Ethiopia has a major comparative advantage in raw materials needed for the leather sector which makes it in principle very appropriate for leather product exporting: Ethiopia has the largest livestock production in Africa, and the 10th largest in the world. Ethiopia’s livestock population is currently estimated at 35 million cattle, 21 million sheep and 16.8 million goats. Annually it produces 2.7 million hides, 8.1 million sheepskins and 7.5 million goatskins. This comparative advantage is further underlined by the fact that the cost of raw hides and skins constitute on average between 55 to 60% of the production of semi-processed leather.

During the past two decades leather and semi-processed hides and skins have constituted the second major export product of the country with between 10 and 20 % of total foreign earnings, second only to coffee with between 50 and 60% of earnings.

The decorative, colourful accessories include leather handbags, wraps, sandals, shoes and jewellery. They are a unique blend of ethnic and sophisticated modern design. Eseda Exports works with tanneries and leather goods producers in order help the buyer create a fashion collection which proposes leather accessories with a high level of quality and innovative material elaborations.

The real rewards are to be found at the finished leather end. The production and sale of jackets, shoes and fashion accessories. Which is why the Ethiopian government is now putting its support behind business enterprises which can maximise Ethiopian leather products for export.

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