As part of its pre-Eid engagement activities, Dangote Salt undertook a series of field visits to highlight the often-unseen role of salt in traditional industries and everyday life. The initiative began at Yan Mota, one of Nigeria’s historic tanning communities, where craftsmen continue centuries-old leatherworking traditions that have helped establish the city as one of West Africa’s most renowned centres of leather production.
During the visit, discussions centred on the role of salt in the leather-making process, particularly in the preservation and treatment of animal hides before further processing. To support the artisans’ work, bags of the industrial 50kg Dangote Salt were presented to the tannery community, reinforcing both the practical importance of salt in their production cycle and the company’s recognition of their craft and contribution to local industry
The engagement continued at the Kofar Mata dye pit, where craftsmen demonstrated the intricate process behind the production of locally
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