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Between 1947 and 1979, the institution was known as the Cocoa Marketing Board. 60% of Ghana’s cocoa beans are sent to the UK. [4] The Board is however, a government organisation whose sole responsibility is to support production, marketing and processing of cocoa in the county.
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are the world's largest and second largest cocoa producers, respectively, together accounting for 65% of the global cocoa supply as of 2024. [1] In 2017, a 20% drop in global cocoa prices negatively impacted the livelihoods of millions of cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, prompting the presidents of both countries to sign an agreement for a strategic ...
In 1970, he was elected a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. [2] [3] In February 1979, he retired as director of the institute. [7] In 1980, Asomaning was offered an appointment at Cocoa House in Accra as a Special Advisor to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), a position he held for a year before resigning.
Harry Amoo Dodoo (8 August 1918 – 10 February 2000) was a Ghanaian chartered accountant, public servant and businessman who led the Ghana Cocoa Board at different times as chief accountant, general manager, managing director, chief executive and chairman.
Opuni was alleged to have been involved in a number of corruption charges including causing financial loss to Ghana. [6] Attorney-General of Ghana, Gloria Akuffo stated that the former COCOBOD CEO Dr. Stephen Opuni could face a 25 years sentence if found guilty.
Hackman Owusu-Agyemang (born 22 November 1941) is a Ghanaian politician and former member of Parliament for New Juaben North constituency of the eastern region of Ghana. [1] He is a member of the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana and a former Minister of Water, Works and Housing as well as a former minister of foreign affairs.
He worked at the Ministry of Finance of Ghana from 1969 to 1973. From 1975 to 2001 he worked with Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) a government-controlled institution manages cocoa in the Ghana. [1] From 1996 till his retirement in 2001 from the board, he served as its chief executive officer. [1]
Ghana Cocoa Board, Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited, and, Ghana International Bank Plc. London where he was the board chairman between 1998 and 2001. He is a Fellow of the Akuafo Hall, University of Ghana, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.