Kenya looks to improve leather industry
05/03/2007
According to local reports, the Kenyan government sees the leather industry as a potential growth area and as a means to boost the country’s economy.
As many tanneries in the country are currently working well below full production capacity and a large proportion of Kenyan leather exports consist of raw hides and skins, the government plans to exploit the sector’s potential by nurturing the production of value-added leather goods and exports.
As an initial step towards achieving this goal, a Kenyan delegation has visited the Comesa Leather Products Institute in
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