National Leather Value Chain Strategy Update

Overview of the Leather Sector • Livestock subsector accounts for about 14% agricultural output and 1% of total GDP. • Livestock production on SNL is 83% but are viewed as a source of livelihood (ploughing, food, organic fertilizer and a form of investment). • Eswatini has a an estimated capacity of production 220, 000 per annum of raw hides and skins with an annual earning of E5 Million (US$350,000). • Almost all hides and skins produced in Eswatini are exported to South Africa as wet salted.

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