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Jua kali industries and ways through which the government is encouraging them

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Jua Kali Industries
-The most common and popular cottage industry.
-Jua kali practitioners include those who are employed in all informal sectors of the economy such as shoe repairers, tailors, carpenters, watch repairers, barbers, mechanics, and tyre-menders,
-Jua kali industries are found in all urban centres.
-The most common activity is reprocessing old scrap metal to produce useful products listed above.
Ways in which the government is encouraging Jua kali industries:
1. The ministry of Trade and Industry has set up a department to promote this industry.
2. KIE provides loans to Jua Kali industry for the purchase of materials.
3. KIE has put permanent structures/sheds where the artisans can operate at low costs.
4. The local authorities have set aside land for use by Jua Kali artisans
5. Jua Kali artisans have been encouraged to form cooperatives to assist in the marketing of their products.