ADAMAWA: Wealth right under our feet (4)
Tannery consist the conversation of raw hide or animal skin into leather for manufacture of products ranging from shoes, bags, belt, furniture, car interior, strap for wrist watches and other leather accessories. Tannery has been an important part of processing leather into finished products for world consumption.
The importance of tannery was emphasized by the launch of Tannery of the year award programme for global tanning industry in 2009. This is to promote the use of leather material in car and aeroplane interiors etc. In April, 2014, according to Wikipedia, two tanneries to feature being Bojos Tanning, Santiago, Dominican Republic, and JBS Couros, Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil. Reports on these two finalists will appear in the April-May, 2014 issue of World Leather.
Africa too is not left alone in tanning business, “the domestic livestock population of Ethiopia is estimated today at some 40 million heads of cattle, 25 million of sheep and 24 million goats, yielding to the tanning industry more than 1million cattle hides, 9 million sheep and 5 million goat skins annually” posted by Bluenile tannery on their webpage. South Africa is also a leading Country in the production of leather through tannery.
In Northern Nigeria, Kano seemed to have a large concentration of tanning industries. Smaller States like Adamawa too can draw from the experiences of Kano and other African Countries to initiate cluster of tanning factories that would expand creation of jobs and circulation of wealth.
Adamawa stand a chance to be a hub for intense industrialization and export for agricultural products because it has a window to the Cameroun through to Chad and Central African Republic.
The state is endowed with livestock that can cater for the need of the tannery. Excellent planning and superior quality of finished product would certainly attract more influx of hides and skin and market for the end products. Skilful workforce and proper waste disposal can also guarantee a good name for the industry.
Leather making process has been perfected over the years which have included cheaper and more modern methods. However, the use of chemicals and organic waste churn out by the process has negative impact to environment. The discharge of tannery effluent into our rivers usually with high concentration of nitrate, sulphate, chromium, iron, dissolved oxygen must strictly be monitored by relevant levels of Government in order to prevent environmental contamination and other health concerns. In October, 2012, the Punch reported the shutting down of 5 Tanneries by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), the Director Kano Office “found it necessary to take the action because the affected tanneries had been causing serious environmental problem in the State.”
In fairness to the industry, there is a chunk of money to be made in leather making. It has a huge appeal in the international market due to depletion of livestock and other animals in Europe and America. There is also the activity of animal right crusaders in hampering the slaughter of animals for commercial use.
Map of Adamawa
The importance of tannery was emphasized by the launch of Tannery of the year award programme for global tanning industry in 2009. This is to promote the use of leather material in car and aeroplane interiors etc. In April, 2014, according to Wikipedia, two tanneries to feature being Bojos Tanning, Santiago, Dominican Republic, and JBS Couros, Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil. Reports on these two finalists will appear in the April-May, 2014 issue of World Leather.
Africa too is not left alone in tanning business, “the domestic livestock population of Ethiopia is estimated today at some 40 million heads of cattle, 25 million of sheep and 24 million goats, yielding to the tanning industry more than 1million cattle hides, 9 million sheep and 5 million goat skins annually” posted by Bluenile tannery on their webpage. South Africa is also a leading Country in the production of leather through tannery.
In Northern Nigeria, Kano seemed to have a large concentration of tanning industries. Smaller States like Adamawa too can draw from the experiences of Kano and other African Countries to initiate cluster of tanning factories that would expand creation of jobs and circulation of wealth.
Adamawa stand a chance to be a hub for intense industrialization and export for agricultural products because it has a window to the Cameroun through to Chad and Central African Republic.
The state is endowed with livestock that can cater for the need of the tannery. Excellent planning and superior quality of finished product would certainly attract more influx of hides and skin and market for the end products. Skilful workforce and proper waste disposal can also guarantee a good name for the industry.
Leather making process has been perfected over the years which have included cheaper and more modern methods. However, the use of chemicals and organic waste churn out by the process has negative impact to environment. The discharge of tannery effluent into our rivers usually with high concentration of nitrate, sulphate, chromium, iron, dissolved oxygen must strictly be monitored by relevant levels of Government in order to prevent environmental contamination and other health concerns. In October, 2012, the Punch reported the shutting down of 5 Tanneries by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), the Director Kano Office “found it necessary to take the action because the affected tanneries had been causing serious environmental problem in the State.”
In fairness to the industry, there is a chunk of money to be made in leather making. It has a huge appeal in the international market due to depletion of livestock and other animals in Europe and America. There is also the activity of animal right crusaders in hampering the slaughter of animals for commercial use.
Map of Adamawa
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