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Ivory Coast and cocoa

What can be done to save Ivory Coast's cocoa industry from collapse? Plus the western tendency to hanker after the good old days of mass manufacturing, is it misplaced? Steve Fritzinger explains.

What can be done to save Ivory Coast's cocoa industry from total collapse?

Lesley Curwen hears from our correspondent Pauline Bax in the country's capital Abidjan. She tells Business Daily about how the world's biggest cocoa trade has come to a halt, amid mounting violence and political battles.

Plus the western tendency to hanker after the good old days of mass manufacturing - is it misplaced? Our regular economics commentator Steve Fritzinger explains.

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Thu 17 Mar 2011 08:32GMT

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  • Thu 17 Mar 2011 08:32GMT

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