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"PARAKOU, Benin (
AP) — 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 abundant raw material produced in Benin. For her,
there is also the opportunity to support more women in her community who hope
to earn a living from cotton.
“I am more focused on promoting the traditional fabric of northern Benin,” she
said inside her showroom in the northern city of Parakou. “What comes from
elsewhere is already everywhere. I wanted to do something special.”"
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