The trade in leather and leather products in the East African Community is growing at slow rate of an average rate of 1.5 percent annually. To boost the trade among EAC partner states, an online platform, the Leather Industry Network platform for the East African region or LIN-East Africa has been launched. Beatrice Mwasi, the Director of the Centre for Business Innovation & Training-CBiT said the online platform will be an effective tool for boosting trade in leather and leather products in East Africa. She said the platform will allow consumers to connect conveniently with other market players in the regional leather sector, including manufacturers, agents and the government. According to the EAC Leather and Leather Products Strategy and Implementation Roadmap for 2020-2030, the East African leather industry represents about 0.24 percent of the Sh21.5 trillion (USD200 billion) global market value.

Source: The Star May 01, 2021 06:56 UTC