 Food and cash crop production employs the majority of the labor force and contributes about 42% to the gross domestic product (GDP).Coffee and cocoa are traditionally the major cash crops for export, but cotton cultivation increased rapidly in the 1990s, with 173,000 metric tons produced in 1999.After a disastrous harvest in 2001 (113,000 metric tons), production rebounded to 168,000 metric tons in 2002.