On the Hoof - Livestock Trade in Darfur

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9.Trade in hides and skinsTrade in hides and skins is an importantby-product of the livestock sector, mainly fromcattle, sheep, and goats. Sudan has long been anexporter of hides and skins, but there has beenlittle sustained growth in this business since the1990s: 3.22 million pieces were exported in 1991and in 2010 only 3.25 pieces were exported. 26However, annual variability in the level of exportsis high: in the peak years of 2000 and 2001, morethan 8 million pieces were exported annually(Ijaimi, 2011). See Figure 9 below.Aklilu (2002a) explains how the hides andskins trade in Sudan has long been dominated bythe Raw Hides and Skins Exporters Associationbased in Khartoum, with agents all over thecountry. While the trade in Darfur is part of thisnationally-controlled skins and hides business,there have been some interesting developmentsduring the conflict years. A new trade in hidesappears to have developed between Darfur andWest Africa, in particular with Nigeria, Chad, andCameroon. Most of the hides and skins areexported directly from Darfur, for example,through El Fasher and Geneina, and transportedoverland. The growing trade with Nigeria is aninteresting story, apparently started by AMISNigerian troops stationed in Darfur who saw thepotential. This trade is mainly in cattle hides andcattle heads, regarded as a delicacy in Nigeria. Atthe time of field work for this study, in 2011,Turkish and Syrian companies were also startingto buy direct from Darfur. The state borsa(taxation point) in Nyala estimates that the exportof hides and skins from Nyala has doubled in thelast two to three years. Hides and skins are stilltransported from Darfur to Central Sudan, areused locally; for example, for making shoes andleather bags for water, but perhaps mostsignificantly, are now being exported out of thecountry directly from Darfur.Rising demand for hides and skins in recentyears can be seen in the rapidly rising prices. SeeTable 7. Growth in trade was consistently reportedacross most of the main livestock markets coveredby this study, indicating the potential for theFigure 9. Export of hides and skinsSource: unpublished data from the Ministry of Foreign Trade26Source: unpublished data from the Ministry of Foreign Trade.50
leather industry in Darfur. Unlike most of the restof the livestock market, this industry employswomen; thus, they too can benefit from thislivelihood source. Indeed, in Kebkabiya, an NGO,the Kebkabiya Smallholders Charitable Society(KSCS), has been providing training in workingwith leather as a local income-generating activity.Table 7. The price of hides and skins in selected Darfur marketsMarket Price per piece Price per piece Price per piece(SDG) pre-conflict (SDG) 2008 (SDG) 2011Nyala cattle 15 20 50sheep 5 10 15goat 3 5 10Markundi cattle 2 8 20sheep 1 4 8goat 1 3 5Seraf Omra cattle 15-20 30–35sheep n.a. n.a.goat 2–3 4–5Source: field work in Darfur, March to May 2011June 2012 • ON THE HOOF: The Livestock Trade In Darfur 51
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