Cocoa research briefing 1: Legal & institutional framework for cocoa production & trade in Ghana

Our first briefing outlines the legal and institutional framework for the production and trade of cocoa in Ghana. This paper describes the main legal texts regulating the production and trade of cocoa in Ghana, the various institutions involved at national level and some of the regional and international initiatives aiming at tackling the social and environmental challenges of the sector.

The paper forms part of a series of legal research briefings which ClientEarth’s Ghanaian and Ivorian partners – TaylorCrabbe Initiative and Dr. Raphaël Kra – have undertaken on cocoa production and marketing in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. The overview of the research can be found here, and the corresponding briefing on Côte d’Ivoire is also available.