| Organisation | Ghana Cocoa Board |
| Alternate Name | |
| Abbreviation | COCOBOD |
| Parent | National Commissions/Councils/Boards |
| u.r.l. | www.cocobob.gh |
| Email: cocobod@cocobod.gh | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Location | Accra |
| Address | Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Accra |
| Postal Address | Post Office Box 933, Accra |
| Telephone | |
| Management u.r.l. | |
| Fax | +233-21-667104 |
| Sector | Industrial & Export Crop Production - General |
| Organisation Type | African Government |
| Status | |
| Stated Role | The main objectives of the Board are: <P>To encourage the production of cocoa, coffee and sheanuts <P>To initiate programmes aimed at controlling pests and diseases of cocoa, coffee and sheanuts. <P>To undertake and encourage the processing of cocoa, coffee, sheanut and cocoa waste, with the aim of adding value for export and local consumption <P>To undertake, promote and encourage scientific research aimed at improving the quality of cocoa, coffee, sheanuts and other tropical crops <P>To regulate the internal marketing of cocoa, coffee and sheanuts <P>To secure the most favourable arrangements for the purchase, grading and sealing, certification, sale and export of cocoa, coffee and sheanuts <P>To purchase, market and export cocoa products and cocoa produced in Ghana which is graded under the Cocoa Industry (Regulations) (Consolidation) Decree, 1968 NLCD 278, or any other enactment as suitable for export <P>To assist in the development of the cocoa, coffee and sheanut industries of Ghana. <P>The main functions of the Board are: <P>To determine (with the prior approval of the Government) the producer price of cocoa and other related fees and rates <P>To ensure the prompt payment for cocoa beans purchased from producers and that all such payments shall be made by cheque in accordance with the Akuafo Cheque System <P>To encourage the establishment of purchasing and marketing organizations and to regulate the mode of operation of these organizations <P>To acquire and hold an interest in the business of any person or company carrying out functions (whether in Ghana or outside Ghana) similar or related to the objectives of the Board, and may dispose of such interests <P>To provide seedlings, credit and other facilities to cocoa, coffee and sheanut farmers to plant new farms as the case may be. <P>With the prior approval of the Government, to carry out such other activities as may appear to the Board to be conducive or incidental to the attainment of the objectives and functions of the Board.<P> |
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| Geographical Focus | |
| Notes | COCOBOD has, over the years, successfully lived up to its mandate of facilitating and promoting the growth and sustainance of the cocoa industry in Ghana. The success story is owed to a well structured set of agencies of COCOBOD that work together with synergy to provide most of the services and products required by various stake-holders in the industry. Particularly, COCOBOD and its subsidiaries and divisions, are involved in the following operations:- Marketing of cocoa beans and cocoa products Quality control Evacuation/transportation Research and training Crop diseases & pests control Crop rehabilitation projects All these operations, handled by various subsidiaries and divisions of COCOBOD, are gracefully coordinated and blended together, to yield good results for the cocoa industry and the national economy. [ Retrieved on 23-02-07 ] |
| Current Positions | |||
| Position | Name | From | To |
| Deputy Chief Executive | Tony Fofie | 2006 | |
| Chief Executive | Issac Osei | 2006 | |
| Budgets | ||||
| Donor | From | To | Budget ($) | Note |
| Links to Related Organisations |
| Parent Tree | National Commissions/Councils/Boards |
| Government of Ghana |
| Associated Organisations |
| Donor Recipients |
| Past Positions | |||
| Position | Name | From | To |
| Chief Executive | Sarpong Kwame | 2005 | 2006 |
| Record last updated on 23 FEB 2007 |