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Benin bets on turning its cotton crop into clothes at home

Benin bets on turning its cotton crop into clothes at home
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The “Made in Benin” tags on Fatoumata Dosso’s fabrics represent an ambition much bigger than her fashion business: keeping more of the value of Africa’s largest cotton producer at home. The founder of DAF Collection said that the tag means her country is trying to take full advantage of the abund...

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