Livestock production

Livestock production

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Livestock production
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

Raise livestock and produce livestock products, such as poultry, eggs, cattle, dairy, pigs

Expected Impact

Help improve livelihood prospects for smallholder producers.

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 ROI)
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 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.
No Poverty (SDG 1) Zero Hunger (SDG 2)
Sector Sources
  • 1) Federal Republic of Nigeria (2017). Implementation of the SDGs: a national voluntary review. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/16029Nigeria.pdf 2) Sachs, J., Schmidt-Traub, G., Kroll, C., Lafortune, G., Fuller, G. (2019): Sustainable Development Report 2019. New York: Bertelsmann Stiftung and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) 3) Federal Republic of Nigeria (2017). Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017 - 2020. Abuja: Ministry of Budget and National Planning. 4) Dalberg (2020). Charting the future for Africa's largest economy: Economic impact of COVID-19 in Nigeria. https://dalberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FINAL_Dalberg-Report-Charting-the-Future-of-Africa%E2%80%99s-Largest-Economy.pdf 5) Federal Republic of Nigeria (2011). Agricultural Transformation Agenda 2011.
IOA Sources
  • 6) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2020). The future of livestock in Nigeria: Opportunities and challenges in the face of adversity. http://www.fao.org/3/ca5464en/ca5464en.pdf 7) Delta State. Central policy 'SMART' Agenda Plan: 2015 - 2023 and beyond. 8) Group Farma (2020). Farms. https://www.groupfarma.com.ng/farms 9) Farmcenta (2020). Farm store. https://farmcenta.com/shop/prod/38 10) Pay Farmer (2020). Pay Farmer. https://payfarmer.com/page/ 11) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2020). FAO in Nigeria. http://www.fao.org/nigeria/fao-in-nigeria/nigeria-at-a-glance/en/ 12) Agricultural Policy for Nigeria. 13) Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (2020). 3: Sector Specific Incentives. https://nipc.gov.ng/compendium/3-sector-specific-incentives/ 14) Invest Jigawa (2020). Agri-business. http://www.investjigawa.gov.ng/sectors/agribusiness/#:~:text=Jigawa%20is%20a%20major%20livestock,potentials%20are%20currently%20under%2Dutilized. 15) Goatti (2021). Goatti. https://goatti.ng/# 16) Federal Republic of Nigeria (2020). Integration of the SDGs into National Development Planning: A Second Voluntary National Review (2020). https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/26309VNR_2020_Nigeria_Report.pdf 17) Federal Republic of Nigeria (2017). Implementation of the SDGs: a national voluntary review. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/16029Nigeria.pdf 18) UNDP (2020). Human Development Report (2020). https://www.ng.undp.org/content/nigeria/en/home/library/human_development/the-2020-human-development-report.html