Exploring The Global Dimension Of The Marketing Outlets For Leather In Nigeria: The Case Of Tanning Industry Ιν Καnο, 1940s 2000

Abstract

Kano has been a famous centre of trade in leather and leather products since the period of trans-Saharan trade. Kano's local leather was one of the mayor items of trade that made Kano to prosper in the 19" Century as her products were exported for and wide to north African, forest kingdoms and empires and other states in the western Sudan. During the colonial period, the leather inductees were relived leading to the establishment of modern tanning industries in Nigerian including Kano in 1940s. With independence in 1960, more tanning industries were established by local entrepreneurs. Tanning industry boomed in the late 1970s and mid 1980s leading to the marketing of the products within the country and export to countries such as UK, Italy, Spain, China and India. It is against this background that this paper examines the global dimension of the Kano's marketing out lets of leather. It also looks at the role of Igbo leather dealers who dominated local dealers of Kano in the country. This paper argues that tanning industries in Kano have been a major source of revenue to the federal, state and local governments and one of the major non-oil foreign exchange earners in form of the increased marketing of the leather in the world market.