Ukulima kwasendlini, okubandakanya ukutshala izitshalo ezindaweni ezilawulwayo kusetshenziswa ubuchwepheshe obufana ne-hydroponics kanye nokukhanyisa kwe-LED, kuthathwe njengesixazululo ezinseleleni eziningi ezibhekene nezolimo zendabuko. Kodwa-ke, naphezu kwezithembiso zokwenyuka kokusebenza kahle kanye nokunciphisa umthelela wemvelo, abalimi abaningi abaqala ukulima endlini baye bakuthola kunzima ukwenza imali. Lesi sihloko sibheka izinselelo ezibhekene nemboni yokulima ngaphakathi endlini nokuthi kungani abatshalizimali kudingeka babe namaqiniso alindelwe.
Ngokombiko we-Fast Company, abatshalizimali abaningi bakhangwa ubuchwepheshe obushintsha kakhulu embonini, babheke ukuthuthuka okwengeziwe kanye namamodeli ebhizinisi afakazelwe njengezindawo zokugcina izithombo ezisezingeni eliphansi. Inkinga ihlanganiswa nawukuthi kunzima ukwenza imali ngokuthengisa izitshalo ezinenani eliphansi njengemifino yezingane uma kuqhathaniswa nezilimo ezinenani eliphezulu njengensangu noma imikhiqizo ebizayo njengamajikijolo. Ngenxa yalokho, kunzima ukuthethelela ukutshala imali ezigidini ezinhlelweni zokulima zasendlini ezisezingeni eliphezulu lapho imbuyiselo yokutshalwa kwezimali ingase inganele.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuncintisana phakathi kwabaqalayo bokulima ngaphakathi kwenza kube nzima ukuthola indawo ezitolo zegrosa. Izinkampani ezifuna ukukhokhisa i-premium enkulu ngemikhiqizo yazo zizobhekana neqembu elilinganiselwe labathengi abazimisele ukukhokhela isaladi eyengeziwe. Isixazululo esisodwa esingaba khona ukukhuphula amapulazi angaphakathi ngokugcwele angalawulwa ngokucophelela ukuze kutshalwe izitshalo zemithi, iphunga elimnandi, noma izimonyo.
Yize kunezingqinamba ezibhekene nale mboni, lisekhona ithemba lokuthi ukulima ezindlini kungaba yibhizinisi elisebenzayo. Ochwepheshe abafana noprofesa webhizinisi wasePenn State u-Edsel Stein baqoqa idatha emapulazini ngezindleko zabo zokusebenza ngephawundi ngalinye likalethisi ukuze babone ukuthi yimaphi amapulazi ayizifundo ezisebenza kahle kakhulu nezikhothozayo embonini yokulima yasendlini iyonke. U-Stein ukholelwa ukuthi ukwakha ipulazi nge-margin enempilo engu-20% kuya ku-25% kuwukubheja okuhle, kodwa ngeke kube ngu-150%.
Enye yezinselelo ezinkulu ezibhekene nokuqalwa kokulima ngaphakathi endlini ukuphatha, ikakhulukazi kulabo abanolwazi oluncane kwezolimo. Ama-Startups adinga ukukhulisa ukudla ngokuphumelelayo kusetshenziswa izinqubo ezintsha, ezingaba nzima ngaphandle kwamaqembu okuphatha anolwazi. I-AppHarvest, isibonelo, ibhekane necala labatshalizimali ababethi inkampani yayikhulume kabi ngekhono layo lokuphumelela.
Imboni yokulima endlini ibhekene nezinselelo eziningi ezenza kube nzima ukwenza imali. Ama-Startups adinga ukulindela okungokoqobo, futhi abatshalizimali badinga ukuqaphela ukuthi umnotho wokulima uhlukile kulowo we-Silicon Valley tech. Kodwa-ke, ngokuphathwa ngokucophelela nokugxila kumamodeli ebhizinisi aqinisekisiwe, ukulima endlini kungaba ibhizinisi elisebenzayo elingasiza ekuxazululeni ezinye zezinselele ezibhekene nezolimo zendabuko.