Food crop development in the former cocoa loop, Côte d'Ivoire

Agriculture represents the main activity of the population of the former cocoa loop. It is based on export crops and has enabled the socio-economic development of the rural population and the entire region to such an extent that it is commonly referred to as "the cocoa loop". This name reflects the importance of the production of the coffee-cocoa binomial. However, the cocoa loop has seen its cocoa production decline considerably under the combined effect of several factors. Faced with these difficulties, food crops, previously intended for family consumption, have taken on an important role in the former cocoa belt since the early 1980s. The development of food crops is due to the strong involvement of the population. This involvement of the population in the development of food crops serves as a framework for reflection on the evolution of food crops in the former cocoa belt. In other words, how did we move from self-consumption to market food crops in the former cocoa belt?