Technology for Agriculture 4.0.

Technology for Agriculture 4.0.

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Technology for Agriculture 4.0.
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

Implement agricultural technology such as management systems, digital platforms, crop monitoring with hyperspectral cameras, fertilisation with drones, among others.

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).
> 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.
Short Term (0–5 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
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Zero Hunger (SDG 2) Clean water and sanitation (SDG 6)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) Life on Land (SDG 15)
Sector Sources
  • 1) "Closing the Gap" Programme for Gender Equality in Agriculture and Social Development. 2009 - FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) 2) Investor's Guide "Doing Business in San Juan" - Government of the Province of San Juan - 2021. 3) Statistical Dossier "Argentinean 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.
IOA Sources
  • 5) San Juan Province Strategic Plan 6) National Economic Census 7) www.smartom.es 8) Forbes Argentina magazine, publication and interview of 14/02/2022. 9) Forbes Argentina magazine, publication and interview of 20/05/2022. 10) Personal interview with owner Pablo Plana. 11) Guidance document Digital technologies in agriculture and rural areas" - FAO - 2019. " 12) Agricultural Situation Report 2020 - Production Studies Centre - Ministry of Productive Development of Argentina.