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Leather Value Chain Competitiveness Progress Report – June 2024

admin_IT — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:53:03 +0000

The Commission continued to follow up on progress towards implementation of recommendations proposed in the Leather Value Chain Competitiveness Report, which was published in May2023. This report is a follow up to the sector’s first progress update that was published in December 2023.

During the 2024 first half, the sector prioritised establishment of a lasts and soles manufacturing plant and improving leather & leather products quality through trainings of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), among others.

This is in line with the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) thrust on the need to improve the performance of the sector through value addition.

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Leather Value Chain Competitiveness Progress Report

admin_IT — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:41:15 +0000

The National Competitiveness Commission produced an evidence-based Leather Value Chain Competitiveness Report in 2023, in an effort to facilitate the development of a sustainable competitive leather sector in Zimbabwe. This is in line with the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) objective of the need to promote local production and domesticate value chains to reduce the import bill, ensure food security and job creation.

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2023 Leather Value Chain Competitiveness Report

admin_IT — Fri, 26 May 2023 08:22:13 +0000

The leather industry is a global manufacturing sector dominated by the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which produce raw, processed, and finished materials used in the production of leather products, such as footwear, handbags, belts, furniture, automotive seating, soft gloves, and contemporary clothing, among others.

The leather and leather products (LLP) have traditionally been gateways to export diversification and export-oriented industrialization for most developing countries, due to low entry barriers (low fixed costs and relatively simple technology), low absorption by local markets and its labor-intensive nature.

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