EDITORIAL: REVISIT KYOTO PROTOCOL TO MAKE IT ALL-INCLUSIVE

According to the National Bureau of Statistics – and, as reported in our December 2, 2020 edition – Tanzania is home to 33.9 million head of cattle (the second-largest herds after Ethiopia, home to 60.39 heads). This is to say nothing of the millions of goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, etc. that produce hides and skins – both functional industrial inputs. Yet we import leather (and plastic) goods which could have been manufactured locally using internally-sourced hides and skins. Indeed the hides and skins are of low quality – more often than not be-spoiled by whipping from herders; poor manual skinning in abattoirs, etc. We, therefore, urge the relevant authorities – including the government – to educate livestock keepers/herders against whipping their herds, and slaughterhouse operators on best animal-skinning practices (perhaps mechanisation?) .

EDITORIAL: REVISIT KYOTO PROTOCOL TO MAKE IT ALL-INCLUSIVE

Latest

Tanzania Court of Appeal frees man and co-accused sentenced to hang for father's murder

Littering to cost Sh200,000 in Mbeya's new cleanliness drive

Belgium, Rwanda resume diplomatic relations after DRC conflict dispute

Tigrayan forces seize airport, Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights

South African house party shooting kills 11, could be gang violence

Trump threatens to annihilate Iran as diplomats push for deal at UN

In the headlines

Mwinyi, Othman vow to make Zanzibar reconciliation work

Poor waste management puts Tanzania’s markets and abattoirs under growing business pressure

Why Fatma Karume's legacy lives beyond First Lady title

Tanzania’s Rhino population rebounds after poaching nearly wiped them out