21/03/2022
China which is the world's largest manufacturer and exporter was strongly built by the formalization of cottage industries. India, Indonesia have for long follwed this but why not Africa.
* What Is a Cottage Industry?
A cottage industry is a small-scale, decentralized manufacturing business often operated out of a home rather than a purpose-built facility. Cottage industries are defined by the amount of investment required to start, as well as the number of people employed. They often focus on the production of labor-intensive goods but face a significant disadvantage when competing with factory-based manufacturers that mass-produce goods.
*What did cottage industries do?
Cottage industries developed in cities around 1870, resulting in the harsh tenement housing system. Immigrant families lived and worked in these crowded, unsafe apartment buildings. They worked for extremely low wages, usually making garments.
* What are the benefit of the cottage industry in the country?
A major benefit of cottage industries is that they allow people to work from their homes. Women have benefited the most because they can work from home while still tending to their families. Many cottage businesses include the entire family in their operations, however, including husbands and children
They create an environment of lower income inequality and allow people to take control of their lives and bring earnings into their community
* Why is cottage industry easier?
Easy to Establish: Cottage and small scale industries are easy to establish in the sense that these industries do not require more capital and technical knowledge. Such industries can be established and run by households by utilizing their own capital, raw materials and skills.
* What was the impact of industrialization on the cottage industry?
After the Industrial Revolution, many goods that were formally produced using cottage industry were moved to factories, which benefited from a division of labor and a steady workforce. When the industrial revolution started, it began with the production of textiles and fabrics.
*How does cottage industry acquire an important place in AFRICA most especially Uganda?
They manufacture consumable products by employing conventional methods. Additionally, these type of industries originates where unemployment and under-employment are widespread. So, through this method, cottage industry helps the economy by engrossing a massive amount of remaining workforce of the rural areas.
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