Kamuva nje, sekube nenhlokomo mayelana nokutshala imifino efana ne-ulethisi, ikakhulukazi kulezo zindawo zokugcina izithombo zikalethisi zikanokusho. Uyazi, leyo nto yonke imvelo elawulwayo? Kuhle kakhulu ngoba kukhuphula ngempela ukuthi ingakanani i-ulethisi engakhula kuyilapho ivumela abalimi ukuthi balungise izinto ezifana nokukhanya, izinga lokushisa, nomswakama ukuze bathole amaqabunga angcono kakhulu ngangokunokwenzeka. Futhi, nawo wonke umuntu ozama ukudla okunempilo kulezi zinsuku, lokhu okuluhlaza okotshani kuyadingeka ngempela! Lapha e-Chengdu Jiapei, sithola ngokuphelele ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukuxuba ubuchwepheshe nokulima ukuze kunyuswe umkhiqizo. Sonke simayelana nokuhlinzeka ngezixazululo ezihlakaniphile ze-greenhouse ezisiza abalimi ukuthi bazuze kakhulu izitshalo zabo. Ngobuchwepheshe bethu obuphambili, sisemkhankasweni wokukhulisa ulethisi wezinga eliphezulu neminye imikhiqizo emnandi. Ngale ndlela, amakhasimende ethu angakwazi ukuhlala ephambi kwegeyimu emhlabeni wezolimo oshintsha ngokushesha. Ngokuphromotha i-lettuce greenhouses, siphinde sisekele izindlela zokulima ezilungele i-Mother Earth kanye nezomnotho wendawo. Win-win, akunjalo?

Uyazi, eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ukulima okungenamhlaba sekuqalile ngempela emhlabeni wezolimo zesimanje. Kuyajabulisa kakhulu, ngokweqiniso! Njengoba amadolobha anda kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuphonsa ama-curveball amasha, ukuhlola izindlela ezintsha zokulima kubalulekile manje kunangaphambili. Amasu afana ne-hydroponics, i-aeroponics, kanye ne-aquaponics ayashintsha imidlalo-avumela abalimi ukuthi bakhulise isivuno sabo ngaphandle kokumunca wonke amanzi nomhlaba okwenziwa ngezindlela zendabuko. Kule bhulogi, sizongena kwamanye amasu asebenzayo wokugxumela endaweni yokutshala okungenamhlaba, sibheke izinzuzo nokuthi yini okudingeka ucabange ngayo lapho wenza ukushintsha. Lapha e-Chengdu Jiapei, simayelana nokuhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe nezolimo. Kuyinto yethu. Sikwenze umgomo wethu ukuhlanganisa izixazululo zobuchwepheshe ezithuthukile ezenzweni zokulima ukuze amakhasimende ethu athole ukusetha okuhlakaniphile kwe-greenhouse okuklanyelwe wona. Ngokwabelana ngolwazi lwethu nemibono emisha, silapha ukuze sisize abalimi bashintshele ezindleleni ezingenayo inhlabathi futhi baguqule ukusebenza kwabo kube amabhizinisi aphumelelayo, esimeme, futhi akhiqiza kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, hlala njalo njengoba sikhipha amanye amasu abalulekile azokusiza ukuthi usebenzise ngempumelelo lezi zindlela zokulima ezingenanhlabathi ezipholile futhi uqondise ezolimo ekusaseni eliluhlaza.

Uyazi, eminyakeni embalwa edlule, i-Vertical Agriculture iqale ngempela njengoshintsho endleleni esicabanga ngayo ngokukhiqizwa kokudla. Ibhekana nezinkinga ezinkulu ezifana nokusabalala kwezindawo zasemadolobheni, iqiniso lokuthi alikho ipulazi eliningi elisele, kanye nesidingo semithombo yokudla eqhubekayo. Le ndlela epholile yenza kakhulu isikhala esime mpo futhi isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuthuthuke kakhulu ukutshala izitshalo ezindaweni ezilawulwayo. Ithuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwesivuno ngenkathi futhi inomusa emhlabeni wethu. Ngazo zonke izinselele zokuvikeleka kokudla esibhekene nazo, kuya kucaca kakhulu ukuthi i-Vertical Agriculture ibaluleke kangakanani. Iveza uhla lonke lwezixazululo ezintsha ezingalungisa ngokuphelele amasistimu ethu okudla. Lapha e-Chengdu Jiapei, sibona amandla amakhulu e-Vertical Agriculture ukushintsha isimo sezolimo sibe ngcono. Sonke simayelana nokuhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe nokulima, futhi sizibophezele ekunikezeni amakhasimende ethu izixazululo ezihlukahlukene ezihlakaniphile ze-greenhouse. Umgomo wethu uwukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu kanye nezinqubo ezizinzile ukuze sisize abalimi namabhizinisi bazulazule emanzini anobuqili okukhiqizwa kokudla kwesimanje. Njengoba sicwila kulezi zixazululo zezolimo eziqondile, sijabulile ukusiza ukudala ikusasa lapho wonke umuntu engathola khona ukudla okungagcini nje kuphela kodwa futhi okusebenzayo nokulula ukukuthola.

