Benin: How Benin Is Turning Its Cotton Wealth Into An Industrial Economy
[Bird Story Agency] Benin is using its position as West Africa's largest cotton producer to pursue a bigger economic prize: processing more of what it grows at home. At the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ), cotton is being turned into fabrics and garments, creating jobs and retaining value that previously left the country with the trade of raw fibres. Its progress offers an emerging model for…
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