I-Factory Farming iveza amaqiniso afihliwe ezolimo zezilwane zesimanje-uhlelo olwakhelwe inzuzo enkulu ngokulahlekelwa inhlalakahle yezilwane, impilo yemvelo, kanye nesibopho sokuziphatha. Kulesi sigaba, sihlola ukuthi izilwane ezinjengezinkomo, izingulube, izinkukhu, izinhlanzi, nezinye eziningi zikhuliswa kanjani ngaphansi kwezimo eziqinile, zezimboni ezenzelwe ukusebenza kahle, hhayi ububele. Kusukela ekuzalweni kuya ekuhlatshweni, lezi zidalwa ezizwelayo ziphathwa njengamayunithi okukhiqiza kunabantu abanamandla okuhlupheka, ukwakha izibopho, noma ukuzibandakanya ekuziphatheni kwemvelo.
Isigatshana ngasinye sihlola izindlela ezithile ukulima kwasefekthri okuthinta ngayo izinhlobo ezahlukene. Sidalula unya lokukhiqizwa kwenyama yenkomo kanye nenyama yenkonyana, ukuhlukumezeka kwengqondo okubekezelelwa izingulube, izimo ezinonya zokufuywa kwezinkukhu, ukuhlupheka okunganakiwe kwezilwane zasemanzini, kanye nokuthengiswa kwezimbuzi, onogwaja, nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokuguqulwa kwezakhi zofuzo, ukuminyana, ukucwiywa ngaphandle kokubulala izinzwa, noma amazinga okukhula ngokushesha aholela ekulimaleni okubuhlungu, ukulima kwasefekthri kubeka phambili umkhiqizo ngaphezu kwenhlalakahle.
Ngokudalula lezi zinqubo, lesi sigaba sibekela inselele umbono ojwayelekile wokulima kwezimboni njengesidingo noma njengemvelo. Imema abafundi ukuthi babhekane nezindleko zenyama eshibhile, amaqanda, nobisi—hhayi nje ngokuhlupheka kwezilwane, kodwa maqondana nokulimala kwemvelo, izingozi zempilo yomphakathi, nokungaguquki kokuziphatha. Ukulima kwasefekthri akuyona nje indlela yokulima; wuhlelo lomhlaba wonke oludinga ukucutshungulwa okuphuthumayo, ukuguqulwa, futhi ekugcineni, kube noguquko olubhekiswe ezinhlelweni zokudla ezinokuziphatha okuhle nezisimeme.
Ulwandle luhlanganisa ngaphezulu kwama-70% omhlaba futhi luyikhaya lokuhlekisa ngempilo yasemanzini. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, isidingo sokudla kwasolwandle siholele ekukhuphukeni kwamapulazi olwandle namapulazi ezinhlanzi njengendlela yokudoba okuqhubekayo. Lawa mapulazi, abizwa nangokuthi ama-aquaculture, ajwayele ukubonwa njengesixazululo sokudoba ngokweqile nendlela yokuhlangabezana nesidingo esikhulayo sokudla kwasolwandle. Kodwa-ke, ngaphansi kobuso kukhona iqiniso elimnyama lomthelela lawa mapulazi anawo endalini yemvelo yasemanzini. Ngenkathi zingabonakala njengesixazululo ebusweni, iqiniso ukuthi amapulazi olwandle nama-fish angaba nemiphumela emibi emvelweni nasezilwaneni ezibiza ulwandle ekhaya. Kulesi sihloko, sizokwehla ngokujulile emhlabeni wolwandle kanye nokulima izinhlanzi futhi siveze imiphumela efihliwe esisongela imvelo yethu engaphansi kwamanzi. Ukusuka ekusetshenzisweni kwama-antibiotic nama-pesticides ku ...