A student learning leather shoe production at Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) Mwanza branch in 2017. PHOTO | FILE
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However, while the government is looking to regulate imports of synthetic and used leather goods which compete unfairly against local leather products, the question of how producers will be able to fill the gap of about 48 million pairs of shoes that the country demands annually is yet to be answered.