Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria

Name

Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria

Legal name

Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria

Website

https://crin.gov.ng

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ibadan

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Produce Sales: Sale of seedlings (cocoa, kola, cashew, coffee, tea, plantain, African star apple, rose apple), seeds, pods, and agricultural produce including cocoa beans, palm products, vegetables, fruits, and other crops
2. Value-Added Products: Sale of processed products including chocolate bars (50/bar), wines (600/bottle), roasted cashew nuts (100-300 per unit), green tea (300/pack of 200g), cashew juice (150/bottle), cocoa custard, cocoa-kola beverage, and personal care products (body cream, hair cream, black soap)
3. Analytical and Testing Services: Soil and plant sample analysis, agrochemical screening (insecticide, fungicide, herbicide), environmental impact assessment, meteorological data provision, and sprayer testing services
4. Training and Capacity Building: Training programs for farmers and stakeholders on cocoa, cashew, and other mandate crops cultivation and processing
5. Facility Services: Guest house accommodation (staff and non-staff rates), transport services (vehicle hire), and library services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CRIN is a national agricultural research institute that develops improved varieties of cocoa, coffee, cashew, kola, and tea, and sells seedlings, agricultural produce, and value-added products (chocolate, cashew juice, green tea, cocoa custard, wines, roasted cashew nuts, personal care products). It also provides laboratory and analytical services (soil and plant analysis, agrochemical screening, environmental impact assessment, meteorological data), capacity-building training, and publications (Journal of Tree Crops Research, CRIN-Herald newsletter) to farmers, agribusinesses, and government agencies across Nigeria.

