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.
Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu sekungenye yezinkinga ezicindezela kakhulu esikhathini sethu, nobufakazi besayensi obubonisa umthelela omubi okuba nawo emhlabeni wethu. Kusukela ekunyukeni kwamazinga olwandle kuya ezenzakalweni zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, imiphumela yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ifinyelela kude futhi kudingeka izinyathelo eziphuthumayo ukuze kuncishiswe imiphumela yako. Nakuba izixazululo eziningi ziye zahlongozwa, enye indlela evame ukunganakwa ukwamukelwa kwezidlo ze-vegan. Ngokususa imikhiqizo yezilwane emapuletini ethu, asikwazi nje ukuthuthukisa impilo yethu kuphela kodwa futhi sinciphise kakhulu i-carbon footprint yethu futhi sisize ukunqamula umjikelezo wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ubudlelwano phakathi kokukhetha kwethu ukudla kanye nemvelo, nokuthi ukushintshela ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni kungaba nomthelela kanjani ekwehliseni imiphumela yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Sizocubungula imithelela yemvelo yokulima kwezilwane, izinzuzo zokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, kanye namandla oshintsho olusabalele ngokusebenzisa…