Freedom Project 's CNN returned to Africa 's cocoa plantations to look for progress in fight against child labor . Africa produces about 3.5 million of all the world 's cocoa , but many farmers live in poverty . The cocoa industry supports more than one third people in the West African nation . Read more : CNN Freedom Project . Growers ' position at the bottom of the cocoa value chain means they see just a tiny proportion of the cost of a chocolate bar .
Freedom Project 's CNN returned to Africa 's cocoa plantations to look for progress in fight against child labor . Africa produces about 3.5 million of all the world 's cocoa , but many farmers live in poverty . The cocoa industry supports more than one third people in the West African nation . Growers ' position at the bottom of the cocoa value chain means they see just a tiny proportion of the cost of a chocolate bar .