50-year-old cocoa farmer, George Koffi Kouame, looks over at his wife, who's grating cassava into a large tub. It's the only thing they can afford to eat at the moment.
"I go to the kitchen and there's no fish, nothing," he says. "What are we supposed to eat?" George harvested his cocoa in October but still hasn't been paid for it.
"I delivered 1.8 tonnes of cocoa, but up until this day I haven't received any money," he says, reaching into his pocket to pull out the receipt as proof.
"If there's no money, what can I do?" he asks.
"The money from cocoa supports the farm, the family and it sends my children to school."
Ivory Coast is facing an unprecedented cocoa crisis and it is all down to the price.
The international price has fallen sharply since the end of 2015, in part due to abundant supply and weak demand.
Questions
1. Explain how the price mechanism allocates goods and services?
2. What factors may lead to a shift in a) demand and b) supply?
