Location: IN - India
This dataset represents the production of 1 kg of green coffee beans (Robusta). Robusta is a variety of coffee that has a stronger, harsher taste, with a grain-like overtone and peanutty aftertaste. It contains twice as much caffeine as Arabica beans, and is generally considered to be of inferior quality compared to Arabica. Robusta is mostly grown in Africa, South-East Asia, India and Brazil. The reference flow is the average yield per ha and year, from 2012 - 2014: yield (1550 kg/ha) obtained under irrigated conditions (total amount of water 235 m3/ha). The data are representative for Robusta green coffee beans production in India (Karnataka state) used for the export market. Mineral NPK fertiliser input is 343-223-221 kg/ha. No organic fertilisers are applied. Total active ingredients (a.i.) applied as pesticides amount to 2.0 kg a.i./ha.
The dataset was modelled within the project 'World Food LCA database (WFLDB)'. The aim of this project was to provide inventories of a broad variety of agricultural products and processes and to cover for each product at least 50% of the global export market. The export share of coffee produced in India amounts to 3.4% of the global export (tonnage exported in 2010). The production system regarded in this dataset aimed at representing Robusta green coffee beans produced in India for the export market.
PEF-Quality: data quality rating (DQR) = 2.2 (i.e. good quality)
This dataset refers to an average situation; for specific situations exchanges might differ substantially due to site specific parameters
Undefined unit processes (UPRs) are the unlinked, multi-product activity datasets that form the basis for all of the system models available in the ecoinvent database. This is the way the datasets are obtained and entered into the database by the data providers. These activity datasets are useful for investigating the environmental impacts of a specific activity (gate-to-gate), without regard to its upstream or downstream impacts.