Lona kanye ubuchwepheshe obunezinhloso ezithikameza ukunakekela isivuno sezitshalo ezifundeni ezihlukene zomhlaba, kanye nezingcindezi ezikhulayo ezivela kubantu bomhlaba kanye nezidingo zezolimo ezisimeme. Izindlela zokunisela ezisebenzayo zinganyusa umkhiqizo wezolimo emazweni amaningi asathuthuka ngama-60%, ngokombiko weFood and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Ngokushoda kwamanzi okucindezelayo, i-Drift Irrigation inciphisa ukonakaliswa kwamanzi futhi ivumela izitshalo namazinga omswakama afanele kanye nezimo ezifanele zokukhula. Isistimu enjalo ayiqinisekisi kuphela ukukhiqiza okuthuthukisiwe kodwa futhi nokusetshenziswa kahle kwezinsiza ngenkathi ivumelaniswa nokunyakaza kokusimama komhlaba wonke. E-Chengdu Jiapei, siyawaqonda amandla ezindlela ezinjalo zokushintsha ukunisela okwenza kube nokwenzeka ukwenza ezolimo zibe zesimanje. Ngaleso sikhathi, sisebenzela lonke uchungechunge lokuthuthukiswa kwesisombululo sezolimo esibamba ukushisa njengoba kunikeza amaklayenti awo ukwamukela ubuchwepheshe obuphambili njenge-Drift Irrigation. Ugqozi lwethu lokunikeza amandla abalimi ukwandisa umkhiqizo kanye nokusimama kwemvelo kuzoba ukuxhashazwa kwalezi zinhlelo. Ngokukhula kwezidingo zokudla emhlabeni wonke, ubuchwepheshe bokunisela obusebenzayo buzodingeka ukuze kondle abantu bomhlaba futhi kuqinisekiswe ukutholakala kokudla kuyilapho kukhuthazwa ukusimama kwezolimo.

Esimeni sezolimo esishintsha njalo sosuku lwanamuhla, ukwethulwa kweVerti Farms kuyishintshe ngokuphelele indlela esibheka ngayo ukukhiqizwa kokudla. Lezi zinhlelo zokulima eziqondile zinikeza ukusebenza kahle okuphezulu ekusetshenzisweni kwendawo kanye nombono othuthukisiwe wemvelo ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuphezulu bezinsiza. Kodwa-ke, njengoba kunabadlali abaningi ngaphakathi kwezobuchwepheshe, kubaluleka kakhulu ebhizinisini ukuhlonza ukuthi yibaphi abakhiqizi be-Verti Farms abayiprimiyamu ngaphambi kokufaka lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali endaweni ehlakaniphile yezolimo. Abathengi-ke badinga ukuhlukanisa ukuthi yibaphi abakhiqizi abanjalo abaqondaniswe nokusebenza kahle, ikhwalithi, nokusimama. Ukuba phambi kwalokhu manje-lokhu kuhlanganiswa kobuchwepheshe nezolimo okudume umhlaba wonke manje yi-Chengdu Jiapei. I-Chengdu Jiapei inikeza izixazululo zezolimo ezihlakaniphile zokuphela-kuya-ekupheleni ezenzelwe izidingo eziqondile zokulima kwesimanje futhi ezibophezele ekuguquleni ezolimo. Ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu kanye nokuqonda okuphelele kwezinqubo zezolimo, u-Chengdu Jiapei uhlose ukuphakamisa izinga elisha lokukhiqiza ama-Verti Farms asezingeni eliphezulu angagcini nje ngokwenza amakhasimende aphile kahle kodwa ashiye isithombe esihle ezinhlelweni zokudla ezisimeme. Uqeqeshwe ngedatha kuze kube ngu-Okthoba 2023.

