Leather’s revenues higher than coffee, tea, rice, rubber, cotton, and sugar combined, but East Africa’s share of this pie is a paltry 0.24%.
A survey by the Leather Apex Society of East Africa, which is seeking to establish leather quality infrastructure in the East African Community (EAC), finds a sector that is bubbly with optimism and rich material base even as it is held back by low uptake of technology and inadequate supporting policies. [Policy tweaks that can raise leather production in EAC- Business Daily]
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