Published: 23 February 2018

The National Leather Working Group (NLWG) has called for increased investment towards strengthening the livestock and leather value chain and developing adequate skills base to support export oriented industrialization and growth.

NLWG chairperson Jacob Nyathi said the country should focus on supporting the growth of the leather industry so as to have a huge stake in the domestic market as well as to compete in the global market.

Recent media reports indicate there has been a decrease of about 90 percent in the exports of leather goods since 2014.
- The Herald

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