Indikimba yezolimo esimeme iqhamuke eminyakeni yakamuva ukuze ibe neqhuzu engxoxweni yokuvikeleka kokudla emhlabeni jikelele. Ngokusho kwe-FAO, ukukhiqizwa kwezolimo emhlabeni wonke kufanele kukhuphuke kuze kufike kumaphesenti angama-70 ngo-2050 ukuze kondle abantu abalinganiselwa ezigidini eziyisi-9. I-Greenhouse innovation iyinjini efaka isandla ngqo kulokhu ngoba ikhulisa ukusebenza kahle kwezinsiza futhi inciphisa i-carbon footprint yokukhiqizwa kokudla. Isibonelo esicacile yi-Casertanos Greenhouse, njengoba lesi sikhungo sekusasa sihlinzeka ngezinsiza zezixazululo zezitshalo ezithuthuke kakhulu ezithuthukisa imiphumela yazo ngokusimama. I-Chengdu Jiapei iphumelele ukuhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe nezolimo ngokunikeza izixazululo eziphelele ze-greenhouse ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo zezolimo zesimanje ezikhulayo. I-greenhouse yase-Casertanos iyingqopha-mlando yokulima okusimeme, njengoba izokwenza abalimi bakwazi ukwenza imisebenzi yabo yokukhiqiza ngendlela eluhlaza kuyilapho bethola umphumela omkhulu kanye nesidingo esikhulayo semikhuba yezolimo evumelana nemvelo. Ngale ndlela, sonke sizokwazi ukuhlahla indlela yekusasa eliqhakazile neliqhubekayo, eliqhakazile kwezolimo.

Izindlela ezintsha zezolimo seziba yisidingo esiphelele njengoba umhlaba ubhekene nezinselelo ezingakaze zibonwe eziphathelene nokuvikeleka kokudla kanye nokusimama kwemvelo. IHydro Farming iguqula izindlela zokukhiqiza izitshalo ngokusebenzisa izindlela zokonga amanzi kanye nezokonga indawo. Umqondo ukhulisa isivuno futhi unciphise imikhondo yemvelo futhi uhlangabezane nezidingo zokulima zesikhathi esizayo. Lokhu Kulima kweHydro, nokuhlanganiswa kobuchwepheshe obuphambili, kunikeza izindlela ezisimeme zokulinywa kokudla-ukwehlisa ingcindezi-esuka kubantu abakhula njalo-kube kuqinisekiswa ukuphathwa ngendlela efanele kwemithombo yemvelo. E-Chengdu Jiapei, siye samukela ukuhlanganiswa kobuchwepheshe nezolimo, futhi sizinikele ekutholeni izixazululo ze-Hydro Farming. Isinqumo sethu sokuhlinzeka amakhasimende ethu ngohlu oluphelele lwezixazululo zezolimo ezibamba ukushisa zivela kufilosofi yethu yokuthi amasu esimanje nokukhula kwemvelo kuphila ngokuvumelana. Njengoba siphushela ekuzuzeni izinzuzo zezimayini ze-Hydro Farming, sihlose ukunika abalimi amandla, ukwandisa umkhiqizo, futhi sibambe iqhaza ekusaseni eliluhlaza, okusho ukusiza ezolimo ukuthi zimelane nezinselele ezinkulu kakhulu ezilethwa umhlaba oshintsha ngokushesha.

Manje, ukulima kwemifino ebamba umoya obandayo kungena umoya obandayo sekuthuthuke ngokushesha kwezobuchwepheshe futhi kwanda isidingo semifino emisha. Abalimi bafuna izixazululo zokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo noma ikhwalithi ngaphambi kokufuna abakhiqizi abangcono. Le bhulogi ingaletha abafundi kuwo wonke umhlaba wokulima kwemifino ebamba ukushisa ngenkathi inikeza amasu ayisisekelo okuthola ozakwethu abathembekile ngaphambi kwesikhathi. I-Chengdu Jiapei inikeza isevisi ekuhlanganisweni kobuchwepheshe kwezolimo ngokuchaza kabusha indlela ukulima obamba ukushisa okusebenza ngayo. Ukuzibophezela ekuhlinzekeni uhla olugcwele lwezixazululo zezolimo ze-greenhouse kugcizelela isikhundla sayo njengamandla amakhulu kulo mkhakha osebenzayo. Njengomphumela wokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, senza abalimi bakwazi ukwenza kahle izinqubo zabo zansuku zonke futhi babe nemiphumela emihle ekulimeni kwe-greenhouse. Ngakho-ke hlanganyela nathi kulo mkhakha ochumayo ngenkathi uthola izithako eziyinhloko zebhizinisi eliphumelelayo lemifino ebamba ukushisa.

