Hide and Skin Value Chain in Ethiopia
Volume 6 - Issue 2
Tilahun Kenea*
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Tilahun Kenea, Department of Agribusiness and Value Chain Management, Ethiopia
Received: February 08, 2019; Published:February 20, 2019
DOI: 10.32474/CIACR.2019.06.000237
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Abstract
Ethiopia’s economy is predominantly agricultural where the livestock sub-sector plays substantial role. Hides and skin is an
important strategic sector for the economic and industrial development of Ethiopia. Though the country has very good potential
for supplying finished skins and hides products to the world market, the quality of skins and hides supplied has rather deteriorated
over time. Therefore, this seminar was conducted to review hide and skin value chain in Ethiopia, to review hide and skin value
chain actors, maps and its value addition in Ethiopia, to review the major constraints and opportunities of hide and skin in Ethiopia,
to review hides and skins production, utilization and its constraint in Ethiopia and to review hide and skin marketing and its
constraints in Ethiopia. Poor quality of hides and skins, Poor animal husbandry, Improper preserved hides and skins, Lack of price
incentives, absence of quality grading, reflections of the economic policy, market information, and requirements from the tanneries
and end market are main challenge observed hide and skin value chain. Creation of awareness among extension staff, butchers,
collectors, tanners and other stakeholders and the general public of the economic importance of hides and skins are very important.
Developing Clear pricing system based on grading and standard of hide and skin and improving access to market information As
well as Clear policy and strategy for the development of hide and skin sector should be developed by Member State that have not
done so far.
Keywords: Hide and Skin; Value Chain; Actors; Marketing Constraints
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