Isihloko sakhe sigqamisa umkhankaso obalulekile eNingizimu Afrika okuhloswe ngawo ukuvikela ukuhlukahluka kwezolimo kulesi sifunda. Ngokusungula “inqolobane yembewu Umkhumbi kaNowa,” ososayensi nochwepheshe bezolimo bathatha izinyathelo eziqinile zokuvikela izinhlobo zezitshalo ekuqothulweni futhi balwe nezinsongo ezibangelwa ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu nezinye izinselele.
Ngokombiko wakamuva ovela ku-Phys.org, iphrojekthi ye-Noah's Ark egcina imbewu eNingizimu ne-Afrika ihlose ukuqoqa, ukulondoloza, nokugcina izinkulungwane zezinhlobo zembewu ezihlukile endaweni. Lo mzamo omkhulu uhlose ukunciphisa izingozi ezihlobene nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, izinambuzane, izifo, nezinye izici ezingaholela ekulahlekeni kwezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo ezibalulekile.
Le phrojekthi, eholwa ngokubambisana kososayensi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, kanye nonjiniyela bezolimo, ihlonze izinhlobo zezitshalo ezibalulekile nezinhlobonhlobo ezibalulekile ekuvikelekeni kokudla kanye nokusimama esifundeni. Ngokuqoqa nokugcina lezi zimbewu ngaphansi kwezimo ezilawulwayo, ibhange lembewu lihlose ukwakha umthombo obalulekile wezizukulwane ezizayo.
Imininingwane yakamuva ikhombisa ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika isengozini enkulu yemiphumela emibi yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, okuhlanganisa ukukhuphuka kwezinga lokushisa, ukushintsha kwezimvula, kanye nokwanda kwezinambuzane nezifo. Lezi zici zibeka engcupheni enkulu emkhiqizweni wezolimo kanye nempilo yabalimi esifundeni.
Ibhange lembewu iNoah's Ark initiative lisebenza njengenqubomgomo yomshuwalense, liqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlobo zezitshalo ezibalulekile zingabuyiselwa futhi zilinywe uma zilahleka esikhathini esizayo. Ngokulondoloza ukuhlukahluka kofuzo lwezitshalo, iphrojekthi isiza ukuvikela ukuvikeleka kokudla, ukuthuthukisa ukuqina, nokugcina izindlela zokulima ezisimeme.
Sengiphetha, ukusungulwa kwesizinda sembewu Umkhumbi kaNowa eNingizimu ne-Afrika umele isinyathelo esibalulekile ekuvikeleni nasekulondolozeni ukuhlukahluka kwezolimo. Ngemizamo yososayensi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, nabanikazi bamapulazi, lolu hlelo lunikeza ithemba lomkhakha wezolimo okwazi ukumelana nezimo nezimeme lapho ubhekene nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu nezinye izinselele.
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