After almost 20 years of declining cocoa production, Ghana has been able in the last decade to increase the share of export prices going to producers and more than double production. Contrary to Washington Consensus prescriptions, these accomplishments were achieved through reforms that did not include market liberalization. In their book, The Cocoa Coast: The Board-Managed Cocoa Sector in Ghana, Shashidhara Kolavalli and Marcella Vigneri identify factors that have contributed to Ghana’s success in cocoa production and suggest how Ghana can improve the efficiency of the cocoa sector.
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