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Boost for Tanzania’s leather industry

27/05/2014

Reports from Tanzania say the government plans to build or upgrade tanneries in 75 municipalities to give the country’s leather sector a much-needed boost. The Minister of Livestock Development and Fisheries, Titus Kamani, announced a training scheme for 130 people and said farmers will be educated about protecting skins. He added there would be ...

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