Leather Industry

Promtion of Private Sector SMEs in the Post-MFA era

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................... i
ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................iii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................. iv
CHAPTER 1: RATIONALE OF THE STUDY ................................................................ 1
CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW OF BANGLADESH’S LEATHER SECTOR ................... 3
2.1 Background of the Leather Sector.................................................................................. 3
2.2 Industry Profile............................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Leather, Leather Goods and Footwear for Domestic and International Market ............ 6
2.4 Value Chain Maps of Leather and Leather Sub-sectors................................................. 7
2.5 Description of Actors ................................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER 3: MAJOR INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN LEATHER SECTOR ...... 16
3.1 Leather Associations of Bangladesh ............................................................................ 16
3.2 Leather Institutions....................................................................................................... 20
3.3 Leather Research Institutes .......................................................................................... 20
3.4 Government Bodies...................................................................................................... 21
3.5 Private Organizations ................................................................................................... 23
CHAPTER 4: MARKET ANALYSIS OF LEATHER SECTOR