Research

Research is organized on the basis of a multi-disciplinary thrust system. The thrust are: Cocoa Establishment, Cocoa Management, Cocoa Improvement, Cocoa Insect Management (formerly Capsid Thrust), Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus, Cocoa Fungal Disease (formerly Black Pod), and New Products Development. The other crops are also organized on the thrust to consider protocols for consideration and approval of Research Committee.

Achievements

?Control of capsids by mass spraying with insecticides ?Characterization of cocoa swollen shoot disease as caused by a virus, discovery of mealy bugs as vectors of the virus and control of the disease by eradication ?Isolation and characterization of CSSV and development of diagnostic methods.?Introduction and testing of Amazon cocoa ?Development of early bearing and high yielding WACRI Series II hybrids by crosses between amelonado and Amazon cocoa .?Understanding the relationship between cocoa shade , nutrition and yield?Development of agronomic packages guaranteeing yield of over 3 tonnes /ha ?Mass hand pollination of clonal seed garden for large scale production of seed pods.?Understanding of cocoa fermentation and flavor chemistry ?Short term control of severe type of black pod disease ?Production of pectin, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, animal feed , jelly, soap and cosmetics as by-products from cocoa, cashew and shea wastes. ?Overcoming the problem of cross- and self –incompatibility in kola(Cola nitida);selection and multiplication of types which are cross –and /or self compatible , thus guaranteeing high yield planting material.? Development and release of elite robust coffee planting materials for establishment of national coffee Wood Gardens

The institute has won several awards for research and achievements both at local level and at international fairs

Golf Course

CRIG caters well for the recreational needs of its staff at Tafo. A recreational center at the junior staff quarters caters for the recreational needs of the junior staff and senior members. There are facilities and equipments for general relaxation and variety of indoor games like table tennis, draft and oware and a bar to serve those who might care for a drink whilst relaxing. The recreation center is run by a committee elected by members.

A Senior Staff Club house, situated at the Senior Staff Residential Area serves the recreational needs of the senior staff. Facilities at the club house include a swimming pool, basket ball, lawn tennis and badminton courts and also facilities for a variety of indoor games like table tennis, snooker and drafts. Other facilities include a bar, a conference room and a library. The club is administered by a committee and the Executive Director Is the President.

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CRIG Golf Course, which is situated on a land claimed from marshy area on a mosquito control scheme covers an area of forty hectares and is a nine –hole course.Membership of the Golf Club is open to CRIG Staff as well as outsiders.

CRIG School

The CRIG School consists of a primary and a day nursery established in 1961 and 1976 respectively by CRIF Staff to cater for their wards.

Gym

To enhance the health needs of staff, the institute has established a gym with modern exercising equipment provided by COCOBOD.

For further enquiries, please contactThe Executive DirectorCocoa Research Institute of Ghana(CRIG) P. O. Box 8New Tafo Akim, Ghana

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Kotoka International Airport Private Mail BagAccra, GhanaTel: 0544331090/ 0544331092Fax: 0277900029Website: crig.org.ghE-mail: crigmailorg@yahoo.com

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History

The institute was established in June 1938 at Tafo as the Central Cocoa Research Station of the Department of Agriculture of the Gold Coast. It was to investigate problems of pests and diseases, which had considerably reduced cocoa production in the Eastern Region. The station owes its establishment to the visit of West Africa in 1935 of Sir Frank Stockdale, the Advisor to the Secretary of State of the British Colonies. Sir Frank Stockdale recommended the establishment of the research station, which should determine the relative magnitude of the factors of production and device means by which the yield on existing farms might be maintained even if the rehabilitation of abandoned areas was not possible.

Based on the recommendation, The British Colonial Government made funds available to meet the cost of establishing the research station.

In 1944, the Government of The Gold Coast (now Ghana), Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom set up the West African Cocoa Research Institute (WACRI), with its headquarters at Tafo. A sub-station was established at Moor Plantation in Ibadan in 1953.

