Ukungcoliswa komoya kungenye yemiphumela elimazayo kakhulu kodwa enganakwa yokulima izilwane zezimboni. Imisebenzi yokudla izilwane egxilile (ama-CAFO) ikhipha inani elikhulu lamagesi ayingozi njenge-ammonia, i-methane, ne-hydrogen sulfide emkhathini, okudala izingozi ezinkulu kokubili empilweni yemvelo neyabantu. Lokhu kukhishwa komoya akugcini nje ngokufaka isandla ekungazinzini kwesimo sezulu kodwa futhi kuthinta imiphakathi yendawo, okuholela ezifweni zokuphefumula, izinkinga zenhliziyo, kanye nezinye izimo zempilo zesikhathi eside.
Imfucuza ekhiqizwa yizigidigidi zezilwane ezivalelwe—evame ukugcinwa emachibini amakhulu noma isakazwe njengomquba owuketshezi—ikhipha amakhemikhali emvelo aguquguqukayo kanye nezinto ezincane ezilimaza ikhwalithi yomoya. Izisebenzi kanye nezakhamuzi eziseduze zithinteka kakhulu, zibhekene nokuchayeka nsuku zonke ezintweni ezingcolisayo ezinobuthi ezibeka engcupheni ikhwalithi yokuphila futhi zandise ukukhathazeka ngobulungiswa bemvelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukukhishwa kwe-methane okuvela ezilwaneni kuphakathi kwezinto ezinamandla kakhulu ezibangela ukufudumala komhlaba, okuqinisa ukuphuthuma kokubhekana nale nkinga.
Lesi sigaba siqokomisa ukuxhumana okungenakususwa phakathi kokulima kwezimboni kanye nokuwohloka kwekhwalithi yomoya. Ukushintshela ezinhlelweni zokudla ezisimeme, ukunciphisa ukuthembela emikhiqizweni yezilwane zezimboni, kanye nokwamukela imikhuba yezolimo ehlanzekile kuyizinyathelo ezibalulekile zokunciphisa ukungcola komoya. Ukuvikela umoya esiwuphefumulayo akuyona nje indaba yomthwalo wemfanelo wezemvelo kodwa futhi neyamalungelo abantu kanye nempilo yomphakathi yomhlaba wonke.
Ukukhiqizwa kwezilwane zasezimbonini, okwaziwa nangokuthi ukulima kwezimbonini, kube yindlela evelele yokukhiqizwa kwenyama, ubisi, namaqanda amashumi eminyaka. Le ndlela yokulima ihilela ukuvalelwa kwezilwane ezindaweni ezinkulu, kusetshenziswa amasu anjengokuphathwa kwezakhi zofuzo kanye nama-antibiotic ukuze kwandiswe ukukhiqizwa. Ngenkathi lolu hlelo luvumele ukuthi kukhiqizwe inani elikhulu lenyama eshibhile, luphinde lwaletha imiphumela eminingi yokuziphatha, ezemvelo, kanye nempilo. Kusukela ekwelashweni kwezilwane kuya emthonjeni emhlabeni wethu kanye nenhlalakahle yethu, imiphumela yokukhiqizwa kwezilwane zasezimbonini ifinyelela kude futhi iphakamise ukukhathazeka okukhulu phakathi kwabathengi, izishoshovu, kanye nochwepheshe bezempilo. Kulesi sihloko, sizogxila ezintweni zokuziphatha ezizungeze ukuphathwa kwezilwane emapulazini asezimbonini, umthelela wemvelo walolu hlelo, kanye nezingozi zezempilo ezingaba khona ezihlobene nokudla imikhiqizo evela ekukhiqizweni kwezilwane zasezimbonini. Ngokuhlola lezi zindawo ezintathu ezibalulekile, …









