Siyakwamukela, bafundi abaqaphela imvelo, kumhlahlandlela wethu okhethiwe mayelana nempikiswano yezemvelo yokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwenyama nobisi. Lapho sibhekene nokwanda kokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokucekelwa phansi kwemvelo, sekubalulekile ukuqonda umthelela wezinketho zethu zokudla emhlabeni. Hlanganyela nathi njengoba sihlola izizathu zokuthi kungani ukukhetha ezinye izindlela ezisekelwe ezitshalweni kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekwehliseni imiphumela emibi yokulima kwezilwane.

I-Carbon Footprint of Animal Agriculture
Ukulima kwezilwane kunomthelela omkhulu ekukhiqizweni kwegesi ebamba ukushisa, ikakhulukazi nge-methane ekhishwa ngesikhathi sokugaya imfuyo kanye nokukhishwa kwe-carbon dioxide ekuthuthweni, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, nokucutshungulwa. Ngokumangalisayo, ukukhishwa kwegesi okuvela emkhakheni wezolimo kuvame ukudlula lokho kwemboni yezokuthutha! Ngokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwenyama nobisi, singadlala indima ebonakalayo ekwehliseni i-carbon footprint ehambisana nalezi zimboni, sakhe ikusasa elinempilo nelizinzile.
Ukusetshenziswa Komhlaba Nokugawulwa Kwamahlathi
Ukukhiqizwa kwenyama nemikhiqizo yobisi kudinga umhlabathi omkhulu, ngokuvamile okuholela ekugawulweni kwamahlathi nasekucekeleni phansi kwezindawo zokuhlala. Ukugawulwa kwamahlathi ukuze kutshalwe amadlelo futhi kukhiqizwe izitshalo zokudla akugcini nje ngokuba nengxenye ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu kodwa futhi kubangela ukulahlekelwa okukhulu kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nokuwohloka kwezindawo zokuhlala. Ngokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwethu kwemikhiqizo yezilwane, singakhulula umhlaba ukuze kutshalwe kabusha amahlathi kanye nokuthathwa kwekhabhoni, kusize ukulinganisa imithelela yokugawulwa kwamahlathi okubangelwa ukulima kwezilwane.

Ukusetshenziswa Amanzi Nokungcola
Izimboni zenyama nezobisi zingabathengi abakhulu bemithombo yamanzi ahlanzekile. Ukukhulisa imfuyo kudinga amanzi amaningi okuphuza, ukuniselwa kwezitshalo zokudla, nokugcina izimo zokuphila zihlanzekile. Ukwenza isibonelo, ukukhiqiza ikhilogremu elilodwa nje lenyama yenkomo kungadinga amalitha angu-15,000 amanzi, uma kuqhathaniswa nelitha lamanzi ukuze kutshalwe ikhilogremu elilodwa lemifino. Lo mehluko ugcizelela ingcindezi engapheli yezimboni zenyama nezimboni zobisi ezibekwe ezinhlelweni zamanzi ahlanzekile.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukugeleza okuvela emisebenzini yemfuyo yezimboni kanye nokusetshenziswa kukamanyolo okwenziwa kuholela ekungcoleni kwamanzi. Umsoco omningi ovela kumanyolo nomanyolo ungena emifuleni, emachibini nasemifuleni engaphansi komhlaba, okubangela izinkinga ezifana ne-eutrophication, ebulala izilwane zasemanzini futhi iphazamise imvelo. Njengoba ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kukhula futhi amanzi ahlanzekile eba umthombo okhulayo, ukunciphisa isidingo senyama nobisi kunganciphisa ezinye zalezi zingcindezi.
Iqhaza Lemfuyo Ekumelaneni Nama-Antibiotic
Imikhuba yokulima kakhulu yezilwane ngokuvamile ihilela ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile kwama-antibiotic, okuholela ekuveleni kwamagciwane amelana nama-antibiotic. Ngeshwa, la magciwane angadluliselwa kubantu ngokudla inyama nemikhiqizo yobisi, okubeka engcupheni enkulu empilweni yomphakathi. Ngokunciphisa ukuthembela kwethu emikhiqizweni yezilwane, singasiza ekuxazululeni inkinga yokumelana nama-antibiotic futhi sizivikele emiphumeleni engase ibe khona yalolu songo lwezempilo olukhulayo emhlabeni wonke.
Izixazululo Nezinye izindlela
Ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwenyama nobisi akufanele kube nzima. Izinguquko ezincane ezinqumweni zethu zokudla zingenza umthelela omkhulu. Cabangela ukuhlanganisa ukudla okuningi okusekelwe ezitshalweni ekudleni kwakho futhi uhlole izinhlobonhlobo zezinye izindlela ezitholakalayo, njengemifino, i-tofu, ne-tempeh. Ngokwamukela izinhlelo zokudla ezizinzile nezisekelwe ezitshalweni , singanikela emhlabeni oluhlaza kuyilapho sisajabulela ukudla okumnandi nokunomsoco.
