Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the Strategy Paper

1.1 Rationale

1.2 Methodology

1.3 Scope and Limitations

2. Background on Leather Industry

2.1 Industry Overview

2.2 Value Chain and the players along the chain

2.3 Trend of the Leather Industry and General competitive scenario

2.4 The driving forces in the Leather Industry

3. Analyzing the Value Chain of the Leather Industry:

3.1 Post Harvesting and Trading- the informal sourcing market (Sub-Team A)

3.1.1 Collection of Raw Hide from the Cattles

3.1.2 First Buyer of the Raw Hide (foria)

3.1.3 Subsequent buyers

3.1.4 Large Scale Raw Hide Collectors

3.1.5 Preservation

3.1.5.2 Early Stage

3.1.5.2 Large Scale Preservation

3.1.6 TTF Analysis of Post-harvest Raw hide collectors

3.2 Basic Processing (Sub-team B)

3.2.1 Tanning

3.2.1.1 General

` 3.2.1.2 Process description

3.2.1.2.1 Vegetable tanning

3.2.1.2.1.1 Slow tanning