
PRODUCTION OUTPUT
MARKET PRICE
PRICE INFLATION
PROFIT MARGIN
EXPENDITURE
COMMON MARKET
UNEMPLOYMENT
EMERGING MARKETS
CONSUMPTION
HUMAN CAPITAL
VALUE ADDED
DOMESTIC MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
TURNOVER
MARKET PRICES
VALUE
BENCHMARKING
COMPETITIVENESS
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
PURCHASING POWER
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DEMAND
INEFFICIENCY
CONSUMERS
spellingShingle FORECASTS
MERCHANDISE
EXPORT MARKETS
MARKET STRUCTURE
PROFIT MARGINS
MARKET RESEARCH
PRODUCT MARKET
PRODUCTION
STOCK
SALES
FINISHED PRODUCTS
CHEMICAL
INDUSTRY
SUPPLIER
EXPORTS
DOMESTIC MARKET
STATISTICAL DATA
GROSS VALUE
INCENTIVES
DISTRIBUTION
CAPACITY BUILDING
HIGH LEVELS
DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
PRICE
INPUTS
PRODUCT QUALITY
TARGET MARKETS
ITC
PAYMENTS
INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS
FREE TRADE
INFLATION
MARKET INFORMATION
VALUE OF OUTPUT
MARKET TRENDS
RETAIL
MASS MARKET
TRENDS
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
MARKET STUDIES
CENTRAL BANK
DEVELOPMENT
MARKET SEGMENT
INFLUENCE
TRADE BALANCE
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
COMMERCE
COSTS
BRANDS
POWER GENERATION
REBATES
PRODUCTS
EXCHANGE RATES
CONSTRUCTION
MARKET NICHE
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
PRODUCTIVITY
WATER
INDUSTRIALIZATION
CRITERIA
MARKETING
MARKETS
RESEARCH
PRODUCT
NATURAL RESOURCES
INVENTORY
BRAND
PRODUCTION OUTPUT
MARKET PRICE
PRICE INFLATION
PROFIT MARGIN
EXPENDITURE
COMMON MARKET
UNEMPLOYMENT
EMERGING MARKETS
CONSUMPTION
HUMAN CAPITAL
VALUE ADDED
DOMESTIC MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
TURNOVER
MARKET PRICES
VALUE
BENCHMARKING
COMPETITIVENESS
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
PURCHASING POWER
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DEMAND
INEFFICIENCY
CONSUMERS
Creapo Oy
World Bank Group
Furniture Industry in Kenya : Situational Analysis and Strategy
geographic_facet Africa
Kenya
description The Government of Kenya recognizes that the performance of the furniture sector is crucial both to employment and growth in the country. The Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development (MOIED) therefore requested an analysis of both the furniture and timber sectors, in order to understand their current state of development, their main constraints, and the interventions necessary to accelerate their growth. The objective of this report is to provide a comprehensive value-chain analysis of the Kenyan furniture industry, including the timber sub-sector, in order to assess policy options available to the MOIED and recommend critical interventions to stimulate the industry’s development. By situating Kenya’s furniture industry within the global and regional context, this paper also aims to identify ways in which to boost Kenya’s competiveness in the East African markets and beyond. The analysis in this report is largely focused on the wooden furniture sector (versus plastics, composites, and other furniture). The bulk of Kenya’s furniture industry is focused on wood, and Kenya has a competitive advantage in wood relative to South Africa, Asian countries, and Europe, which have very competitive value chains in furniture made from other materials.
format Working Paper
author Creapo Oy
World Bank Group
author_facet Creapo Oy
World Bank Group
author_sort Creapo Oy
title Furniture Industry in Kenya : Situational Analysis and Strategy
title_short Furniture Industry in Kenya : Situational Analysis and Strategy
title_full Furniture Industry in Kenya : Situational Analysis and Strategy
title_fullStr Furniture Industry in Kenya : Situational Analysis and Strategy
title_full_unstemmed Furniture Industry in Kenya : Situational Analysis and Strategy
title_sort furniture industry in kenya : situational analysis and strategy
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25189496/furniture-industry-kenya-situational-analysis-strategy
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22973
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