After the attainment of independence by Ghana and Nigeria. The inter-territorial basis of the institute came to an end in October 1962 and WACRI was accordingly dissolved. The government of Ghana took over the station at Tafo and named it the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG). CRIG, since 1984 has been a division of Ghana Cocoa Board.

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Mandate

At its inception in June 1938, the Tafo Central Cocoa Research Station was assigned clear goals within the Gold Coast Department of Agriculture: to investigate the pest and disease of cocoa in order to maintain production in the Eastern Region.

In 1944 when the Research Station was up-graded to West African Cocoa Research Institute (WACRI), the objectives were widened to include the disease and pest problems of cocoa in West Africa and also to investigate soil fertility and agricultural practices with a view to increase yield.

Since 1966 CRIG research mandate has been widened to include coffee, kola, sheanut and recently cashew. CRIG also conduct research into development of by-products of cocoa and other mandated crops with the aim of diversifying utilization and to generate additional income for farmers.

Mission Statement

Vision

“To be a global leader in research into cocoa and the other mandate crops of CRIG (Coffee, Shea, Kola and Cashew).”

Objectives

I. To provide the farmer with a package of husbandry practices/technology for realizing optimal yields and high economic returns under environmentally friendly condition.

II. To conduct research into and develop techniques for the processing of cocoa , coffee sheanut ,kola and cashew for market

III. To conduct research into and develop new products(other than traditional ones )from cocoa , coffee ,kola , sheanut and cashew with a view to diversifying utilization and improving market prices . Also develop by-products from residues or waste parts of crops to give farmers more income from their crops.

IV. Establish strong linkage with extension for effective transfer of research findings, new technologies and agronomic practices to farmers.

Resources

To achieve the objectives, CRIG has well-trained professionals in various scientific disciplines and a number of technical staff. Accommodation for professionals and technical staff is provided. The institute has its own water supply and health clinic operated by the Cocoa Clinic.

Other resources are:- Laboratories, a library and research tradition of over seventy-five years

- Three sub-stations located at:Bunso for cocoa, kola, and coffee (total area: 92ha; area developed 51ha)Afosu for coffee and kola (total area: 263ha; area developed, 89ha)Bole for sheanut (total area; 6.277ha; area developed 59ha)

- Three COCOBOD cocoa plantations transferred to CRIG to form part of the New Products Unit. The farms provide raw materials (beans sweating and fresh cocoa pods) for by-products research and development.

Management

CRIG has a Management Committee appointed by the Government of Ghana. This committee provides oversight responsibility and support for CRIG's internal management. The Management Committee has three sub-committees, namely: the Research Policy Sub-committee which advises on research policy development; the Cocoa Research and Extension Technical Sub-committee (CRETEC) which provides a forum for research and extension to discuss farmers' problems; and the Research-Grade Staff Promotions Sub-committee which reviews assessors' reports for the promotion of research scientists and makes recommendations to the CRIG Management Committee.

Administration

An Executive Director who is assisted by three Deputy Executive Directors in charge of Cocoa, Coffee and Administrationheads the institute. There are six scientific divisions and two units. The divisions are Agronomy , Soil Science, Plant Breeding , Plant Pathology, Entomology and Physiology/ Biochemistry. The Units are Social Science and Statistics and New Products Development Units.

The Accounts, General Administration, Plantation Management, General Services and Scientific Information Divisions provide supporting services.

Research officers head the three sub-stations at Bunso and Afosu in the Eastern Region and Bole in the Northern Region. The heads of substations report to the Executive Director.

Plantations Managers head three Cocoa Plantations located at Wantram (Western Region, 878ha), Worakese (Central Region, 378ha) and Mabang/Achrensua (Asanti/ Brong Ahafo Regions,387ha)

The 1938 Building (Adrian F. Posnette Block)

The Directorate (E. J. Asomaning Block)

The mission of the institute is to be a centre of excellence for developing sustainable, demand-driven, commercially-oriented, cost-effective, socially and environmentally acceptable technologies which will enable stakeholders to realize the overall vision of the cocoa industry and the other mandated crops (coffee, kola, shea and cashew).

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