“Lokhu sikwenzile njengoba kunendawo ekhulayo, izitolo ezinkulu zifuna ukutshala izitshalo eziluhlaza kodwa nazo zidinga ukuzivuna.
“Ubhadane alusinciphisanga nakancane. Ngingusomabhizinisi futhi ngabona ithuba emakethe yokulima emile ngenxa yokuthi imifino eminingi enamaqabunga iyatshalwa,” kusho uRobert Benner, oyisikhulu esiphezulu seHamill Group. Imakethe ezayo ingavula omunye umnyango kaHamill. “Sinonjiniyela abasezingeni eliphezulu, yingakho siklame imishini esezingeni, sagcina sesiyakha ukuze sibone ukuthi izosiyisa kuphi. Okusiholele kakhulu ekulimeni sibheke phezulu ekugcineni,” kusho uRobert.
Umsebenzi wezandla
Umshini wokuvuna kaHamill uthatha amathileyi ayisishiyagalombili kwayishumi ngomzuzu, kodwa ngokukaRobert, ngesandla, kuthatha imizuzu emibili ukusika ithreyi. Uyanezela: “Nokho, inkinga yomhlaba wonke iwumsebenzi. Ukulima okuqondile kudla isikhathi esiningi njengoba ukusebenzisa isikelo kudla isikhathi. Kunefasitela elincane lokukhipha umkhiqizo wakho, futhi uma abantu bengafiki, uzophuma kanjani ohlelweni?”
Robert Benner, CEO
URobert uthi umgomo kaHamill uwukuklama umshini wokuvuna omncane ozongena etafuleni, ukuze usike ithreyi elilodwa. “Lokhu sikwenzile njengoba kunendawo ekhulayo, izitolo ezinkulu zifuna ukutshala izitshalo eziluhlaza kodwa nazo zidinga ukuzivuna. Bangibonise igumbi ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kokudla kwakubukeka kanjani ngo-2050. Lezi zinkampani ezinkulu zicabanga ukuthi kufanele sibe sendleleni efanele, kodwa imboni iyakhula.”
Kuqiza kahle
I-Hamill iyonga kakhulu ukuze ihlangabezane naleso sidingo sendawo ekhulayo ku-aquaponics, i-greenhouse, njll. “Asinqunyelwe yinoma yiluphi uhlobo olukhulayo kanye nesidingo sanoma yimuphi umlimi. Izinkampani ezinkulu zase-US zinabavuni bethu, futhi zisafuna okwengeziwe. Bebelokhu bebheka ezinye izinto esingabaklamela zona. Okwamanje, sithatha amasistimu ahlukahlukene futhi sisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe namasu. Ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi amathreyi akumithombo yezindaba ekhulayo efanele futhi adale umthamo okhulayo oyingqayizivele. ”
URobert uthi: “Eminyakeni emithathu edlule sacelwa umtshali we-greenhouse sacelwa ukuba sakhe umshini osika ama-microgreens. “Ekugcineni, samklama umshini wokuqala wokusika ama-microgreens. Ngemuva kokulethwa komshini kwaba nenhlokomo kuwo futhi wasuka njengohlanya.” Kungakapheli unyaka u-Hamill wayesethumela emhlabeni wonke futhi waqala ukukhiqiza imishini yokusika emincane eluhlaza. Ekugcineni, inkampani yathuthukela kumathreyi ahlukene futhi kwadingeka ihlangabezane nezidingo ezihambisanayo.
Isuka ku-1948 e-Niagara Falls, i-Hamills ihlinzeka ngemishini yokuvuna ekusunguleni okusha, ukuklama amapulazi kanye nezindawo zokukhiqiza ezigcwele njengomhlinzeki wokuphela. Inkampani ihlinzeka ngezinhlelo eziphelele zokukhiqizwa kwe-organic kanye ne-non-organic, okusho umklamo ophelele wangokwezifiso kunoma yisiphi isabelomali. “Sikuthokozele ngempela ukuhamba njengoba izivuni zethu bezithuthukiswa kakhulu kule minyaka edlule. Kamuva, saklama ulayini wangokwezifiso osuka egumbini lokutshala, uye kusihambisi, okuhlanganisa nekheshi elingamamitha angama-24 ukuya kusivuni. Eduze kwalokho saklama amathreyi ethu ngenxa yomehluko ongaphezulu nophansi kuma-conveyor afanayo.
Ukusuka kokuluhlaza kuya kokuluhlaza okotshani
Ngokusho kukaRobert, iHamill isiba ngenye yezinkampani ezimbalwa ezinolwazi oluningi ezikhulayo. Abanye banolwazi lwezinhlelo kuphela futhi sinolwazi lwemishini eminingi esiyakhe esikhathini esidlule. "Singabanikeza izeluleko zethu, ngokusekelwe eminyakeni yokuhlangenwe nakho, futhi singakwazi ukubhekana nezinselele."
Uma umkhiqizo omusha usulinywe ipulazi, u-Hamill uqala ukuklama uhlelo, njengoba kunemikhiqizo eminingi azosebenza ngayo. Umkhiqizo uyahlolwa futhi kuyalinganiswa ukuze kubonwe ukuthi yini esebenza kangcono emishinini. “Ungazicabanga yini izinselele, ukusuka ezitshalweni ezincane kuya kuulethisi? Ngakho-ke kunezinselelo ezinkulu lapha. Enye inselele esinayo ukusika inhloko egcwele ulethisi. Ngokwemibandela, singayisika, kepha uma isikhona, ifuna ukuwa, ngokwesibonelo, ”kusho uRobert.
Iphrojekthi yeDolobha
U-Hamill uyingxenye ye- Emapulazini aseDolobheni iphrojekthi ngokubambisana nezinkampani eziningana. Le phrojekthi yakha izakhiwo ezingaba ngu-10 ezizungeze i-States. “Siklama lonke uhlangothi lokukhiqiza lwezinto, ukuze sikwazi ukubeka imishini yethu ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo. Abanye abalimi abacabangi ukuthi yini ezungeze wonke amathreyi okukhiqiza. Kuyizindleko ezinkulu ukuhambahamba nezinto futhi kungumsebenzi wethu ukwenza lokhu njengoba kuyingxenye yomsebenzi uma kwakhiwa.
E-City Farms ufuna ukuhlinzeka ngokuqashwa kwabantu abangakathuthuki. URobert uthi ukuklama imishini esebenza ngokuzenzakalelayo kodwa esakwazi ukusetshenziswa abantu ezindaweni ezithile. “Sazi ngokwanele mayelana nokuphindaphinda kwethreyi futhi singabeka i-automation lapho kudingeka khona. Siyakuthokozela ngempela ukugibela njengoba izivuni zethu zithuthukiswe kahle eminyakeni edlule. Kamuva, saklama ulayini wangokwezifiso osuka egumbini lokutshala, uye kusihambisi, okuhlanganisa nekheshi elingamamitha angama-24 ukuya kusivuni. Okunye okujabulisayo e-City wukuthi isanda kwakhiwa, ngakho-ke siyayiklama futhi siyalakha ipulazi, kodwa asizami ukuzenzela wonke umsebenzi ngokwethu,” kusho uRobert.
Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe:
I-Hamill APS
Robert Benner, CEO
bob.benner@hamillaps.com
www.hamillaps.com