Increasing the Accessibility of Licensed Warehouses

Increasing the Accessibility of Licensed Warehouses

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Increasing the Accessibility of Licensed Warehouses
SectorMost major industry classification systems use sources of revenue as their basis for classifying companies into specific sectors, subsectors and industries. In order to group like companies based on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, SASB created the Sustainable Industry Classification System® (SICS®) and the classification of sectors, subsectors and industries in the SDG Investor Platform is based on SICS.
Food and Beverage
Food and Beverage Retail
Business Model Description

Investments in licensed warehouses in agriculture where warehouse managers store and insure the produce of farmers and issue a warehouse storage receipt that can be used as collateral by the farmers in agricultural commodity trade markets

Expected Impact

Investments in storage and warehousing will reduce food waste in the agricultural supply chain and work towards reducing the fluctuation of food prices.

Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
15% - 20% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Medium Term (5–10 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
total storage capacity
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
USD 1 million - USD 10 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Zero Hunger (SDG 2) Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9)
Sector Sources
  • 1) Sustainable Development Report Dashboard 2020, OECD Members, Turkey, https://dashboards.sdgindex.org/?fbclid=IwAR1tzYVKRXvPD2mwfvhf-mLTGGQEjA76y_HlrprWhSzNYZcqrLZMLXzRIcI#/TUR 2) 11th Development Plan http://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/On_BirinciPLan_ingilizce_SonBaski.pdf 3) 2020 Annual Presidential Program, http://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2020_Yili_Cumhurbaskanligi_Yillik_Programi.pdf 4) The New Economic Program of 2020-2022, http://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/YeniEkonomiProgrami_OVP_2020-2022.pdf 5) Sustainable Development Goals Evaluation Report from the Directorate of Strategy and Budget 6) The 2019-2023 Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/SGB/Belgeler/stratejikplan.pdf 7) R63 Working Plan 2019, https://www.dogaka.gov.tr/assets/upload/dosyalar/wwwdogakagovtr_603_ge7j97uv_tr63-bolge-plani-2014-2023.pdf 8) TR72 Region Strategic Sectors Analysis, http://www.oran.org.tr/images/dosyalar/20190523172559_0.pdf 9) TRB1 Regional Plan 2014-2023, https://fka.gov.tr/sharepoint/userfiles/Icerik_Dosya_Ekleri/BOLGE_PLANI/TRB1BOLGEPLANI(2014-2023).pdf 10) Presidency of Strategy and Budget, Turkey's SDGs 2nd VNR 2019. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/23862Turkey_VNR_110719.pdf 26) Greenpeace, 2019, https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-turkey-stateless/2019/11/e641d246-tu%CC%88rkiyenin-g%C4%B1da-ve-tar%C4%B1m-sistemi-rapor.pdf
IOA Sources
  • 11) TMO-TOBB Lidaş website, http://www.tmo-tobblidas.com.tr/ 12) FAO, Food Losses and Food Waste in Turkey, http://www.fao.org/3/a-au824e.pdf 13) Bioresource Technology Journal, " Food loss and waste management in Turkey", https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.083 14) Düzce Commodity Exchange, https://www.duzcetb.org.tr/Dosyalar/lisansli-depoculuk-arastirmasi-ve-fizibilite-raporu-calismasi_4439508319i.pdf 15) Licensed Warehouse Statistics, https://www.ticaret.gov.tr/ic-ticaret/lisansli-depoculuk/istatistiklerle-lisansli-depoculuk 16) Lidasder Licensed Warehousing Incentives and State Aid http://www.lidasder.org.tr/tesvik-ve-devlet-yardimlari/ 17) Ministry of Trade FAQ about Licensed Warehousing and Agricultural Commodity Markets, https://www.ticaret.gov.tr/ic-ticaret/sikca-sorulan-sorular/lisansli-depoculuk-ve-urun-ihtisas-borsasi#9 18) Ziraat Bank warehouse receipt loans information, https://www.ziraatbank.com.tr/en/sme/agriculture/other-loans/turkish-grain-board-warehouse-receipt-loans 19) T.C Ticaret Bakanlığı / The Ministry of Trade, Licensed Warehousing Enterprises with Establishment and Licensing Authorization 20) FAO report on Designing warehouse receipt legislation: Regulatory options and recent trends http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4318e.pdf 21) COMCEC Report on Improving Agricultural Market Performance: Creation and Development of Market Institutions 22) SDG Tracker - https://sdg-tracker.org/zero-hunger 23) ILOSTAT, 2019, https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/country-profiles/ 24) FAOSTAT, 2018, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#country/223 25) FAO, 2018, http://www.fao.org/new-york/fao-statements/detail/en/c/1109620/ 26) Turkis Statistical Services, 2021. https://cip.tuik.gov.tr/#.