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Ezolimo ziwumkhakha obalulekile emnothweni waseYurophu. Nokho, abalimi babhekene nezinselelo ngenxa yokuguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nokushintshashintsha kwentengo kagesi. Lesi sihloko sizohlola umthelela walezi zici kwezolimo zaseYurophu nokuthi yiziphi izinyathelo abalimi, izazi zezolimo, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi abangazithatha ukuze banciphise imiphumela yabo.
Ngokusho kwedatha yakamuva evela ku-Eurostat, ihhovisi lezibalo le-European Union, ukukhiqizwa kwezolimo e-EU-27 kwehle ngo-2.8% ngo-2020 uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule. Lokhu kuncipha kudalwe ikakhulukazi isimo sezulu esingesihle, okuhlanganisa isomiso namagagasi okushisa, okuthinta izitshalo ezinjengokolweni, ibhali nommbila. Inkinga yesimo sezulu kulindeleke ukuthi ibe yimbi kakhulu eminyakeni ezayo, okuzoba nomthelela omkhulu kwezolimo zase-Europe.
Ngaphezu kokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, amanani kagesi angenye inselele enkulu kubalimi baseYurophu. Ngokusho kwe-European Commission, amanani wamandla e-EU akhuphuke ngo-10% ngo-2021 uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule. Lokhu kwanda kungenxa yezinto ezihlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa ukungezwani kwezwe, isidingo esiphezulu ngenxa yokusimama komnotho, kanye nokuntuleka kokutshalwa kwezimali emithonjeni yamandla avuselelekayo. Amanani aphezulu kagesi anomthelela oqondile ezindlekweni zokukhiqizwa kwezolimo, okuhlanganisa izindleko zikamanyolo, imishini, nezokuthutha.
Ukuze kuncishiswe umthelela wokushintsha kwesimo sezulu nezintengo zamandla, abalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi bangathatha izinyathelo ezimbalwa. Lokhu kubandakanya:
- Ukusebenzisa izinqubo zezolimo ezisimeme ezifana nokushintshaniswa kwezitshalo, ukunciphisa ukulima, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezitshalo zokumboza ukwenza ngcono impilo yomhlabathi kanye nokugcinwa kwamanzi.
- Ukutshala imali emithonjeni yamandla avuselelekayo njengamaphaneli elanga nezinjini zomoya ukunciphisa izindleko zamandla kanye nokukhishwa kwekhabhoni.
- Ukwamukela amasu ezolimo anembayo afana nogandaganda abaqondiswa i-GPS nama-drones ukuze kuthuthukiswe isivuno sezitshalo nokunciphisa okokufaka.
- Ukuhlukanisa ukukhiqizwa kwezitshalo ukunciphisa ingozi yokuhluleka kwezitshalo ngenxa yezehlakalo zesimo sezulu.
Sengiphetha, ezolimo zaseYurophu zibhekene nezinselelo ezibalulekile ngenxa yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu namanani entengo kagesi. Kodwa-ke, ngokuqalisa izinqubo zezolimo ezisimeme kanye nokutshala imali emithonjeni yamandla avuselelekayo, abalimi kanye nezingcweti zezolimo banganciphisa umthelela walezi zinselele futhi bakhe umkhakha wezolimo oqinile.