Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) is enhancing agricultural efficiency and environmental sustainability by implementing a "Smart Farm" system across its broiler farms nationwide. These advanced facilities employ intelligent technologies and eco-friendly solutions to strengthen biosecurity and optimize resource management. Additionally, the company is transforming vacant spaces on its farms into greener areas by planting trees.
Siripong Aroonratana, COO of Livestock Business at CP Foods, emphasized the company's commitment to leveraging innovation in delivering premium, secure, and enhanced nutritional products. CP Foods employs full traceability methods and integrates cutting-edge technologies, including automation, AI, and IoT to maximize resource efficiency and value. The Ban That Farm in Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, exemplifies this approach, featuring an advanced biosecurity system and repurposing idle areas into verdant spaces, benefiting both the facility and adjacent communities.
CP Foods has intensified its environmental stewardship through the "Forest in Farm" initiative. This project encompasses forest preservation and regeneration, biosecurity enhancement, and strategic management of farm trees and carbon credits. The company plans to expand these eco-friendly practices across its farms and production facilities.
Peerapong Krinchai, Head of Corporate Engineering at CP Foods, discussed the modern farm models established in the company's farms. These models incorporate smart farming systems and engineering knowledge to create optimal living conditions for livestock, support automation systems, and manage energy efficiently, including using chicken manure to generate electricity.
"The new farm design employs environmentally friendly construction materials and a prefabricated construction system to reduce environmental impact. Energy is managed efficiently, and wastewater is systematically handled to achieve a zero-discharge farm. The aim is to transform broiler chicken farms into model farms that align business needs with community and environmental sustainability," said Mr. Peerapong.
The "Forest in Farm" project recently engaged over 300 executives and employees from various CP Foods business lines, along with local officials and community leaders. They planted 4,500 trees on a 30-rai area at Ban That Farm, showcasing the initiative to utilize vacant spaces as green areas and create a natural forest environment.