Who is the CEO of Ghana cocobod?

Joseph Boahen Aidoo (2017–)
Ghana Cocoa Board/CEO
Joseph Boahen “JB” Aidoo is CEO of Ghana Cocoa Board, a position to which he was appointed in January 2017. Mr.

Is cocobod a government institution?

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is a Ghanaian government-controlled institution that fixes the buying price for cocoa in Ghana. Farmers are protected from the volatile prices on the world market through the price-fixing. Between 1947 and 1979, the institution was known as the Cocoa Marketing Board.

What sector is cocobod?

Project Summary

Approval Date	27 Nov 2018
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Non Sovereign
Sector	Agriculture and Rural Development
DAC Sector Code	31110
Commitment	U.A 34,609,980.13

Who is the Chairman of Ghana Cocoa Board?

Ebenezer Oduro-Owusu
Management Board

Prof. Ebenezer Oduro-Owusu, Vice Chancellor UG, Legon-Accra	Chairman
Dr. Emmanuel Agyemang Dwomoh , Deputy Chief Executive (A&QC), Ghana Cocoa Board, Accra	Member
Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, Executive Director, CRIG, Tafo	Member

When was cocobod established?

1947
Ghana Cocoa Board/Founded
The Ghana Cocoa Board was established by ordinance in 1947 with the sum of ¢ 27 million (being Ghana’s share of the net profit of the West African Produce Control Board) as its initial working capital. The Board traces its beginning further back to the cocoa hold-up of 1937.

Where is cocobod located in Takoradi?

Cocobod is located at Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region (Ghana).

Which region produce more cocoa in Ghana?

Western region
Today, cocoa cultivation has spread across six regions of Ghana : Eastern, Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Volta and the Western region. Due to fluctuating rainfall and decreasing fertility of soils, production has moved westward to the point where the Western region is now Ghana’s main producer of cocoa.

How many companies are in Ghana?

Here you will find 22525 companies in Accra, Ghana.

Does Ghana produce chocolate?

Among the cocoa processing factories in Ghana are top global cocoa processors Barry Callebaut, Cargill and Olam. Only two Ghanaian owned factories, the state dominated Cocoa Processing Company (Golden Tree brand) and Niche Cocoa, make chocolate for the domestic consumer market.

Is Cocoa Processing Company under cocobod?

Ghana is the only cocoa producing country in the world without a fully liberalised marketing system. The Quality Control Division, a subsidiary of Cocobod, is responsible for the final quality checks of cocoa beans.

Who introduced cocoa to Ghana?

Tetteh Quarshie
The victory of cocoa in Africa started with Tetteh Quarshie. Legend has it that he secretly brought the cocoa to Ghana and, by doing so, laid the foundation for one of the most important Ghanaian and African export products.

Where does coffee grow in Ghana?

The Robusta (a type of coffee) thrives in Ghana and is cultivated mainly in the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Eastern, Central, Western and Volta Regions. The coffee season in Ghana runs from October to September. The planting period starts in May at the onset of the rains and harvesting starts in September.