The Ugandan government wants more shoes to be produced locally from readily available hides and skins in the country.

Figures from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics show that Uganda has the potential to produce 1.4 million cattle hides, 3.1 million goatskins and 680,000 sheepskins, however, collection rates currently average at 1.2 million hides, 2.4 million goat skins and 0.54 million sheep skins.

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