Izinketho zokudla esizenzayo nsuku zonke zinemiphumela ejulile emhlabeni. Ukudla okunenqwaba yemikhiqizo yezilwane—njengenyama, ubisi namaqanda—kuphakathi kwezinto ezihamba phambili ezibangela ukucekelwa phansi kwemvelo, okunomthelela ekukhishweni kwamagesi abamba ukushisa, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, ukuntuleka kwamanzi nokungcola. Ukulima kwemfuyo yasezimbonini kudinga inani elikhulu lomhlaba, amanzi, namandla, okuyenza ibe enye yezinhlelo ezidinga kakhulu izinsiza eMhlabeni. Ngokuphambene, ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni ngokuvamile kufuna izinsiza zemvelo ezimbalwa futhi kukhiqize indawo ephansi kakhulu yemvelo.
Umthelela wemvelo wokudla udlula ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu. Ukulima kakhulu kwezilwane kusheshisa ukulahleka kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ngokuguqula amahlathi, izindawo ezingamaxhaphozi nezikhotha zibe yizitshalo zokuphakelayo zokulima okukodwa, kuyilapho kungcolisa inhlabathi nemigudu yamanzi ngomanyolo, izibulala-zinambuzane, nemfucuza yezilwane. Le mikhuba ebhubhisayo ayiphazamisi nje kuphela izimiso zemvelo ezithambile kodwa futhi isongela ukulondeka kokudla ngokunciphisa ukuqina kwemithombo yemvelo edingekayo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.
Ngokuhlola ukuhlobana phakathi kwalokho esikudlayo kanye nenani lakho lemvelo, lesi sigaba sigqamisa isidingo esiphuthumayo sokucabanga kabusha ngezinhlelo zokudla zomhlaba wonke. Igcizelela ukuthi ukushintshela emaphethini okudla okuzinzile—ukuthanda ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, kwesifunda, kanye nokudla okugaywe kancane—kungawunciphisa kanjani umonakalo wemvelo kuyilapho kuthuthukisa impilo yabantu. Ekugcineni, ukushintsha ukudla akukona nje ukukhetha komuntu siqu kodwa futhi kuyisenzo esinamandla somthwalo wemfanelo wendawo.
Ukulima efektri kuqhamuke njengebutho elibusayo ekukhiqizweni kokudla kwanamuhla, kodwa ukutolika kwalo kwezemvelo akunakuphikwa. Enye yezinto ezikhathazayo ezicindezelayo kakhulu ukucekelwa phansi kwamahlathi amahlathi e-carbon-alequeristing, adlala indima ebalulekile ekulweni noshintsho lwesimo sezulu ngokuthola i-CO2 CO2. Lawa mahlathi ajwayele ukusulwa ukuze ahlaliswe imfuyo futhi akhule izilimo zokuphakelayo, ededela ikhabhoni egciniwe kanye nemvelo ebekelwe phansi. Lo mkhuba awugcini nje ngokusheshisa ukufudumala komhlaba kodwa futhi usongela ukuhlukahluka kwezinto eziphilayo, anciphise impilo yenhlabathi, futhi athinte imithelela yemvelo ebizayo kulezi zindawo zokuziphilisa. Ukubhekana nokuxhumeka phakathi kokulima kwefektri nokugawulwa kwamahlathi kubalulekile ekukhuliseni imikhuba yezolimo eqhubekayo evikela ikusasa lethu leplanethi