Leather. Hyde and skin

Hides and skins are considered either as a valuable by-product or coproduct in animal production . The major hide producing countries are the following:

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China with 1.63 million metric tons in 2013 increasing from 1.33 million metric tons in 2003.

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USA with 1.12 million metric tons of hides (predominantly from cattle) in 2013 compared to 1.09 million metric tons in 2003.

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India with 1.04 million metric tons of hides (predominantly from water buffalo) in 2013 increasing from 0.94 million metric tons in 2003 (FAOStats, 2015).

The major goat- and sheepskin producing countries in 2013 were the following:

1.

New Zealand with 7.33 million metric tons (sheepskin).

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China with 755,000 metric tons (goat, 392,000; sheep, 364,000) (FAOStats, 2015).

Uganda has a population of 40 million with an average of 5 out of 10 house hold with animals farm ,,. Which they do not eat or use,.