Imikhuba yokulima yasefekthri ibeka izigidigidi zezilwane ezimeni zezimboni eziphezulu, ezibeka phambili ukusebenza kahle kanye nenzuzo kunenhlalakahle. Izinkomo, izingulube, izinkukhu, nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo zivame ukuvalelwa ezindaweni eziminyene, zivinjelwe ukuziphatha kwemvelo, futhi zingaphansi kwemithetho yokudla okunamandla kanye nemigomo yokukhula ngokushesha. Lezi zimo zivame ukuholela ekulimaleni ngokomzimba, ukucindezeleka okungapheli, kanye nohlu lwezinkinga zempilo, okubonisa ukukhathazeka okujulile kwezimiso zokuziphatha okutholakala kwezolimo zezimboni.
Ngaphandle kokuhlupheka kwezilwane, ukulima kwasefekthri kunemiphumela emibi kakhulu emvelweni nasemphakathini. Ukusebenza kwemfuyo eningi kakhulu kunomthelela omkhulu ekungcolisweni kwamanzi, ekungcolisweni komoya, nasekukhiqizweni kwesisi esibamba ukushisa, kanti futhi kukhahlameza izinsiza zemvelo futhi kunomthelela emiphakathini yasemakhaya. Ukusetshenziswa okujwayelekile kwama-antibiotics ukuvimbela izifo ezimeni eziminyene kuphakamisa ezinye izinselelo zempilo yomphakathi, okuhlanganisa ukumelana nama-antibiotic.
Ukubhekana nokulimala kwemikhuba yokulima efekthri kudinga ukuguqulwa kwesistimu, ukwenziwa kwenqubomgomo unolwazi, kanye nokukhetha kwabathengi okuqaphelayo. Ukungenelela kwenqubomgomo, ukuziphendulela kwenkampani, nokukhetha kwabathengi—njengokweseka ukulima okuzivuselelayo noma ezinye izindlela ezisekelwe esitshalweni—kunganciphisa ukulimala okuhlobene nezolimo zezilwane ezithuthukisiwe. Ukuqaphela amaqiniso ezinqubo zokulima zasefekthri kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile sokwakha uhlelo lokudla olunobuntu, oluzinzile, nolunomthwalo wemfanelo wezilwane kanye nabantu.
Izilwandle zethu, ezicebile empilweni nasezilwaneni eziphilayo, zibhekene nosongo okhulayo: ukwanda okusheshayo kwezindawo ezifile olwandle. Lezi zindawo, lapho amazinga we-oxygen plummet kanye nempilo yasolwandle engenakukhuleka khona, kuya ngokuya kuhambisana nomthelela wezemvelo wezolimo zezilwane. Kusuka kumanyolo runa kudala ama-algal blooms aqhakaza ukungcola kusuka ekungcoleni imfucumfucu kanye nokukhiqizwa okuphakelayo, izindlela zokulima izimboni zilimaza kakhulu i-Marine Ecosystems. Lo mbhalo uhlola ukuthi izindlela zezolimo ezingafinyeleleki zifaka kanjani izimo ezifile olwandle futhi ziveze izixazululo ezisebenzisekayo - njengokuthola ukudla okususelwa kwizitshalo futhi kukhuthaza ukulima okuzinzile - kungasiza ukuvikela izilwane zethu ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane ezizayo ezizayo