The cocoa sector in Ghana is one of few examples of an export commodity sector in an African country that has withstood … Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the current institutional arrangement is able to pass on a significant share of export prices … public components of the system; (3) centralized marketing and quality control has given Ghana a reputation for quality cocoa …

income risks. The author applies the theoretical framework for Ghana, using the Ghana Living Standards Survey data to specify … various classes of cocoa-producing households and monthly price data for both domestic and international prices, to formulate …