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Enhliziyweni yokusungula izinto ezintsha kwezolimo, ziyaqhakaza izixazululo zokubhekana nezinselelo zokutshala izitshalo ezindaweni ezome kakhulu emhlabeni. Kusukela ekusungulweni okungokomlando kuya ekuphumeleleni kwesimanje, indawo yezolimo yasogwadule ithuthuka ngokushesha. Ake singene sijule kubuchwepheshe obushintshayo kanye namasu akha ikusasa lokulima ezindaweni ezomile.
IHydroponics, indlela yokutshala izitshalo ngaphandle kwenhlabathi, ithole ukudonswa njengesixazululo esisebenzayo sokutshala ezindaweni ezingenawo amanzi. Isuka ekuhlolweni kwekhulu le-19th, i-hydroponics isiphenduke insika yezolimo yesimanje, enikeza indlela eqhubekayo yokukhiqiza izitshalo ezahlukahlukene, okubandakanya amasaladi, ezifundeni ezikhungethwe ukushoda kwamanzi. Naphezu kwesithembiso sayo, i-hydroponics ibhekene nezinselele ezifana nezindleko eziphezulu kanye nobunzima bezobuchwepheshe.
I-Drip irrigation, eyaqalwa ongoti bezolimo namahlathi abafana no-Simcha Blass noDaniel Hillel, iguqule ukuphathwa kwamanzi kwezolimo. Ngokuletha amanzi kanye nezakhamzimba ngqo ezimpandeni zezitshalo, ukuchelela nge-drip konga amanzi futhi kuthuthukisa isivuno sezitshalo, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezomile ezinemvula encane. Njengoba izinkampani ezifana ne-Netafim kanye ne-Rivulis zihola ukwamukelwa komhlaba wonke kwezinhlelo zokuchelela nge-drip, imboni yezolimo ikulungele ukunciphisa imithelela yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nokushoda kwamanzi.
Emkhakheni wezolimo ogwadule, i-RedSea LLC iphuma njengesibani sezinto ezintsha, enikeza izixazululo ezisimeme zokutshala izitshalo ezindaweni ezishisa kakhulu. Iholwa ochwepheshe abanombono ofana noProf. Mark Tester, Prof. Derya Baran, kanye noDkt. Ryan Lefers, i-RedSea ithuthukisa intuthuko kwezesayensi yezinto zokwakha, i-hydroponics, kanye nezakhi zofuzo zezitshalo ukutshala izitshalo emanzini angaphansi afile nafayo. Ngokusebenzisa amanzi anosawoti kanye nokuthuthukisa izimpande ezibekezelela usawoti ngokusebenzisa izindlela zokuxhunyelelwa, i-RedSea ivula inguquko yepharadigm kwezolimo zasogwadule, ivula indlela yokukhiqiza ukudla okusimeme ezifundeni ezishisa kakhulu emhlabeni.
Njengoba ukwanda kwenani labantu emhlabeni wonke kanye nokukhathazeka ngokuvikeleka kokudla kukhula, ukubaluleka kokusungula izinto ezintsha kwezolimo zasogwadule kuba semqoka. Ngokwamukela intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe, ukusebenzisa ucwaningo lwesayensi olusebenzayo, kanye nokukhuthaza izinqubo ezisimeme, imboni yezolimo inganqoba izinselele ezibangelwa ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nokushoda kwamanzi. Uhambo oluya ekusaseni lokudla oluqinile futhi oluzinzile luqala ngezisombululo zobuphayona ezichumayo phakathi kobunzima.
Ukuhlangana kobuhlakani bomlando kanye nokuqamba okusha kwesimanje kulungisa isimo sezolimo sasogwadule, kunikeza ithemba lokukhiqiza ukudla okusimeme naphezu kwezinselele ezikhulayo. Kusukela kuma-hydroponics kuya ekucheleni okuconsisa amathe kanye nasezindlini zokugcina izithombo zamanzi anosawoti, ubuchwepheshe obuphayona bumemezela inkathi entsha yokuqina kanye nenala ezindaweni ezomile. Ngokwamukela lezi ntuthuko nokukhuthaza ukubambisana, singahlakulela ikusasa lapho izitshalo zichuma khona ngisho nasezimweni ezinzima kakhulu, siqinisekise ukulondeka kokudla ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.