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Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ukuthi intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe iyishintsha kanjani imboni yezolimo. Kusukela kumasu okulima anembayo kuya ezinhlelweni zokunisela ezihlakaniphile, ubuchwepheshe buguqula izindlela zokulima ezivamile futhi kuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle nokukhiqiza kwamapulazi. Sizocubungula idatha yakamuva kanye nocwaningo lokuthi ubuchwepheshe buba nomthelela kanjani kwezolimo, nokuthi busho ukuthini kubalimi, izazi zezolimo, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi abasebenza kwezolimo.
Ngokusho kweNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yokudla Nezolimo, isibalo sabantu emhlabeni kulindeleke ukuthi sifinyelele ezigidini eziyisi-9.7 ngonyaka wezi-2050, okuzodinga ukwenyuka kokukhiqizwa kokudla ngo-60% ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo esikhulayo. Njengoba kunezinsiza ezilinganiselwe kanye nesimo sezulu esishintshayo, imboni yezolimo kufanele ithole izixazululo ezintsha zokwandisa ukusebenza kahle nokukhiqiza kuyilapho inciphisa umthelela wendawo.
Enye yezindlela ubuchwepheshe obuguqula ngayo ezolimo ngokusebenzisa izindlela zokulima ezinembayo. I-Precision Agriculture isebenzisa ukuhlaziya idatha nezinzwa ukuqapha izitshalo nezimo zenhlabathi, okuvumela abalimi ukuba bathuthukise ukusebenzisa kwabo izinsiza ezifana namanzi nomanyolo. Isibonelo, abalimi bangasebenzisa izithombe zesathelayithi ukuze bahlaziye impilo yezitshalo futhi bakhombe izindawo ezidinga ukuchelelwa okwengeziwe noma umanyolo. Lokhu kusiza abalimi behlise ukumosha futhi bakhulise isivuno sezitshalo, ekugcineni kuholele enzuzweni ephezulu.
Enye indlela ubuchwepheshe obuguqula ezolimo ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo zokuchelela ezihlakaniphile. Ngokocwaningo olwenziwe yiNyuvesi yaseCalifornia, eDavis, izinhlelo zokuchelela ezihlakaniphile zinganciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi kuze kufike ku-30% kuyilapho kuthuthukisa isivuno sezitshalo. Amasistimu okunisela ahlakaniphile asebenzisa izinzwa nokuhlaziya idatha ukuze anqume ukuthi izitshalo zidinga ukuniselwa nini, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amanzi asetshenziswa kuphela uma kunesidingo.
Ubuchwepheshe bubuye buguqule ezolimo ngokusebenzisa ama-drones. Ama-drones angasetshenziswa ukuqapha impilo yezitshalo, ukukhomba izindawo ezidinga ukunakwa, ngisho nokufafaza izibulala-zinambuzane noma umanyolo. Lokhu kuvumela abalimi ukuthi bahlanganise izindawo ezinkulu zomhlaba ngokushesha nangempumelelo, behlise izindleko zabasebenzi futhi bathuthukise isivuno sezitshalo.
Sengiphetha, ubuchwepheshe buguqula imboni yezolimo futhi buthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle, ukukhiqiza, nokusimama. Ngokusebenzisa amasu okulima anembayo, amasistimu okunisela ahlakaniphile, nama-drones, abalimi bangakwazi ukwandisa inzuzo yabo kuyilapho benciphisa umthelela wemvelo. Njengoba inani labantu emhlabeni liqhubeka nokwanda, ubuchwepheshe buzodlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu ekuhlangabezaneni nesidingo esikhulayo sokudla.