Abstract
Ethiopia is believed to have the largest livestock population in Africa. Livestock subsector makes the major contribution to the overall economy. The livestock sector accounts for 19% of the GDP an...
Highlights
The overall objective of this review study was to assess hide and skin production and the marketing trend in Ethiopia, and it aims to:
Apart from the problems that stemmed from the system, the main constraints in the marketing of hides and skins included an inadequate network of primary buyers, lack of facilities for slaughtering, preservation, storage, and transportation, “lack of incentives for improvement”, and limited effectiveness of government extension service, as well as other man-made and natural damage inflicted on the raw hides and skins, which downgrades quality (Mohammed, 2000)
The hides, skins, and leather sectors of Ethiopia have potential because of the availability of raw material, which in turn is due to the large livestock base in pastoral areas, the ready market, and the growing national and international markets for hides, skins, and leather products
Summary
In 2024/25, the cattle, sheep, and goat populations in the sedentary (people that are not travel from place to place) areas of Ethiopia are estimated to reach 75, 42.8, and 39.6 million heads, respectively (Leta & Melese, 2014) These livestock subsectors majorly contribute to the overall economy. Based on annual offtake rates of 7% for cattle, 33% for sheep, and 35% for goats, the potential production is estimated at 2.38 million cattle hides, 10.07 million sheep skins, and 7.38 million goatskins in 1998/99 This raw material of the leather industry is mainly derived from local areas of the country where basic amenities for slaughtering and subsequent marketing are either not in inexistence or lacking (Ahmed, 2000).
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