LEA ponders leather park

The research will cover affluent infrastructure, a training centre and shells for investors in wet blue, retaining and finished leather plants to set up shop in the country. This comes after a study carried out by the authority established that Botswana leather is highly undeveloped despite the country's huge endowment with hides and skins thanks to its highly established cattle industry.

Speaking at a seminar to analyse the industry held in Gaborone on Wednesday, LEA research manager, Dynah Solani indicated that the leather industry needs to be developed as currently its import bill is higher than the export bill.