In this week’s bulletin, we cover concerns in Bangladesh over hide smuggling, flooding at a tannery in Brazil, Sustainable Leather Foundation workshops in Tanzania and more. Read More...
The Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) travelled to Tanzania to take part in two workshops supporting sustainable leather production. Read More...
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has launched a project to stimulate job creation, reduce the environmental impact and create market linkages in leather processing.
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Scientists have joined forces with farmers in rural Tanzania to track cattle with satellite GPS as part of a University of Glasgow study into how diseases pass between herds.
Read More...Tanzania’s Ministry of Industry and Trade could raise the tax imposed on exports of raw hides and skins to 100% from the current 80%.
Read More...The Leather Association of Tanzania (LAT) has appointed a new Executive Director following the retirement of Joram Wakari.
Read More...Despite having a more significant number of livestock, Tanzania’s hide exports still lag behind other African countries such as South Africa, and it produces very little semi-finished leather.
Read More...If a free trade agreement (FTA) is reached between both nations, the model could be used for similar deals between other African countries. However, nearly 30 trade lobby groups from across Africa have voiced their opposition to the Kenya - U.S. FTA.
Read More...Abdallah Hamis Ulega, Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, said he was pleased with the modern machinery deployed at the tannery.
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The East African Community (EAC) Leather Forum brought together over 40 industry representatives from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda to implement the EAC Leather & Leather Products Strategy 2019-2029.
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