Ezolimo zezilwane zasezimbonini ziwumkhakha odinga kakhulu izinsiza, osebenzisa amanzi amaningi, ukudla, namandla ukukhiqiza inyama, ubisi, neminye imikhiqizo yezilwane. Imfuyo emikhulu idinga amanzi amaningi hhayi kuphela ezilwaneni ngokwazo kodwa futhi ukuze kutshalwe izitshalo ezizondlayo, okwenza imboni ibe ngeyomunye weqhaza elikhulu ekuncipheni kwamanzi ahlanzekile emhlabeni jikelele. Ngokufanayo, ukukhiqizwa kwezilimo ezidliwayo kufuna umanyolo, izibulala-zinambuzane nomhlaba, konke okunezela endaweni ezungezile.
Ukungasebenzi kahle kokuguqula amakhalori asuselwa ezitshalweni abe amaprotheni ezilwane kukhulisa ukungcola kwensiza. Kulelo nalelo khilogremu lenyama ekhiqizwayo, kusetshenziswa amanzi amaningi kakhulu, amandla, nokusanhlamvu uma kuqhathaniswa nokukhiqiza inani elifanayo lokudla okunomsoco ngokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni. Lokhu kungalingani kunemiphumela efinyelela kude, kusukela ekufakeni isandla ekuntulekeni kokudla kuya ekubhebhethekiseni ukucekelwa phansi kwemvelo. Ukwengeza, ukucutshungulwa okudinga amandla, ukuthutha, kanye nesiqandisi kukhulisa i-carbon footprint ehlotshaniswa nemikhiqizo yezilwane.
Lesi sigaba sigcizelela ukubaluleka okubalulekile kwezinqubo zokunaka izinsiza nokukhetha ukudla. Ngokuqonda ukuthi ukulima kwezimboni kuwasaphaza kanjani amanzi, umhlaba, namandla, abantu ngabanye kanye nabakhi bezinqubomgomo bangenza izinqumo ezinolwazi ukuze banciphise ukumosha, bathuthukise ukusimama, futhi basekele izinhlelo zokudla ezisebenza kahle, ezilinganayo, futhi ezinomthwalo wemfanelo kwimvelo. Ezinye izindlela ezisimeme, okuhlanganisa ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni kanye nezolimo ezivuselelayo, zingamasu abalulekile okunciphisa ukumosheka kwezinsiza kuyilapho kuvikela ikusasa leplanethi.
Ukulima efektri, indlela ethuthukile nenqwaba yokukhulisa izilwane ukukhiqizwa kokudla, sekuyinto ebalulekile yemvelo. Inqubo yezilwane ezikhiqiza ngobuningi zokudla ayikhuphuki kuphela imibuzo yokuziphatha ngenhlalonhle yezilwane kodwa futhi inomthelela omubi emhlabeni. Nawa amaqiniso ayi-11 abalulekile mayelana namapulazi efektri kanye nemiphumela yawo yezemvelo: Amapulazi awo angu-1- abamba amanzi aphuma efektri angomunye wabahlinzeki abaholayo ekuphumeni kwamagesi abamba ukushisa abamba ukushisa, ekhulula amanani amakhulu we-methane ne-nitrous oxide emkhathini. Lawa magesi anamandla amakhulu kune-carbon dioxide endimeni yawo ekushiseni komhlaba, nge-methane eneminyaka engaba ngu-28 ephumelela kakhudlwana ekushiseni ukushisa kweminyaka engu-100, futhi i-nitrous oxide cishe ama-298 amahlandla angama-298. Umthombo oyinhloko wokukhishwa kwe-methane epulazini efektri uvela ezilwaneni ezihlubukayo, njengezinkomo, izimvu nezimbuzi, ezikhiqiza inqwaba ye-methane ngesikhathi sokugaya ...