Circular Agri-Food Economy Applications
We focus on developing an integrated agri-food circular economy system centered around edible oil processing. By utilizing by-products from our processing, such as food waste, recycled mushroom compost, and livestock manure, combined with our proprietary biotechnological strains, we produce organic fertilizers. These fertilizers are then used to cultivate domestically grown crops, promoting the recycling of raw materials.
The harvested crops are subsequently used as ingredients to produce our company's products, completing the circular loop in edible oil, pet food, livestock products, and organic fertilizers.
This circular economy system not only promotes cross-industry cooperation but also significantly enhances resource utilization efficiency.
In 2023, we recycled 3,204.1 tons of spent mushroom packaging, 3,226.6 tons of poultry manure, 1,296 tons of spent bleaching clay, 989.8 tons of food sludge, and other materials to produce 17,207.4 tons of organic compost products for use in crop cultivation.
Note: Obtained the waste treatment permit for bleaching clay and food sludge in 2021
The harvested crops are subsequently used as ingredients to produce our company's products, completing the circular loop in edible oil, pet food, livestock products, and organic fertilizers.
This circular economy system not only promotes cross-industry cooperation but also significantly enhances resource utilization efficiency.
In 2023, we recycled 3,204.1 tons of spent mushroom packaging, 3,226.6 tons of poultry manure, 1,296 tons of spent bleaching clay, 989.8 tons of food sludge, and other materials to produce 17,207.4 tons of organic compost products for use in crop cultivation.
Read More| Recyclable Waste Material Collection & Organic Fertilizer Chart Unit: tons | |||||
| Year\Item | Recyclable Waste Material Collection Quantity | Organic Compost Fertilizer | |||
| Spent Mushroom Compost & Wood Sawdust | Poultry Manure | Bleaching Clay | Food Sludge | ||
| 2021 | 3,120.9 | 1,900.3 | 51.8 | - | 6,923.2 |
| 2022 | 2,622.8 | 1,841.1 | 1,479.7 | 1,168.8 | 10,407.5 |
| 2023 | 3,204.1 | 3,226.6 | 1,296.0 | 989.8 | 17,207.4 |
Carbon Label Products
Additionally, we regularly update the contents in the three product category rules (PCR).
Sesame Oil, Dried Bonito Flakes, and Pet Food Product Carbon Footprint Label Certificates
| Carbon Footprint Label Products \Year |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Fwusow Sesame Oil (217ml、543ml) |
133,390 | 122,239 | 104,928 |
| Fwusow Dried Bonito Flakes (5g、10g、120g、300g、600g) |
343,582 | 270,065 | 296,612 |
| Greens Dog Food Series (15 products) |
358,147 | 576,729 | 386,487 |
Note: The quantity is calculated based on the actual use of the Ministry of Environment carbon label
Green Mark Products
Organic Farming Products
| Product Name | Organic Farming Number |
| Organic culture fertilizer 426 | 100001 |
| Organic culture fertilizer 522 | 100014 |
| Natural organic fertilizer | 101017 |
| Organic culture fertilizer 532 | 101018 |
| Fwusow organic fertilizer 1 | 107018 |
| Fwusow Neem Oil | 107032 |
| Fwusow Compost 3 | 109013 |
| Fwusow Tianzhong 1 | 109019 |
| Fwusow Sesame Meal | 109021 |
| Dr. Fertilizer water soluble fertilizer | 111003 |
| Fwusow Organic Fertilizer 355 | 111009 |
| Fwusow Special Organic Fertilizer 532 | 111013 |
| Fwusow Special Organic Fertilizer 426 | 111012 |
| Fwusow Biolife #1 | 111010 |
Green Mark Products
| Product Name | Green Mark Certication |
| Chia Fa Organic Fertilizer | 10294 |
| Food Strong Organic Fertilizer | 10295 |
| Natural Organic Fertilizer | 10296 |
Animal Welfare
Our ecological farm in Zhongliao Township, Nantou County offers a comfortable, spacious breeding environment and the modernized climate-smart farm and allows the animals to have access to plenty of sunshine, outdoor surroundings, and the opportunity to express their natural behaviors to ensure animal welfare.
To minimize the effect on growth of animals from the climate changes, our farms are enclosed with smart sensors. We focus not only on the natural grazing environment but also on the biological preventive measures in making sure to reduce contamination sources.
| Breeding Environment | Layer Chicken Production System |
Cage Free Layer Hen |
Pasture Chicken (Free Range) |
|
| Breeding density （m2/chick） |
Floor Feeding, Cage free - indoor |
0.08 | 0.125 | 0.125 |
| Cage free - outdoor |
0.16 | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Other | 7 layer chicken per nesting box |
6 cage free layer hens per nesting box | Cage free and free to roam after 6 weeks | |
Note: Council of Agriculture "Layer Hen Friendly Production System Definition and Guidelines"
| Type | Poultry | Livestock | |||||||
| Layer Hen | Colored Broilers | Pig | |||||||
| Year | 2021 | 2023 | 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Count/ Head | 11,000 | 11,000 | 17,400 | 2,000 | 0 | 500 | 3,331 | 2,814 | 1,860 |
| % animal welfare with cage free | 18.18 | 18.18 | 27.7 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
Water Footprint
Tap water is the main source of water used at Charming Food for the production process, which requires a large amount of tap water. Therefore, a wastewater recycling system was installed at the time during factory construction to collect and treat the wastewater and sewage generated from the production process. The wastewater after treatment through the membrane bioreactor, MBR, the system is then reused for washing chicken transport trucks, chicken cages, the surrounding environment, roads, and irrigation for plants, to maximize the use of water resources.
Considering the large amount of water used for production and the uneven rainfall which could lead to water shortage, Charming Food took part in the "Industry Water Efficiency Improvement Program "specifically for "Water Footprint Certification Counseling" which was organized by the Bureau of Industry, Ministry of Economic Affairs in 2022.
With the assistance of NCKU Research & Development Foundation - the Sustainable Development Center of the National Cheng Kung University, we evaluated the utilization of water resources in meat processing plants and established our product water footprint assessment procedures based on the framework of the ISO 14046:2014 Water Footprint Standard. The life cycle of water footprint assessment is used as the basis for product, process, and company. This helps us understand our water usage and the water usage in the supply chain, serving as a source of data for management.
We passed the verification in October 2022. In the future, we will continue to monitor daily water usage, improve water utilization efficiency, and align with ESG environmental sustainability goals.
