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Boy collecting cocoa after beans have dried
The widespread use of children in cocoa production is controversial, not only for the concerns about child labor and exploitation, but also because up to 12,000 of the 200,000 children working in Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s biggest producer of cocoa,[1] may be victims of trafficking or slavery.[2] Most attention on this subject has focused on West Africa, which collectively supplies 69 percent of the world’s cocoa,[3] and Côte d’Ivoire in particular, which supplies 35 percent of the world’s cocoa.[3] Thirty percent of children under age 15 in sub-Saharan Africa are child laborers, mostly in agricultural activities including cocoa farming.[4] It is estimated that more than 1.8 million children in West Africa are involved in growing cocoa.[5] Major chocolate producers, such as Nestle, buy cocoa at commodities exchanges where Ivorian cocoa is mixed with other cocoa.[6]
Coaoa prices will rise because Labor will avoid areas where Ebola spreads leaving the crop to rot.
Higher prices will result. Obama bringing Ebola Patients here only makes the worlds largest consumer of Chocolate more aware and scared of possible food contamination an area that has not been studied .It appears to be remote ,but hasen’t been investigated.When 69 % of a food crop comes from an area that is responsible for 100 % of ebola cases some testing needs to be done. Chocolate Lovers may need to stock up before the Scare gets exported.