Textiles from organic cotton at SIAO 2008

Actually in the sahelian city of Ouagadougou, the city of FESPACO for cinema lovers, The international handicraft exhibition is ongoing. Textiles from Organic and fair trade cotton are part of the events. Handicraft workers from Benin, Burkina, Mali and Senegal are showing their capacity to move to organic cotton processing in West Africa to a higher edge. CORADE, Helvetas, Organic Exchange, UNPCB and other stakeholders supported and organized this handicraft industry to fashion organic textiles in order to create added value. Here you find fabulous video and photos of the event reported by Silvere TOVIGNAN. If you are close to Ouagadougou, please join us on friday 7th of November for organic cotton farm visit in Po and on saturday 8th for handicraft workshops visit in Ouagadougou.

Textiles from Organic and fair trade cotton during SIAO 2008 events in Ouagadougou

 

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