The migration stems from soil depletion in Côte d’Ivoire, where decades of intensive cocoa farming using pesticides and chemical fertilizers have degraded agricultural land. As establishing new plantations becomes increasingly difficult in Côte d’Ivoire, farmers are crossing into Liberia where vast forest reserves remain available. The investigation focused on border regions between Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia where the trend appears most pronounced. Côte d’Ivoire produces approximately 2.2 million tonnes of cocoa annually, representing roughly 45% of global output. It also urges the Liberian government, specifically the Liberia Land Authority, the Forestry Development Authority and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to intervene.