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Indian assistance for Ethiopian leather sector

13/07/2011
The government agency established to help create a competitive leather industry in Ethiopia, the Leather Industry Development Institute (LIDI), has signed an agreement with India’s Centre for Leather Research Institute (CLRI). The idea behind the move is for the CLRI to contribute its knowledge and experience to help its Ethiopian counterpart support its domestic industry.

Ethiopia’s government has said it wants the leather industry to contribute a cumulative total of almost $500 million in export earnings to the national economy over the next five years. In 2010, its contribution was $75.7 million.

There are 23 tanneries operating in the country at the moment, and the government has given them a target of collectively producing 5.6 million square-metres of finished leather per year.

The contract with the CLRI will last for three years. The Indian institution will study the overall structures and management set-up of LIDI, then plan and carry out a programme of change. This will include periods of study in India for members of the LIDI team. Funding for this partnership has come from a joint-initiative for development in Ethiopia established by the government of Germany and the Ethiopian government.

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