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Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukulima okuvuselelayo kuye kwavela njengendlela ethembisayo yokulima, engagcizeleli ukukhiqizwa kokudla kuphela kodwa nokunakekela imvelo. Le ndlela ephelele ihlose ukuthuthukisa ukuhlukahluka kwemvelo, ukuthuthukisa impilo yomhlabathi, kanye nokunciphisa imithelela yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Okubalulekile kwezolimo ezivuselelayo umqondo wokunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kwenhlabathi kanye nokushintshashintsha kwezitshalo, okugqugquzela ubudlelwano phakathi komhlaba nabalimi bawo.
Ngokusho komnikezeli wedatha u-Dealroom, izimali ze-venture capital zithele ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.4 ekuqaleni kwezolimo ezivuselelayo phakathi kuka-2021 no-2023, okuphawula ukwenyuka okukhulu kokutshalwa kwezimali uma kuqhathaniswa neminyaka edlule. Lokhu kunyuka kwezimali kugcizelela ukukhula kokuqashelwa kwezinqubo zokuvuselela kabusha njengesixazululo esisebenzayo sokubhekana nezinselelo ezicindezelayo zezolimo nezemvelo.
Indawo eyodwa lapho ubuchwepheshe budlala indima ebalulekile ekukhiqizweni kwekhabhoni kubalimi. Njengoba ezolimo ezivuselelayo zinamandla okusebenzisa ikhabhoni enhlabathini, izinkampani ezinjenge-Agreena zenza amathuluzi edijithali ukuqapha amazinga ekhabhoni nokwenza lula ukukhishwa kwesikweletu. Imakethe yezikweletu zekhabhoni yokuzithandela, njengamanje enenani lamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili, kulindeleke ukuthi inyuke ifinyelele ngaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-2 ngonyaka wezi-250, okugqamisa amathuba anenzuzo axhumene nezinqubo zokulima ezisimeme.
Kodwa-ke, ukuhlanganiswa kobuchwepheshe kwezolimo ezivuselelayo kubangela izinselelo eziyingqayizivele. Nakuba amabhizinisi aqalayo afana ne-Agreena ehlose ukunikeza abalimi amandla okusebenza ngokwezimali ngokusebenzisa izixazululo ezintsha, ubuchwephesha obuphansi bemvelo bemikhuba yokuvuselela buphambana nokugxilwa kobuchwepheshe obuphezulu bokutshalwa kwezimali kwebhizinisi lendabuko. Lokhu kungaboni ngaso linye emikhakheni yokutshalwa kwezimali kugcizelela isidingo sendlela eguquguqukayo yokuxhasa ngezimali kanye nokweseka imizamo yokuvuselela ezolimo.
Ngaphandle kwekhredithi yekhabhoni, ubuchwepheshe bunesithembiso ekunikezeni amandla abalimi ngemininingwane esebenzayo kanye nezinye izindlela ezisimeme. I-Generative AI inikeza iseluleko se-agronomy esenziwe lula, esiza abalimi ukuthi bathuthukise izindlela zabo zokusebenza ukuze basebenze kahle kakhulu. Ukwengeza, ama-startups agxile kwezinye izindlela ezisekelwe ku-bio esikhundleni sikamanyolo wokwenziwa kanye nezibulala-zinambuzane kuveza amathuba anenzuzo okudala izinto ezintsha kanye nokuphazamiseka kwemakethe.
Kodwa-ke, ukungabaza kusaqhubeka phakathi komphakathi wesayensi mayelana nempumelelo kanye nenzuzo yezolimo ezivuselelayo. Nakuba izinqubo ezifana nokushintshaniswa kwezitshalo nokunothisa umhlabathi ziletha izinzuzo zesikhathi eside zemvelo, zingase zingahambelani ngaso sonke isikhathi nemikhawulo yenzuzo yesikhashana. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwanda kokuthandwa kwezolimo ezivuselelayo kuphakamisa ukukhathazeka mayelana nokuwashwa okuluhlaza kanye nokuthengiswa kokusimama.
Naphezu kwalezi zinselelo, abatshalizimali basalokhu benethemba mayelana namandla okuguqula ezolimo ezivuselelayo. Ngokukhula kokuhlolwa kokulawula kanye neziyalezo zokusimama, imakethe yamathuluzi ezolimo okuvuselelayo ilungele ukukhula okukhulu. Imizamo efana ne-EU's Green Deal igcizelela isidingo esikhulayo semikhuba yokulima esimeme, enikeza isisusa esiphoqelelayo sokutshalwa kwezimali okuqhubekayo kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha kulesi sikhala.
Ukuhlangana kobuchwepheshe nezolimo kunesithembiso sokuletha inkathi entsha yezinqubo zokulima ezisimeme. Ngokusebenzisa amandla okusungula izinto ezintsha, ezolimo ezivuselelayo zinikeza indlela ephelele yokukhiqiza ukudla ebeka eqhulwini impilo yezemvelo nokusebenza kwesikhathi eside.