Sustainable nut farming

Sustainable nut

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Sustainable nut farming
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

Cultivation of nuts, especially pistachios, applying a business model based on sustainable practices and with a strong commitment to innovation.

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.
Long Term (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 100 million - USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
USD 500,000 - USD 1 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) Clean water and sanitation (SDG 6)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Life on Land (SDG 15) Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8)
Sector Sources
  • 1) "Closing the Gap" Program for Gender Equality in Agriculture and Social Development. 2009 - FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) 2) Investor's Guide "Doing Business in San Juan" - Government of the Province of San Juan - 20 3) Statistical Dossier "Argentine Agricultural Women" INDEC (National Institute of Statistics and Census) based on information obtained from the National Agricultural Census 2018. 4) The Agri-Food Sector: Contributing to the 2030 Agenda - Global Compact Spanish Network. 5) Publication sanjuan8.com 17/08/2022 "The fourth best place in the world for pistachio production".
IOA Sources
  • 6) Market report prepared by Data Bridge - databridgemarketresearch.com 7) Interview with the Argentine Chamber of Pistachios. 8) Annual Report 2022 CAMMESA ( Administrative Company of the Wholesale Electricity Market