Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa council has launched its initiative to buy beans so producers can get paid. Cocoa stocks have been piling up in co operatives in the country, with several factors leading to a crisis in the sector. Once there is a liquidity problem, you understand that within the commercialisation chain, there is a payment problem. Exporters have refused to purchase beans following a drop in global cocoa prices. The government’s buyback scheme seeks to stave off a social crisis, as many in the country depend on cocoa as a source of income.