Amaqembu abalimi bezinto eziphilayo ngoSepthemba 17 abhalela izikhulu zikahulumeni ukuze zizwakalise ukuphikisa kwazo okuhlangene kwingxoxo esemthethweni mayelana nokuvumela ukuhlela izakhi kwezolimo.
Incwadi evela ku I-Organic Farmers Association (OFA), kwaba isayinwe yizinhlangano ezingama-79 zamapulazi futhi yathunyelwa kuNobhala Sonny Perdue nezinye izikhulu eziphezulu kanye nabashayamthetho.
"Ukwethula noma iyiphi inkhulumomphendvulwano nganoma yiluphi uhlobo lobunjiniyela bezakhi zofuzo ku-organics kungaba yisiphazamiso esikhulu se-USDA NOP kanye ne-National Organic Standards Board," kusho uKate Mendenhall, umqondisi we-OFA, esitatimendeni. “Sinezinkinga ezibalulekile kwezolimo ezidinga ukunakwa ngokugcwele nguMnyango, njengokumisa ukukhwabanisa kwe-organic import, ukuvala izintuba zokuthola izitifiketi, ukuphoqelela izindinganiso zethu zamanje ze-organic ngokulinganayo nangokufana, kanye nokuvuselela ubuchwepheshe bedatha engasekho.”
Ukuhlela izakhi zofuzo kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinhlobo zobunjiniyela bezakhi zofuzo okwamanje azivunyelwe ngaphansi kwemihlahlandlela yesitifiketi sezinto eziphilayo. Le ncwadi iphendule isitatimende sangaphambili sikaNobhala Womnyango u-Greg Ibach mayelana nokuvula inkhulumomphendvulwano mayelana nokuhlelwa kwezakhi zofuzo kwezolimo.
Ngesikhathi somhlangano weKomidi LeNdlu Yekomidi Lezolimo ngoJulayi 17, 2019, uMnyango Wezolimo Ngaphansi kukaNobhala u-Greg Ibach uzwakalise intshisekelo yokuvula ingxoxo emayelana nobuchwepheshe bokuhlela izakhi zofuzo kanye nokusetshenziswa kwabo ekuthuthukiseni ezolimo zemvelo, ngokusho kwesitatimende kwabezindaba esivela ku-OFA.
"Sibone ubuchwepheshe obusha buhilelekile, obuhlanganisa ukuhlela izakhi zofuzo, okufeza izinto ngezikhathi ezifushane ezingenziwa ngenqubo yokuzalanisa yemvelo," kusho u-Ibach. ngokwevidiyo yomhlangano. “Ngicabanga ukuthi likhona ithuba lokuvula ingxoxo ukuze kubhekwe ukuthi kuyafaneleka yini ukuthi obunye balobu buchwepheshe obusha obuhlanganisa ukuhlelwa kwezakhi zofuzo bufaneleke ukusetshenziselwa ukuthuthukisa ukukhiqizwa kwezinto eziphilayo kanye nokuba nezinhlobo ezimelana nesomiso: ukumelana nesomiso, ukumelana nezifo. izinhlobo kanye nezinhlobo ezikhiqiza kakhulu.”
I-OFA ithe ekukhishweni kwayo lapho i-USDA iqala ukubhala izindinganiso kazwelonke zemvelo ngo-2001, i-USDA "yazama ukuvumela ubunjiniyela bezakhi zofuzo" futhi ngaleso sikhathi, umphakathi wezinto eziphilayo waphendula ngokuphawula kuka-400,000 ufuna ukuvinjelwa kwayo. Kusukela ngo-2001, ukuthengiswa kokudla okuqinisekisiwe-okuphilayo kukhule ngenkathi "ukwamukelwa kwabathengi kwemikhiqizo eyenziwe ngofuzo kwehle kakhulu," kubhala i-OFA.
"I-Organic Farmers Association kanye nezinhlangano ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nesishiyagalombili ezengeziwe zasemapulazini aphilayo zihlangene ekwenqabeni kwazo ukuphinde zivakashele ingxoxo yobunjiniyela bezakhi zofuzo futhi ziphikisana ngokuqinile nanoma yimuphi umzamo woMnyango noma ubuholi bawo wokwethula kabusha isihloko ngokweziqondiso zemvelo," ngokusho kwabezindaba. khulula. "I-OFA ikhuthaza uNobhala uPerdue ukuthi alahle umbono wamathuba wobunjiniyela bezakhi zofuzo kwezolimo eziphilayo futhi azibophezele kulebula kazwelonke ye-organic elwela ukuthuthukiswa okuqhubekayo nobuqotho obuqinile bezinto eziphilayo."