Product overview

CRIN operates as a unified research institute offering a diverse portfolio of agricultural products, value-added food/beverage products, and research services. The product portfolio includes: (1) Agricultural produce - cocoa seedlings and pods, cashew seeds/seedlings, coffee seedlings/berry, tea seedlings, and kola seedlings with various varieties; (2) Value-added products - chocolate bars, roasted cashew nuts in multiple packaging formats, green tea, cashew juice, CRIN Vita, cocoa custard, cocoa-kola beverage, soy choco, wines, and household products (detergents, creams, black soap); (3) Research and laboratory services - soils and biological analysis, agrochemical screening, environmental impact assessment, and meteorological data; (4) Publications - the Journal of Tree Crops Research (JTCR) and CRIN-Herald newsletter. The institute's research divisions cover Cocoa, Coffee, Cashew, Kola, Tea, Agronomy and Soils, Crop Improvement, Crop Protection, and Economics and Extension.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cocoa Seedlings Improved cocoa seedling varieties (WACRI, F3 Amazon, Hybrid-open Pollination, Hybrid-hand Pollination, Budded, and CRIN Tc Series 1-8 hand-pollinated varieties) produced by CRIN for sale to smallholder farmers and stakeholders across Nigeria.
• Cocoa Pods Cocoa pods (WACRI, F3 Amazon, Hybrid varieties, and CRIN Tc Series hand-pollinated) sold as planting material from CRIN.
• Cashew Seedlings and Seeds Cashew seedlings (Medium and Jumbo varieties) and cashew nut seeds (Medium and Jumbo) supplied to farmers.
• Coffee Seedlings and Berry Coffee seedlings (Medium and Jumbo) and undepulped dried coffee berry sold to farmers.
• Tea Seedlings Tea seedlings supplied by CRIN for cultivation.
• Kola Seedlings Kola seedlings supplied by CRIN for cultivation.
• Chocolate Bars Chocolate bars produced by CRIN as a value-added product from cocoa.
• Roasted Cashew Nuts Processed cashew nuts available in white kernel bottle (200g), honey coated kernel (200g), white kernel pack (100g), and honey coated kernel pack (100g).
• Green Tea Packaged green tea product (200g pack) developed by CRIN.
• Cashew Juice Cashew juice beverage in 35cl bottles.
• CRIN Vita Nutritional/health product developed by CRIN.
• Cocoa Custard Cocoa-based custard product.
• Cocoa-Kola Beverage Beverage combining cocoa and kola flavors.
• Soy Choco Soy and chocolate based beverage.
• Wines Alcoholic beverages produced from mandate crops.
• Household and Personal Care Products Household and personal care products including liquid detergent, body cream, hair cream, and black soap.
• Soil and Plant Analysis Services Laboratory services including soil analysis, plant sample analysis, plant and insect identification, and size validation of farms.
• Agrochemical Screening Services Testing services for insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides including laboratory screening and multi-year field trials.
• Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental assessment services including elementary composition of products, laboratory incubation studies, and field trials.
• Meteorological Data Services Provision of meteorological data parameters at various time intervals (1 year, 6 months, 3 months, 1 month per parameter).
• Library Services Access to publications including Cocoa Hybrid Book, Annual Reports, Cocoa Survey, Occasional Publications, and photocopying services.
• Transport and Haulage Services Transportation services using tractors, lorries, Hiace vehicles, pick-ups, and bus services with various capacity options.
• Guest House Accommodation Accommodation services including single rooms and chalets for staff and non-staff guests.
• Journal of Tree Crops Research Peer-reviewed research journal published by CRIN for paper publications on tree crops research.
• CRIN Newsletter (CRIN-Herald) Monthly newsletter publications documenting CRIN activities, research updates, and institutional news.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCRIN partnered with NEPC on value addition and export promotion of mandate crops. The collaboration focuses on enhancing the marketability and export potential of cocoa, cashew, and other tree crop products developed by the institute.
• PIND (Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIN partnered with PIND on cocoa-related projects, providing technical expertise and training for cocoa farmers in the Niger Delta region.
• Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIN collaborates with FMARD on skill acquisition and grafting technology, with FMARD providing support for input distribution and capacity building for cocoa farmers.
• International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIITA is listed among partner organizations shown in the logo section, suggesting collaboration in tropical agriculture research.
• AACE-FoodsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAACE-Foods appears in the partner logos section, suggesting collaboration in food processing and value addition.
• IDH (Sustainable Trade Initiative)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDH appears in partner logos, indicating collaboration on sustainable trade practices for cocoa and other tree crops.
• HORTSON (Horticultural Society of Nigeria)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIN hosted the HORTSON conference and maintains ongoing collaboration with the horticulture society. The institute contributes to horticulture research and development.
• JPDCminorOthersJPDC appears in the partner logos section.
• OGADEP (Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOGADEP appears in partner logos, suggesting collaboration on agricultural development programmes in Ogun State.
• CAN (Cocoa Association of Nigeria)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCAN appears in partner logos, representing the industry association for cocoa producers that CRIN collaborates with.
• CFAN (Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCFAN appears in partner logos, representing farmer organizations that CRIN works with for technology transfer.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR): NIFOR is another Nigerian agricultural research institute operating under the same Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) parent as CRIN. It shares the government-research-institute model, substation network, and smallholder-farmer customer base.
• Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG): CRIG is Ghana's national cocoa research institute and the closest functional twin to CRIN — a government-established institute with cocoa as its primary mandate, research stations, and technology transfer to smallholder farmers.
• Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan: IAR&T is another ARCN-affiliated Nigerian agricultural research institute located in Ibadan, with overlapping research, training, and farmer-outreach functions and a similar government-funded operating model.
• International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA): IITA is a fellow CGIAR-affiliated agricultural research centre headquartered in Ibadan, Nigeria, with a broad tropical-crops mandate overlapping CRIN's cocoa, coffee and cashew work. It is the most geographically and functionally comparable research peer to CRIN.
• Cocoa Research Centre, University of the West Indies: The Cocoa Research Centre at UWI is a dedicated cocoa germplasm and breeding research centre analogous to CRIN's cocoa programme, with a focus on genetic resources and value-added cocoa research for smallholder supply chains.

Broad incumbents

• Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation): Embrapa is a globally recognised national agricultural research corporation with deep tropical-crop research capacity. It shares CRIN's mandate-driven, government-funded model but at vastly greater scale and across many more crops.
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR): ICAR is India's apex government agricultural research body coordinating crop-specific institutes including plantation crops. It is structurally comparable to ARCN/CRIN in mandate and operating model but on a far larger scale.
• CIRAD (French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development): CIRAD is a large, established agricultural research organisation with active cocoa, coffee and perennial-crop programmes in West and Central Africa. It operates at a much broader and more international scale than CRIN but covers similar tropical-crop research domains.

Others

• World Cocoa Foundation (WCF): WCF is an industry-funded cocoa sustainability organisation that coordinates pre-competitive research, farmer training, and value-chain programmes — adjacent to CRIN's mission and overlapping with several of CRIN's partnerships (e.g., IDH, FMARD).
• Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN): CAN is the industry body representing Nigerian cocoa value-chain stakeholders and a listed CRIN partner. It is comparable as an ecosystem participant that channels technology, training, and policy support to the same smallholder base CRIN serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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