Processing and Distribution of Locally Sourced Fruits and Related Products

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Processing and Distribution of Locally Sourced Fruits and Related Products
Processing and Distribution of Locally Sourced Fruits and Related Products
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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 Agriculture
Business Model Description

Establish or scale up business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) businesses engaged in the processing of fruits such as dates, citruses, mangoes and apples that are packaged and distributed in both domestic and international markets.

Tamre Panjgur: Dates of Panjgur is a premium dates brand, 100 per cent organically produced in Balochistan-Punjgur. UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (PAP) invested USD 6.36 million to build a dates processing factory. It has been formed as a part of a project by PAP to strengthen the livelihoods and create in Balochistan. The plant started commercial production in April 2022 (13)

Expected Impact

Positive impact on people of the area; provide jobs and add value to local resource, reduce the water stress on country's irrigation system.

How is this information gathered?
Updated: 29 Apr, 2023 Date of Production: 19 Apr, 2023
Pakistan
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).
20% - 25% (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.
> USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
< USD 500,000
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Zero Hunger (SDG 2) Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) Gender Equality (SDG 5)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
No Poverty (SDG 1) Good health and well-being (SDG 3) Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8)

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