Fujian Zixin Fungal Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“Zixin Fungal Biotech”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zixin Group, has been restructured to concentrate on the R&D of potential uses of agricultural waste materials, including sweet potato peels, stems, and leaves, to create nutritious feed source for farm animals and poultry feed.
As an integrated sweet potato industrial value chain operator, the cost and effort required to dispose of these agricultural waste materials are likely to rise in tandem with the increase in cultivation base and volume of processed sweet potato snack products. As a result, our recovery and recycling initiatives are as important as our growth in the upstream cultivation base and production.
We believe the growing awareness of “you are what you eat” could be driving demand for healthier food choices. This could also be one of the motivating factors for feed manufacturers to use sweet potato probiotic raw feed ingredients as an alternate substitute, which could potentially lower the cost of poultry and animal feed for farm owners. Sweet potato probiotic-infused feed ingredients will improve the digestive health of poultry and livestock, potentially increasing their survival rate and wellness. This, in turn, boosts the income of agricultural owners.