Advance in Environmental Waste Management & Recycling(AEWMR)
ISSN: 2641-1784 | DOI: 10.33140/AEWMR
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Identification, Extraction, Storage and Commercial Development of Potash From Wasting Cocoa Pods in Ghana for the Organic Cosmetics and Fertilizer Industries in Line With Un Sustainable Development Goals
Abstract
Prince Akwaaba and Buabin Daniel
The present study investigated Cocoa as a seasonal crop which constitutes the main income of most cocoa farmers in Ghana. Farmers in Ghana and indeed other parts of the world cultivate cocoa solely for its beans. After harvesting and breaking cocoa pods, the pod husk, placenta and the mucilage surrounding the beans are discarded as waste. It is estimated that for each ton of dried cocoa beans, about 10 tons of husks/pods (fresh weight) are generated.