{"id":128,"date":"2026-09-16T11:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/?p=128"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:09:08","slug":"from-benins-cotton-fields-to-made-in-benin-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/from-benins-cotton-fields-to-made-in-benin-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Des champs de coton du B\u00e9nin \u00e0 la mode \u00ab Made in Benin \u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000cedc820cb5baa5aa0a9e7d35-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000cedc820cb5baa5aa0a9e7d35-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000cedc820cb5baa5aa0a9e7d35-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000cedc820cb5baa5aa0a9e7d35-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000cedc820cb5baa5aa0a9e7d35-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000cedc820cb5baa5aa0a9e7d35-2-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000cedc820cb5baa5aa0a9e7d35-2.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 Parakou, dans le nord du B\u00e9nin, l\u2019entrepreneure Fatoumata Dosso montre comment le coton local peut cr\u00e9er de la mode, des emplois et des opportunit\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 son entreprise, DAF Collection, elle transforme le coton en v\u00eatements traditionnels inspir\u00e9s de la culture du nord du B\u00e9nin. Ses cr\u00e9ations portent fi\u00e8rement le label \u00ab Made in Benin \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soutenir les femmes gr\u00e2ce aux savoir-faire traditionnels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fatoumata travaille avec une douzaine de femmes qui tissent les \u00e9toffes destin\u00e9es \u00e0 ses collections. En mettant leur savoir-faire traditionnel en relation avec des clients, elle les aide \u00e0 faire du tissage une source de revenus stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019une des tisserandes, Chabi Bak\u00e9, est m\u00e8re de cinq enfants. Son travail lui procure des revenus suffisants pour commencer \u00e0 construire une maison pour sa famille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cr\u00e9er davantage de valeur au B\u00e9nin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le B\u00e9nin est le premier producteur de coton en Afrique, mais une grande partie de cette production \u00e9tait traditionnellement export\u00e9e avant d\u2019\u00eatre transform\u00e9e en produits finis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette situation commence \u00e0 changer. Les entrepreneurs et les fabricants b\u00e9ninois transforment d\u00e9sormais davantage de coton cultiv\u00e9 localement en tissus et en v\u00eatements. \u00c0 elle seule, la Zone industrielle de Glo-Djigb\u00e9 transforme environ 40 000 tonnes de coton et produit entre sept et dix millions de v\u00eatements par an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cela cr\u00e9e des opportunit\u00e9s pour les agriculteurs, les ouvriers du textile, les cr\u00e9ateurs et les petites entreprises \u00e0 travers le pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une r\u00e9ussite b\u00e9ninoise dont nous pouvons \u00eatre fiers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019ambition de Fatoumata va au-del\u00e0 de la mode. Elle pr\u00e9serve le tissage traditionnel, soutient les femmes et d\u00e9montre l\u2019importance de transformer les ressources africaines en Afrique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Son parcours nous rappelle avec force que le progr\u00e8s peut na\u00eetre de mat\u00e9riaux locaux, de savoirs traditionnels et de la d\u00e9termination d\u2019une entrepreneure \u00e0 cr\u00e9er quelque chose d\u2019unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019est ainsi que le B\u00e9nin se transforme\u2014un fil, un savoir-faire et une opportunit\u00e9 \u00e0 la fois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quels autres produits fabriqu\u00e9s en Afrique m\u00e9ritent une plus grande reconnaissance internationale ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source : Associated Press <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Parakou, northern Benin, entrepreneur Fatoumata Dosso is showing how local cotton can create fashion, employment and opportunity. Through her business, DAF Collection, she transforms cotton into traditional clothing inspired by the culture of northern Benin. Her creations proudly carry the label \u201cMade in Benin.\u201d Supporting Women Through Traditional Skills Fatoumata works with around twelve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-technology","category-positive-african-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128\/revisions\/133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhappyafrica.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}