CNN 's Africa Project went to Africa 's cocoa plantations to look for progress in fighting against child labour . Ivory Coast produces more than one third of all the world 's cocoa , but many farmers live in poverty . With global demand for cocoa easily outstripping supply , Jean 's beans are increasingly valuable to the big-name chocolate companies , but taking into account inflation , their monetary value has fallen in recent decades . The cocoa industry supports about one million people in the West African nation . Growers ' position at the bottom of the chocolate value chain means they pay just a tiny proportion of the cost of a chocolate bar .
CNN 's Africa Project went to Africa 's cocoa plantations to look for progress in fighting against child labour . Ivory Coast produces more than one third of all the world 's cocoa , but many farmers live in poverty . The cocoa industry supports about one million people in the West African nation . Growers ' position at the bottom of the chocolate value chain means they pay just a tiny proportion of the cost of a chocolate bar .