UNobhala Wezemvelo u-George Eustice umemezele izinguquko ekulawuleni ukuhlolwa kwezitshalo ezihlelwe ngofuzo ngezinjongo zocwaningo. Uhulumeni uthi lolu shintsho lungenziwa ngasekupheleni konyaka.
I-John Innes Centre iyazamukela izinguquko ezihlongozwayo, ezizovumela ukuhlolwa kwensimu yezitshalo ezihlelwe yi-genome, lapho izinguquko zofuzo bezingenzeka ngokwemvelo noma ngenxa yezindlela zokuzalanisa zendabuko, ukuthi ziqhubeke ngaphandle kokudinga izinga elifanayo lokulawula elisebenza ku-genetically. izinto eziphilayo eziguquliwe.
USolwazi Dale Sanders, uMqondisi weJohn Innes Centre, uthe, “Kuyangijabulisa ukuthi uHulumeni uthatha isinyathelo sokushintsha ukulawulwa kwezitshalo ezihlelwa ngofuzo, futhi ngiyasamukela isimemezelo sanamuhla. Kodwa nakuba isimemezelo se-DEFRA siyisinyathelo esiya phambili sokuhlolwa kwezitshalo, kuyadumaza ukuthi isinqumo sisebenza kuphela ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni. “Izinzuzo zalobu buchwepheshe zizobonakala uma izitshalo ezithuthukiswe ngale ndlela zikwazi ukufinyelela ezitolo ezinkulu nakumakhasimende. Kuyakhungathekisa lapho impumelelo yesayensi ingakwazi ukuholela ekuthuthukisweni kwangempela kokudla esikudlayo.”
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-OF&G (Abalimi Bezinto Eziphilayo & Abalimi) izwakalise ukungakhululeki ngesimemezelo se-Defra sokuvumela ubuchwepheshe obusha bokuhlela izakhi zofuzo (GE) e-UK, nokuchitha umthetho okhona we-EU.
Njengenhlangano yase-UK yezitifiketi zemvelo, i-OF&G ingamukela noma yisiphi isilinganiso esiqinisekisa izinzuzo 'zokuphepha kokudla, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu, nokulahlekelwa kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo' njengoba kugqanyiswe unobhala wezemvelo, uGeorge Eustice. Nokho, umthelela ubuchwepheshe bezakhi zofuzo obuyoba nawo kulezi zindaba ezintathu ezibalulekile, okwamanje, akwaziwa.
URoger Kerr, isikhulu esiphezulu se-OF&G, uthi nakuba bekungalindelekile kodwa lezi zindaba zishiya inqwaba yemibuzo engaphenduleki. Okuningi okukhathazayo okuvezwe ngabakwa-OF&G nabanye ngesikhathi sokubonisana akunakwanga, futhi okufundiwe ekubonisaneni kwakamuva kungalingani ngokuphelele ekumeleleni kwabo futhi kuntula ingqikithi.
“Sekuyisikhathi eside kubhekwe ukuthi ukuhoxiswa kwe-GE kube 'yisivumelwano esenziwe' kodwa siza ngesikhathi lapho inqubomgomo yezolimo ibhekene nezinxushunxushu, buncane noma abukho ubufakazi bokuthi ukhonkolo olunamatheliswa oluhlonishwa kakhulu lwe-GE' luzosebenza ngempumelelo. sibhekane nezimo eziphuthumayo zamanje zezenhlalo nezemvelo sitshelwa ukuthi zizokwenza,” kusho uMnu. Kerr.
Ukuhlola okudingekayo
Abasekeli bezinto eziphilayo ezintsha eziguqulwe ngofuzo (GMOs) bakhombisa ukuthi izinhlobo ezintsha zezitshalo ze-GE 'zizohlomulisa abalimi futhi zinciphise imithelela emvelweni'. “Nokho, njengoba izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo nendawo ezungezile sezingaphansi kwengcindezi enkulu, noma yiliphi isu elisha lidinga ukuhlolwa ngokugcwele kanye nokuhlolwa komthelela okuzimele okwenziwe ngaphambi kokuba kukhishelwe endaweni yemvelo,” kuqhuba uMnu Kerr.
“Kanjalo, i-OF&G incoma ukuthi ukuxhashazwa kwezinto zofuzo kufanele kwenziwe kuphela ngaphansi kohlaka lokulawula oluqinile, olusobala ngokugcwele. UHulumeni unomsebenzi wokunikeza abalimi nabathengi ukukhetha; kusukela ekuzaleni okuhlukahlukene kuye ekulebulani kwemikhiqizo, okufana nemithetho eqinile yabanikazi bamalayisense bezinto eziphilayo abazuza unyaka nonyaka,” uyengeza.
Kulesi simemezelo sakamuva, umeluleki omkhulu wesayensi ye-Defra, u-Gideon Henderson, uthi 'izinguquko ezihleliwe zizonciphisa imithwalo yocwaningo nokuthuthukiswa okubandakanya izitshalo… Nokho, uyehluleka ukusho ukuthi izinto eziphilayo ezidalwe ubunjiniyela bezakhi zofuzo, empeleni, ziyinoveli futhi zinegunya lobunikazi, zidalwe kusetshenziswa 'izinyathelo zokusungula' ezingenzeki emvelweni.
Amalungelo empahla yempahla
“Ezweni elisha lezitshalo ezinelungelo lobunikazi be-GE, amalungelo empahla yobuhlakani azobaluleka kakhulu ohlelweni lokudla. Sizokhuthaza inkulumo-mpikiswano yomphakathi ngomthelela wokulawulwa kwezinkampani ngokuqhubekayo kokudla kwethu. Ukugomela kokuthi ukuqedwa kokuvinjelwa kwe-GE 'kuzosiza ukutshala izitshalo ezinamandla nezikwazi ukumelana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu' akuqinisekisiwe nakancane, kanye nemithelela yokudedela lezi zinambuzane endaweni yemvelo,” kuqhuba uMnu. Kerr.
"Uma uHulumeni efuna ngempela 'ukuvikela indawo yemvelo' njengoba bebonisile, khona-ke kunezindlela zohlelo lokudla ezifakazelwe, ezilawulwayo, ezifana ne-organic, ezifanele ukuqashelwa nokusekelwa okukhulu ngokuxhaswa ngemali yocwaningo olwengeziwe."
“Sibe neminyaka engu-70 yokusungula ubuchwepheshe bezolimo obuzama ukukhohlisa nokuketula imvelo, futhi manje sibhekene namaqiniso anzima ale ndlela. I-GE ayihlukile. Izimboni, ezolimo ezigxilile zibulala imvelo yethu, futhi ukuhoxiswa kwe-GE ngeke kubhekane nalokhu. Uhulumeni udinga ukucabanga ngale 'kwenhlamvu yesiliva' futhi asebenzise izinqubomgomo ezixazulula izimbangela zalezi zinkinga ukuze sigweme ukushelela okungenakugwemeka okuholela enhlekeleleni emphakathini wethu nakwiplanethi yethu," kuphetha uMnu. Kerr.