Izindlela ezintsha ezintsha zobuchwepheshe nezepolitiki ziyahlangana ukuze kwakhiwe amapharamitha aguquguqukayo, esimanje ekusasa elishintsha ngokushesha lokulima ngamanzi. Njengoba abathengi emhlabeni jikelele bekhetha izindlela ezisimeme zokuqinisekisa ukuvikeleka kokudla kanye nokusebenza kahle kwezinsiza, ukulima ngamanzi kungena esigabeni esikhulu esimeni sezolimo esisekelwe emanzini. Le bhulogi izokhuluma ngentuthuko yakamuva ethokozisayo eqhubekayo ekulimeni ngamanzi mayelana nezindlela ezintsha namasu ahlanganisayo angasiza ababambiqhaza emhlabeni wonke ukuthi batshale izitshalo zabo kangcono futhi ishibhile. UJiapei udwebe isithombe esihle salolu shintsho lapho ezolimo nobuchwepheshe kuhlangana khona ukunikeza lonke uhla lwezixazululo ezihlakaniphile zokuphatha i-greenhouse-agriculture-management. Izindlela zethu ezintsha zokulima ngamanzi zikhuphula amazinga okukhiqiza futhi zikhuthaze indlela eluhlaza yokukhiqiza ukudla. I-Chengdu Jiapei ilokhu isiza amakhasimende ngokuqhubekayo ukuthi aqonde intuthuko esheshayo yokulima ngamanzi etholakalayo kuyilapho iwavumela ukuthi ahlale enqenqemeni lokuqanjwa kabusha kwezolimo futhi abambe iqhaza ekuqhubekiseleni phambili ukusimama?

Muva nje, ubuchwepheshe obusha obuthuthukisiwe bokuphatha izinsiza ezingcono kanye nokusimama bushintshe ubuso bezolimo. I-Drip Irrigation System ifika njengenye yalezi zindlela ezintsha, okuwuhlelo olusebenza kahle kakhulu ngezindlela ezingaphezu kweyodwa: ukuletha amanzi ngqo ezimpandeni zezitshalo. Le ndlela yonga amanzi kuyilapho inikeza isivuno esithe xaxa kanye nekhwalithi ezitshalweni. Njengoba abalimi kanye nabezolimo befuna izindlela zokunqoba ukushoda kwamanzi nokufeza izidingo zokudla ezikhula njalo, ukuhlola izici ezihlukahlukene kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezinhlelo zokunisela nge-drip kuya ngokuya kuba wusizo kakhulu. I-Chengdu Jiapei Technology Development Co. Ltd. inikezela ngezinqumo ezenziwe ngokwezifiso kakhulu ngezidingo ezithile zamaklayenti ngamanye. Ukuvela okuqhubekayo kwemiklamo emisha nokuzibophezela kwikhwalithi kuvumela izinhlelo zethu zokunisela ngamaconsi ukuthi zivumelane kahle nezimo zezolimo ezihlukene, kuqinisekiswe ukusebenza kahle kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezinsiza. Ukusebenza kahle nokusimama kuyizimiso zethu eziyisiqondisi, esifisa ngazo ukuthi abalimi bakwazi ukukhulisa umhlaba wabo ngobuchwepheshe besimanje bokunisela ngenkasa.

