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Policy Regimes and Producer Realities: Governance Dynamics in Ghana’s Cocoa Sector

Despite decades of state‑led interventions, the effectiveness of Ghana’s cocoa policies remains contested, with persistent discrepancies between their stated objectives and the lived realities of smallholder farmers (Amanor, 2019; Kolavalli & Vigneri, 2017). The regulation of cocoa production and distribution in Ghana operates as a state‑controlled monopoly through the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). The legal foundation for this arrangement is the Ghana Cocoa Board Act, 1984 (P

Zainab Suratwala

Mar 54 min read