The blame for the slavery in cocoa production has been passed from one group to the next. Those who sell the children to the farmers claimed they did not see the slavery.[28] The Ivorian government accused foreigners of using and selling slaves[28] and blamed multinational chocolate companies for keeping cocoa prices low and farmers in poverty; it claimed the low prices forced some farmers to use slave labor.[1] The Ivorian prime minister, Pascal Affi N'Guessan, said the price would need to increase 10 times to ensure a good quality of life for the farmers and their families.[1] Farmers who bought slaves blamed the worldwide cost of cocoa.[28] Cocoa suppliers claimed they cannot manage what happens on the farms.[28] Chocolate companies stated that the suppliers needed to provide cocoa that was not produced by slaves.[28] Consumers did not know that their chocolate was produced using slave labor.[28]