Umhlaba wesimanje usuzofakaza izinto ezintsha ezifana nezivumelwano Zokulima Eziqinile phakathi kwezinhlelo zokulima nokusabalalisa ukudla ngenxa yezinkinga ezikhulayo ezibhekene nokuvikeleka kokudla kanye nezolimo ezisimeme. Kancane kancane, ngonyaka ka-2025, izitayela ze-Vertical Farming ezimelwe ukuthandwa kwe-Chengdu Jiapei ziba zibaluleke kakhulu kubathengi bomhlaba wonke abafuna ukwenza izinqubo zezolimo eziphumelelayo nezivumelana nemvelo. Ikhumbula ukuthi i-Chengdu Jiapei, ngokuhlanganiswa kwayo kokubili ubuchwepheshe nezolimo, inikeza izixazululo ezihlakaniphile zezolimo ezibamba ukushisa, ezichaza ikusasa lokulima ngaphakathi kwesiko lasemadolobheni, zisebenzisa izindlela ezithuthukisiwe zokwandisa umkhiqizo ezindaweni ezincane. Ukuthuthukiswa kwama-Verti Farms kube igxathu elikhulu ekusimamiseni ukukhiqizwa kokudla. Lo mbuso omusha uxazulula izinkinga ezihambisana nokufudukela emadolobheni futhi uveza iwindi elibalulekile ekusetshenzisweni kobuchwepheshe kwezokulima. Ngo-2025, abathengi bomhlaba wonke bazobe sebehlonyiselwe ukuzulazula kulezi zindlela, baqinisekise uhlelo lwezolimo oluzinzile futhi olukhiqizayo. Ukuqamba izinto ezintsha nokusebenza nozakwethu onombono ofana no-Chengdu Jiapei kuvula amathuba abanzi entuthuko nempumelelo Ekulimeni Okuqondile.

Ezolimo ezithuthukile ziyisidingo sehora emhlabeni obhekene nezindaba eziphathelene nokuvikeleka kokudla kanye nokusimama. Ukulima ngama-Drip sekusize njengendlela yokuphumelela ethuthukisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi nokukhiqizwa kwezitshalo. Lokhu kuchelela okunembayo akugcini nje ngokusindisa isisetshenziswa esiyigugu, amanzi, kodwa futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi isitshalo ngasinye sithatha inani elifanele lemisoco ukuze kube nendlela yokulima ekhiqiza kakhulu. Njengoba abathengi bomhlaba wonke bezimisele ngezinqubo zezolimo ezisimeme, ukwamukelwa kokulima ngama-drip sekuwumkhuba futhi kushintsha ubuso bezinqubo ezijwayelekile zibe izindlela zesimanje eziholwa ngobuchwepheshe. E-Chengdu Jiapei, sikhuthaza ukuhlanganiswa kwezobuchwepheshe kwezolimo ukuze kulethwe izixazululo zezolimo ezihlakaniphile ezibamba ukushisa. Ifilosofi yethu yokwandisa umkhiqizo sibe sinciphisa imithelela yezemvelo ifana nenhliziyo yokulima ngamaconsi. Izindlela ezintsha zokunisela zizosisiza ukuthi sifinyelele inhloso yethu yokuhlomisa abalimi emhlabeni wonke ekukhuleni okusimeme. Le bhulogi ichaza ukuthi ukulima ngokuconsa kungashintsha kanjani ezolimo nokuthi kungani kubalulekile kubathengi bomhlaba wonke abafuna ukutshala imali kumasu okulima ahlakaniphile nasebenza ngempumelelo.

Amasu amanoveli afakazelwa njengamathuluzi abalulekile ngaphansi kokuphishekela ezolimo esimeme ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukukhiqiza nokongiwa kwezinsiza ezibalulekile. Enye yezindlela ezinjalo i-Drip Irrigation, uhlelo lokunisela lwenkasa olusezingeni eliphezulu olusebenzisa amanzi ezimpandeni zezitshalo, lunciphise ukumoshakala kwamanzi, futhi luthuthukise ukusebenza kahle ekuletheni. Ngokukhula kwengcindezi yokunikezwa kwamanzi kanye nesidingo sokuvikeleka kokudla, izindlela zokunisela ezithuthukile zizodlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu emikhubeni yesimanje yamapulazi. I-Chengdu Jiapei inikeza ngempela ukuhlanganiswa kobuchwepheshe nezolimo ukuze uthole izixazululo ezihlakaniphile ezidingweni ezihlala zishintsha zabalimi. Isipho sethu sesixazululo esiphelele sezolimo esibamba ukushisa singcono kakhulu sihambisana ne-Drip Irrigation. Ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe besimanjemanje kunikeza abalimi amandla okuthola imiphumela yeqophelo eliphezulu ngokusetshenziswa kwamanzi ngendlela efanele kanye nokuphathwa komhlaba okusimeme. Le bhulogi izoxoxa ngezindlela ezintsha zokuqinisekisa izinzuzo ezinkulu nakakhulu ngezinhlelo ze-Drip Irrigation futhi ngaleyo ndlela sithathe ezolimo zibe ikusasa eliqhakazile.