The importance of the cocoa on the economy of the Ivory Coast

The topic of my bachelor thesis is the importance of the cocoa on the economy of the Ivory Coast. The goal of this paperwork is to describe the cocoa as an important trade commodity and then evaluate internal and external factors affecting the cocoa business in the last years. First part is focused on the history of this commodity and the geographical and historical situation in the Ivory Coast -- the biggest producer of cocoa in the world. The second part desribes the cocoa as an agricultural product and as a trade commodity. The third part continues with analysis of economic development and economic structure of Ivory Coast, from which follows the enormous economic importance of cocoa for this poor country. In conclusion of my thesis the social and economical aspects of the cocoa production are mentionned: child labour, low incomes of cocoa farmers, knowledge of inhabitants or Fair Trade