The nine-member Governing Board of the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) Limited has been inaugurated, with a renewed focus on enhancing operational efficiency, empowering stakeholders across the cocoa value chain, and safeguarding Ghana’s position as a global cocoa leader.
The ceremony was performed by Deputy Minister for Finance, Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko.
The newly constituted board is chaired by the Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, with Dr. Wisdom Kofi Dogbey serving as managing director. Together, the leadership is expected to drive a strategy centred on sustainability, improved yields, and measures to curb cocoa smuggling, which continues to undermine the industry.
The board is tasked with ensuring CMC delivers greater value to farmers and the national economy through streamlined operations and stronger collaborations across the cocoa sector.
The board members are:
1. Hon. Mahama Ayariga, MP – Chairperson
2. Dr. Wisdom Kofi Dogbey – Member
3. Mr. Noah Tumfo – Member
4. Mrs. Matilda Asiedu Asante – Member
5. Hon. Kofi Benteh Afful, MP – Member
6. Hon. Desmond De-Graft Paitoo, MP – Member
7. Mr. Abraham Appiah Kubi – Member
8. Nana Kwasi Ofori – Member
9. Mr. Johnson Nana Kyei – Member
The Cocoa Marketing Company, a key subsidiary of COCOBOD, is responsible for the sale and export of Ghana’s cocoa. The new board is expected to ensure the company remains a pillar of Ghana’s agricultural export economy.
