The Ivory Coast is the world 's top supplier of coffee , producing 30 % of global supplies . After increased cocoa prices in the 1990s , production has flat - lined in the past 10 years . Political instability has delayed investment in the Ivory Coast 's cocoa industry . Other factors include lack of credit and a shift among Ivorian farmers away from cocoa to more reliable crops .
The Ivory Coast is the world 's top supplier of cocoa , producing 35 percent of global supplies . After increased cocoa production in the 1990s , production has flat-lined in the past 10 years . Political instability has delayed investment in the Ivory Coast 's cocoa industry . Other challenges include lack of credit and a shift among Ivorian farmers away from cocoa to more reliable crops .