Environmental impacts of cocoa production and processing in Ghana: life cycle assessment approach

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1735-1740

  Ntiamoah, Augustine ^a   Afrane, George ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Ghanaian cocoa industry; Life cycle assessment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BEVERAGES; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; FERTILIZERS; FOOD PROCESSING; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GARNETS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MINERALS; PESTICIDES; RAW MATERIALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SPRAYING; SULFATE MINERALS; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS; COCOA BEANS; COCOA BUTTER; ENTIRE SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL (CO); INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA));

LIFE CYCLE;

THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 48749112976     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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