Ngamiland Explores Tannery Industry Potential

UNDP, in partnership with the government are undertaking the Sustainable Land Management (SLM) project in an effort to improve livelihoods in Ngamiland.

The workshop further heard that the leather industry is an opportunity in the district with a cattle population of around 500,000, which has grown beyond the district carrying capacity. UNDP hosted a leather sector workshop in an effort to acquaint participants with better ways to run viable leather-based businesses to diversify from the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) affected beef sector.