Nigeria aims to double leather revenues in three years
22/08/2014
He identified six clusters which will be upgraded. “The Kano Leather Cluster is already one of the most important in West Africa and sources lots of hides and skin from outside Nigeria to meet its demand,” he told local press.
He said the target is to double revenue from tanneries and leather-related manufacturing within three years.
Oyedele Oyedeji from the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science added that only seven of 20 tanneries are operational, due to an undersupply of skins. "It is a paradox that as the government is trying to get the tanneries back on their feet, the boots and belts being worn by Nigeria's para-military bodies are imported,” he said.
"Incidentally, Nigeria has the best goatskins in the world. If we manage, nurture and maintain the leather industry, we can generate up to $50 billion annually.”
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