Key role-players

In its drive for success Exotic Leather South Africa has secured the support of a wide spectrum of role-players, including the following:

• Industry role-players, including those involved in the upstream and downstream activities in the value chain;
• The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), but later other government entities such as the Technology Innovation Agency, National Research Foundation;
• The Departments of Environmental Affairs, and Department of Agriculture and Forestry and Fisheries; and the
• University of Pretoria as Technical Collaborator.​

Exotic Leather South Africa would provide a platform where each of the role-players will contribute expertise, skills and resources to create synergy within the industry and ensure cost-effective interventions.