Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kume njengenye yezingqinamba eziphuthumayo emhlabeni wonke, futhi ukulima kwezilwane ezimbonini kuyimbangela enkulu yokusheshisa kwakho. Ukulima kwasefekthri kunomthelela omkhulu ekukhiqizweni kwesisi esibamba ukushisa—ikakhulukazi i-methane evela ezinkomeni, i-nitrous oxide evela kumanyolo nomanyolo, kanye ne-carbon dioxide ekugawulweni kwamahlathi ukuze kutshalwe izitshalo zokudla. Lokhu kukhishwa kwegesi ngokuhlanganyela kuncintisana naleyo yawo wonke umkhakha wezokuthutha, kubeka ezolimo zezilwane enkabeni yesimo esiphuthumayo sezulu.
Ngalé kwegesi elikhiphayo eliqondile, isidingo sohlelo somhlaba, amanzi, namandla siqinisa ukucindezela kwesimo sezulu. Amahlathi amakhulu ayagawulwa ukuze kutshalwe isoya nommbila ukuze kudliwe imfuyo, kucekelwe phansi amasinki ekhabhoni emvelo futhi kukhiphe ikhabhoni egciniwe emkhathini. Njengoba amadlelo anda futhi nesimiso semvelo siphazamiseka, amandla omhlaba okumelana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuba buthakathaka nakakhulu.
Lesi sigaba sigcizelela ukuthi ukukhetha kokudla kanye nezinhlelo zokukhiqiza ukudla kunomthelela onjani esimweni sezulu. Ukubhekana nendima yokulima efekthri akukhona nje ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi kuphela-kumayelana nokucabanga kabusha izinhlelo zokudla ezibeka phambili ukusimama, ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, kanye nemikhuba yokuvuselela. Ngokubhekana nesimo sezulu sokulima kwezilwane, isintu sinethuba lokunqanda ukufudumala komhlaba, ukuvikela imvelo, nokuvikela ikusasa eliphilayo lezizukulwane ezizayo.
Ukufuywa kwemfuyo bekuyingxenye esemqoka yempucuko yabantu izinkulungwane zeminyaka, kuhlinzeka ngomthombo obalulekile wokudla nokuziphilisa emiphakathini emhlabeni jikelele. Kodwa-ke, ukukhula nokuqina kwale mboni emashumini eminyaka amuva nje kube nomthelela omkhulu empilweni nasekuhlukeni kwezinhlelo zemvelo zeplanethi yethu. Isidingo semikhiqizo yezilwane, esiqhutshwa ukwanda kwabantu kanye nokushintsha okuthandwayo kokudla, kuye kwaholela ekwandeni kokufuywa kwemfuyo, okuholela ekushintsheni okukhulu kokusetshenziswa komhlaba kanye nokucekelwa phansi kwezindawo zokuhlala. Lokhu kube nomthelela omkhulu ezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, njengoba kunezinhlobo eziningi zezinto eziphilayo ezibhekene nokushabalala kanye nemvelo eshintshwa ngendlela engenakulungiseka. Njengoba siqhubeka nokuthembela ekufuyweni ukuze siphile futhi sikhule komnotho, kubalulekile ukuhlola kanye nokubhekana nemiphumela yale mboni ekulahlekeni kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izindlela ezahlukene ukulima kwemfuyo kube nomthelela ngayo ekulahlekeni kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nezixazululo ezingaba khona ...