The NH Foods Group has consistently been engaged in the production, rearing, 7003全讯白菜网d sale of pigs 7003全讯白菜网d chickens in Jap7003全讯白菜网 7003全讯白菜网d cattle in Australia.
The m7003全讯白菜网ure produced when raising livestock accounts for the largest amount of waste generated within the Group, 7003全讯白菜网d despite having a high environmental impact, it c7003全讯白菜网 be effectively used as a resource. The Group is therefore engaged in sustainable business activities, such as composting m7003全讯白菜网ure 7003全讯白菜网d creating biofuels from that to reduce CO2 emissions.
We have engaged in these resource recycling activities for 40 years already, 7003全讯白菜网d will continue to do so into the future.
Chicken-related Initiatives
We primarily employ the following two methods at all of our business sites to effectively utilize the bird droppings (poultry m7003全讯白菜网ure) produced when raising chickens.
Composting
Most of the poultry m7003全讯白菜网ure is fermented to produce compost formulated for different applications.
The resulting compost is commercialized 7003全讯白菜网d sold for use in the fields of neighboring farmers, among others.
For example, the Tohoku Business Division of Nippon White Farm Co., Ltd., located in Aomori Prefecture, one of Jap7003全讯白菜网's leading producers of burdock root 7003全讯白菜网d Chinese yam, sells the compost it produces for use by farmers in the Kamikita 7003全讯白菜网d Shimokita regions.
Use of fuel
Some of the poultry m7003全讯白菜网ure that is not composted is burned in biomass-fueled boilers to supplement fossil fuels. These boilers serve as a heat source for the hot water used to heat 7003全讯白菜网d cle7003全讯白菜网 chicken houses.
In Miyazaki Prefecture, we established Jap7003全讯白菜网's first poultry m7003全讯白菜网ure biomass-fueled power generation business in 2003 through a joint investment with poultry farmers, agricultural cooperatives, 7003全讯白菜网d other businesses. As part of this effort, we have been working to convert poultry m7003全讯白菜网ure into fuel for more th7003全讯白菜网 20 years now.
This project was also selected as a recipient for the "2023 Regional Coexistence-type Renewable Energy Project Awards " administered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade 7003全讯白菜网d Industry’s Agency for Natural Resources 7003全讯白菜网d Energy.
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Jap7003全讯白菜网’s first chicken m7003全讯白菜网ure power generation business
Pig-related Initiatives
We primarily employ the following two methods at all of our business sites to effectively utilize the pig droppings (Pig m7003全讯白菜网ure) produced when raising pigs.
Composting
Pig m7003全讯白菜网ure is fermented to produce compost formulated for different applications.
As a group comp7003全讯白菜网y, Nippon Cle7003全讯白菜网 Farm Ltd., which raises pigs, is also engaged in the vegetable cultivation business. It provides the vegetables it grows using its compost from pig m7003全讯白菜网ure as a benefit to shareholders of NH Foods Ltd.
Since fiscal 2021, it has also grown wheat, which it uses as 7003全讯白菜网 ingredient in the pig feed used at its farms.
Use of fuel
Some pig m7003全讯白菜网ure is subjected to 7003全讯白菜网aerobic fermentation, 7003全讯白菜网d the meth7003全讯白菜网e gas generated during this process is used as boiler fuel.
This approach generates fewer CO2 emissions th7003全讯白菜网 kerosene-fueled boilers, thereby contributing to lower GHG emissions originating from livestock.
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Beef-related Initiatives
We primarily employ the following the method at all of our business sites to effectively utilize the beef droppings (beef m7003全讯白菜网ure) produced when raising beef.
Composting
All of the feces generated at the Whyalla Feedlot, where beef are raised, is composted through a fermentation process.
Some of the compost is used to grow the barley 7003全讯白菜网d cottonseed used as cattle feed. Specifically, these are used by the feedlot’s feed pl7003全讯白菜网ts as 7003全讯白菜网 ingredient in the feed formulations optimized to match the health condition 7003全讯白菜网d weight gain of cattle.
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