{"id":22444,"date":"2025-05-26T14:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T14:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/?p=22444"},"modified":"2025-05-26T14:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T14:37:38","slug":"from-tour-guide-to-earth-guardian-a-young-beninese-green-bet-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/en\/from-tour-guide-to-earth-guardian-a-young-beninese-green-bet-2\/","title":{"rendered":"From Tour Guide to Earth Guardian : A young Beninese\u2019s Green Bet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22444\" class=\"elementor elementor-22444 elementor-22438\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1df1a8cf elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1df1a8cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67e3442\" data-id=\"67e3442\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b41144 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b41144\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08839d2\" data-id=\"08839d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027674d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"027674d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 40px;\">From Tour Guide to Earth Guardian : A Young Beninese\u2019s Green Bet<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fc809f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fc809f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd1016c\" data-id=\"fd1016c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcc07a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afcc07a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Author:\u00a0 Daniel Aboki, Eco-B\u00e9nin\u00a0<br \/>Reading time: 5 minutes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84c651b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84c651b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bcccf1\" data-id=\"8bcccf1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79349a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c79349a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>As part of the initiative \u201cMangrove \u00e9conomie\u201d promoted by Village Monde and its local partner Eco-B\u00e9nin<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a16f729 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a16f729\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8251c7d\" data-id=\"8251c7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6f7cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc6f7cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Bopa\u2019s village, in Southwest Benin, a few meters away from Possotom\u00e9, famous for its thermal water, a young man embodies the hope of the youth focused on the future. Djossa Ignace, about thirty, is the head of an ambitious project, profoundly rooted in sustainability moral : Possotom\u00e9\u2019s eco-farm. A place where agriculture and economy work together and where every action benefits the Earth.<\/p><p>Nothing was predestining this tour guide, formed by Eco-B\u00e9nin to become a pillar of agroecology. During many years, Ignace traveled Benin roads and sub-region ones, going with visitors to discover the natural and cultural richness of his country. But between two tourist seasons, confronted by the temporary characteristic of this activity, je needed to reconnect to another passion : soil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32397f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32397f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_manioc_eco-ferme_possotome-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_manioc_eco-ferme_possotome-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_manioc_eco-ferme_possotome-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_manioc_eco-ferme_possotome-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_manioc_eco-ferme_possotome-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_manioc_eco-ferme_possotome-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d30fa9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d30fa9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a27c412\" data-id=\"a27c412\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3dbb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca3dbb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He has had this pasion since he was a kid. He was already going with his father to the field, fascinated by life that was coming out of it. It\u2019s also with the latter that he decided to co-found Eco-farm in 2012, a land of animal, agricultural production but also of local transformation, focused on a respectful and sustainable process of the environment.\u00a0<\/p><p>Here, no pesticide, no fertilizer. The agricultural practices are 100% natural. The bird droppings coming from the farming are transformed into compost, which then fertilizes soils. On a half of a hectare, Ignace produces around 10 000 plants of autochthonous species every year. Nonis, plantains, oranges, mangoes, papayas,are not only harvested, but also transformed there as juice, jam, and other healthy products, sold locally. Nothing is lost, everything is valued. It\u2019s itself the essence of agroecology : produce in harmony with the ecosystems , while assuring an honourable profit to producers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-565878d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"565878d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d08b754\" data-id=\"d08b754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bdc7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bdc7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_chevres_eco-ferme_possotome-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_chevres_eco-ferme_possotome-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_chevres_eco-ferme_possotome-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_chevres_eco-ferme_possotome-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_chevres_eco-ferme_possotome-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_chevres_eco-ferme_possotome-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc099f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc099f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ec8e4a\" data-id=\"0ec8e4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45760bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45760bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201cThe Earth has a lot to give, if we listen and respect her\u201d<\/span>\u00a0he says. But Ignace doesn\u2019t stop at its own harvest. Committed, he also wants to pass down. His Eco-farm has become a place where young people can learn, a living place where those who want to learn to cultivate differently are formed, while respecting the environment and natural cycles.<\/p><p>His commitment was reinforced with the project \u201cMangrove \u00e9conomie\u201d supported by Eco-B\u00e9nin and Village Mondewith the financial support of the Quebec government. Through this program, Ignace has benefited from courses on Techniques and Innovations of Adaptation which allowed him to adapt his farm to the consequences of climate change. He also benefits from monitoring and regular technical support.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201cThis course helped me to review all my management. Today I know better how to organize my activities, keep the accounts, and plan my future. It boosted me.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0he says with pride.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7616f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7616f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_confiture_eco-ferme_possotome-768x1152.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_confiture_eco-ferme_possotome-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_confiture_eco-ferme_possotome-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_confiture_eco-ferme_possotome-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_confiture_eco-ferme_possotome-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_confiture_eco-ferme_possotome-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/photo_ignace_confiture_eco-ferme_possotome-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545a86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"545a86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, Possotom\u00e9\u2019s eco-farm is a lot more than a personal project. It\u2019s a resilience model, of carbon restraint, of farmer innovation. A place where a greener future for Benin is experimented,at a small but ambitious scale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dc2575 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dc2575\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02250b5\" data-id=\"02250b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a87e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52a87e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more information about\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ec732e; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/en\/projets\/southwest-benin\/\">Mangroves \u00e9conomie<\/a>\u00a0project and<span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #ec732e; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecobenin.org\/\"><strong style=\"color: #303030;\">Eco-B\u00e9nin<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af6bc4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af6bc4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb847b9\" data-id=\"fb847b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da407ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"da407ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - 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