<b style="">Scope of value addition to camel hide</b>

Abstract

Camel hides are utilized as natural product for preparation of a variety of consumer goods. In olden days it was popularly utilized for storing of ghee and oil under village condition. Hide of young calves are useful for making furs and those of adults are used for making leather. There is a great potentiality of utilization of camel hide as natural furs. The available trained persons engaged in rural cottage industry should be given proper incentives, training and facilities for promoting the utilization of camel hide. The paper deals with present status, future prospects and advantages of camel hide utilization.