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Lack of tanneries holds Afghans back

26/10/2012

Farmers and traders in Afghanistan are missing out on much-needed revenue from sheep, goat and camel skins because they do not have the facilities to tan them, according to a local report. Skins are salted and transported over the border to Pakistan, where they are processed and then brought back, which means the Afghans are losing tens of...

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