Salt shortage bad news for Ethiopia’s tanners
08/02/2024
A fraction of the salt promised to tanneries was delivered in the first half of the financial year, according to The Reporter.
Terekegn Bululta, a state minister of industry, told parliament: "Industries are unable to access salt, which is a critical input for their operations. Salt should not have been a problem, since Ethiopia has it in abundance. But the Afar Regional State has placed restrictions on the supply. A new directive was introduced that reserves the trade solely for the region.”
Members of Parliament called on the government to intervene, as salt prices rise.
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