A product chain organisation study of certified cocoa supply
Paper in proceeding, 2013
Cocoa supplies may become limited in the future. Demands for sustainable cocoa sparked an exploration of the product chain organisation of conventional and certified cocoa from Ghana. The comparison shows that transparency requirements have led to a more complex product chain. Even so, certification has yielded important productivity increases resulting in environmental benefits (e.g. reduced greenhouse gas emissions) and improved livelihoods for smallholder farmers.
supply chains
cocoa farming
Ghana
GHG
sustainable sourcing
Author
George Afrane
Rickard Arvidsson
Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Environmental Systems Analysis
Henrikke Baumann
Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Environmental Systems Analysis
Josefin Borg
Chalmers, Energy and Environment
Emma Keller
Llorenc Mila i Canals
Julie K Selmer
Chalmers, Energy and Environment
6th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, LCM2013, 25-28 August 2013,Göteborg
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Subject Categories
Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use
Economics and Business
Environmental Sciences