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The partially liberalized cocoa sector in Ghana

Authors

Shashidhara Kolavalli, Marcella Vigneri, Haruna Maamah, John Poku

Publisher

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Publication date

Fri, 08/31/2012 - 21:00

Location

https://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/127140

Country

Ghana

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The cocoa sector in Ghana is one of few examples of an export commodity sector in an African country that has withstood the pressure to fully liberalize. Despite substantial government control over internal and external marketing via the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the current institutional arrangement is able to pass on a significant share of export prices to farmers, a key objective of the liberalization of commodity markets in Africa.