Carbon footprint of Brazilian cocoa produced in Pará state

Abstract Pará is the main cocoa producing state in Brazil. To provide a comprehensive picture of carbon cootprint from production (conventional and organic cultivation systems Brazilian Trans-Amazon Xingu regions), Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol methodology was used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions with focus on impact climate changes. The footprint calculated based original data collected conventional regions State Pará. harvesting, fermentation drying steps were analyzed, collection nine farms, three each type agricultural production: conventional; organic; organic-fairtrade. fruit harvested manually, husk left at field for natural fertilization without composting. small amount inputs, such as herbicides, insecticides fertilizers, are only farms production. Eliminating use nitrogen fertilizers implementing an efficient method composting emission methane air, will be 2.01 kg CO2 eq./kg cocoa, i.e., total reduction 81%.