Founded by the British Colonial government in 1938 to combat diseases and pest affecting the cocoa production of the Gold Coast, this institute has blossomed into a high powered research facility for all things cocoa. After Ghana gained independence in 1957, the institute was renamed the Cocoa Research institute of Ghana (CRIG). Ghana produces some of the best cacao beans in the world and the institute is designed to support the farmers who grow this valuable crop. With various departments from entomology to new product development, CRIG works to make cocoa…
