Lesi sigaba sihlola ubudlelwano obuyinkimbinkimbi phakathi kwezolimo zezilwane kanye nokuvikeleka kokudla emhlabeni jikelele. Nakuba ukulima kwasefekthri kuvame ukuthethelelwa njengendlela “yokondla umhlaba,” iqiniso lihluke kakhulu—futhi liyakhathaza. Isimiso samanje sisebenzisa isamba esikhulu somhlaba, amanzi, nezilimo ukuze sikhulise izilwane, kuyilapho izigidi zabantu emhlabeni wonke ziqhubeka zihlushwa indlala nokungondleki. Ukuqonda ukuthi amasistimu ethu okudla ahleleke kanjani kuveza ukuthi asengasebenzi kahle futhi awalingani.
Ukufuywa kwemfuyo kuphambukisa izinsiza ezibalulekile—njengokusanhlamvu nesoya—ezingangondla abantu ngokuqondile, esikhundleni salokho zisebenzise ukudla kwezilwane ezifuyelwa inyama, ubisi namaqanda. Lo mjikelezo ongasebenzi kahle unomthelela entuleni yokudla, ikakhulukazi ezifundeni esezivele zisengcupheni yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, izingxabano, kanye nobubha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukulima kwezilwane ngamandla kusheshisa ukucekelwa phansi kwemvelo, okubuye kukhinyabeze umkhiqizo wezolimo wesikhathi eside kanye nokuqina.
Ukucabanga kabusha ngezinhlelo zethu zokudla sisebenzisa i-lens yezolimo ezitshalwe ezitshalweni, ukusatshalaliswa ngokulinganayo, kanye nezinqubo ezisimeme kubalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ikusasa elivikelekile lokudla lawo wonke umuntu. Ngokubeka phambili ukufinyeleleka, ukulingana kwemvelo, kanye nesibopho sokuziphatha, lesi sigaba sigqamisa isidingo esiphuthumayo sokusuka kumamodeli axhaphazayo siye ezinhlelweni ezondla kokubili abantu neplanethi. Ukuvikeleka kokudla akukhona nje ngobuningi—kumayelana nokungenzeleli, ukusimama, kanye nelungelo lokuthola ukudla okunomsoco ngaphandle kokulimaza abanye.
Ukusetshenziswa kwenyama kuvame ukubonwa njengokuzikhethela komuntu siqu, kepha imiphumela yawo ifinyelela kude kakhulu ngepuleti lesidlo sakusihlwa. Ukusuka ekukhiqizweni kwayo emapulazini asefekthri emdlalweni wawo emiphakathini ebincishwe amathuba, imboni yenyama ixhumene kahle nochungechunge lwezinkinga zobulungiswa bezenhlalo ezifanelana kakhulu. Ngokuhlola ubukhulu bokukhiqizwa kwenyama, sembula iwebhu eyinkimbinkimbi yokungalingani, ukuxhashazwa kanye nokuwohloka kwemvelo okukhuliswa yisidingo somhlaba wonke semikhiqizo yezilwane. Kulesi sihloko, siyangena ngoba inyama akuyona nje ukukhetha kokudla kepha ukukhathazeka okukhulu kobulungiswa emphakathini. Kulo nyaka kuphela, amathani alinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-760 (amathani ayizigidi ezingama-800) ama-conn ne-soy azosetshenziswa njengokudla kwezilwane. Iningi lalezi zilimo, nokho ngeke likhundle abantu nganoma iyiphi indlela enengqondo. Esikhundleni salokho, bazoya emfuyweni, lapho baguquke khona babe yimfucuza, kunokuba banakekele. ...