**6. Conclusions**

CPH has been demonstrated to be an excellent source of phenolics, pectin, and lignocellulosic contents that can be used for the production of platform chemicals relevant in the agrochemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries. However, although cocoa remains a prime economic cash crop in developing countries like Ghana, Ivory Coast, Indonesia, etc., the efficient transformation of cocoa pod husks into valuable products in such countries other than leaving them on farm sites to rots are scarce. Therefore, it is paramount for such developing countries to develop end-user applications for CPH that will be beneficial for industries, consumers, researchers, and also serve as extra income for farmers. It is of no doubt that the development of processes that are easy to implement, less expensive, sustainable and environmentally friendly, to convert CPH into high high-value added products, such as biofuels could significantly prevent the excessive consumption and reliant on fuel/diesel and the production of greenhouse gas. Increased valorization techniques for CPH will concomitantly increase the overall sustainability of the cocoa agribusiness and open up new avenues for sustainable incomes for cocoa farmers.
