Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) of Chocolate Beverage in Nglanggeran, Patuk District, Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Province

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10.2991/978-94-6463-451-8_7How to use a DOI?

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Chocolate Beverage; Nglanggeran; Social Impact; Stakeholder; Social Life Cycle Assessment

Abstract

Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is one of agricultural commodities in Indonesia and mostly consumed as instant beverages. Some problems in the chocolate beverage production chain existed, such as the low quality of cocoa beans, the lack of knowledge of production technology and the absence of the basic price of cocoa beans. This research aimed to perform efforts to maintain the sustainability of the cocoa industry in Nglanggeran. This study used the Social Life Cycle Assessment method to assess the social aspects during the life cycle of the product. The method for the assessment was based on UNEP/SETAC – Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment for Products. The results showed that there were positive and negative impacts on the sub-systems, namely the material production and the cocoa processing chocolate drinks. The positive impact for the two sub-systems lies in the contribution of the agricultural sector and local employment for the two sectors. While the negative impact was faced by the raw material production sub-system, which was influenced by the price of cocoa beans and the farmers got very little profit. The negative impact occurred in the cocoa processing that contributed the emissions to the environment and the absence of the social benefits was caused by industrial workers. These problems must be improved by the formulated strategy among all parties concerned to maintain the sustainability of the chocolate beverage life cycle and the welfare of the stakeholders.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Felix David Aritonang
AU  - Mochammad Maksum
AU  - Wahyu Supartono
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/07/14
TI  - Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) of Chocolate Beverage in Nglanggeran, Patuk District, Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Province
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource & the Second International Conference of Sustainable Industrial Agriculture (IC-FANRES-IC-SIA 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 66
EP  - 76
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-451-8_7
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-451-8_7
ID  - Aritonang2024
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