Through reforestation, the Ivory Coast plans to stabilise its cocoa growing areas. Problems encountered by cocoa producers include insects, fungi, viruses and parasites. The government planned to liberalise the cocoa sector in October 1998 and the coffee sector in the 1998-99 crop year. With the construction of a cocoa processing plant by Cargill, an increase in the local processing of cocoa will increase employment opportunities as well as increasing revenue. Meat production in the Ivory Coast does not meet local demand due to poor livestock breeding.
Timber is one of the country's most important export products.
However, reforestation is not keeping pace with the depletion of timber species. Demand for fish and fish products in the Ivory Coast is increasing and Abidjan is the one of the largest tuna-fishing ports in Africa. The marine fishing industry is also developing.