Ivory Coast: Farmers abandon cacao for gold mining

Al Jazeera English 2016-10-23

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The Ivory Coast is the world’s largest exporter of cocoa, supplying more than a third of all cocoa beans.
But a severe drought there is destroying crops and profits.

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