Production of by-products of the Paraguayan coconut or mbocayá

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Production of by-products of the Paraguayan coconut or mbocayá
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.
Renewable Resources and Alternative Energy
Forestry and Paper
Business Model Description

Invest in the production of Paraguayan or mbocayá coconut by-products for national demand or export from:> Reforested plantations of mbocayá> Purchase of mbocayá from small producers and / or indigenous people By-products can include: biomass, oils, food for human consumption, animal feed, cosmetics, soaps, organic fertilizers, factory fuels, sanitary products

Expected Impact

Increasing the use of sustainably sourced inputs, benefiting the environment and indigenous people in the production chain

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).
10% - 15% (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 100 million - USD 1 billion
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) Zero Hunger (SDG 2)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
No Poverty (SDG 1) Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) Life on Land (SDG 15)
Sector Sources
  • (I) GIZ Paraguay. 2011. Ficha Técnica. https://www.bivica.org/files/eficiencia-energetica.pdf (II) Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones. 2020. Presentan hoja de ruta de la Política Energética del Paraguay en panel internacional. https://www.mopc.gov.py/index.php/noticias/presentan-hoja-de-ruta-de-la-politica-energetica-del-paraguay-en-panel-internacional (III) UNDP. 2020. The national human development report. Paraguay 2020. Energy and human development. https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/py/UNDP-PY-engINDH_Py_2020_Summary.pdf (IV) Grass Ramírez JF, Muñoz RC and Zartha Sossa JW. 2023. Innovations and trends in the coconut agroindustry supply chain: A technological surveillance and foresight analysis. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1048450/full (V) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería. 2010. Marco estratégico agrario directrices basicas 2009 - 2018. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/par144609.pdf
IOA Sources
  • (1) Daniela Haupenthal. 2019. Producción e industrialización de coco: ¿cómo estamos en Paraguay? https://infonegocios.com.py/y-ademas/produccion-e-industrializacion-de-coco-como-estamos-en-paraguay (2) Unidad Técnica de Estudios para la Industria. 2008. Industria Frutihortícola. https://www.mic.gov.py/mic/w/industria/deei/pdf/Perfil_Sect/FrutasHortalizas.pdf (3) Carlos A. Orozco. 2013. Estudio de pre-factibilidad para la creación de una planta de carbón activado a base de cáscara de coco en Tumaco y sus alrededores. https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/66261/OROZCO%202013.pdf?sequence=1 (4) Interactive Country Fices. s.f. Paraguay Forest. https://dicf.unepgrid.ch/paraguay/forest (5) Aldo Benítez. 2020. Paraguay es el segundo país más deforestador de Sudamérica. https://www.lanacion.com.py/pais/2020/06/15/paraguay-es-el-segundo-pais-mas-deforestador-de-sudamerica (6) Paul Borsy et al. 2013. Producción y consumo de biomasa sólida en Paraguay. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305405159_Produccion_y_consumo_de_biomasa_solida_en_Paraguay (7) ONU. 2020. Examen Periódico Universal – Tercer Ciclo - Paraguay. https://uprdoc.ohchr.org/uprweb/downloadfile.aspx?filename=8456&file=SpanishTranslation (8) José Miguel Muñoz. 2013. La biomasa, una energía no tan limpia. https://elpais.com/ccaa/2013/11/14/andalucia/1384457682_737079.html (9) Gobierno del Paraguay. 2014. Plan Nacional de Desarrollo Paraguay 2030. https://www.stp.gov.py/pnd/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pnd2030.pdf (10) CONADERMA. 2019. BUSCAN FOMENTAR LA PRODUCCIÓN DEL COCO O MBOCAJA COMO ALTERNATIVA DE DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE. https://www.conaderna.gov.py/presidencia/745/buscan-fomentar-la-produccion-del-coco-o-mbocaja-como-alternativa-de-desarrollo-sostenible (11) Congreso de la Nación Paraguaya. 2011. Ley No. 4309. https://www.bacn.gov.py/leyes-paraguayas/3680/ley-n-4309-fomenta-la-forestacion-yo-reforestacion-con-cocotero-o-mbokaja (12) Congreso de la Nación Paraguaya. 1973. Ley No. 422. https://www.bacn.gov.py/leyes-paraguayas/2370/ley-n-422-forestal (13) Congreso de la Nación Paraguaya. 1992. Ley No. 96-92. https://www.mades.gov.py/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ley_96.pdf (14) BID Invest. s.f. Loans, https://www.idbinvest.org/en/solutions/loans (15) Banco Nacional de Fomento. 2018. BNF PRESENTÓ SU LINEA DE CRÉDITO PARA FORESTACIÓN A REPRESENTANTES DE FEPAMA Y ASOCIADOS. https://www.bnf.gov.py/noticias/bnf-presento-su-linea-de-credito-para-forestacion-a-representantes-de-fepama-y-asociados-282