Ithimba lososayensi baseSingapore bathola ukuthi i-keratin esezinweleni ingaba nomthelela ekukhiqizeni izitshalo zakuleli kanye nokuvikeleka kokudla. Izinwele nezinye i-biowaste zinamandla okuba izinto ezisimeme zezolimo zokulima nge-hydroponic.
Ngaphezulu kwamaphesenti angama-90 okudla okudliwa eSingapore kuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, ngokusho kombiko I-Singapore Food Agency (SFA). Futhi ngezidingo zomhlaba ezincintisanayo eziningi, iphesenti elilodwa nje lomhlaba waseSingapore libekelwe ezolimo, u-Poh Bee Ling, uMqondisi we-SFA's Urban Food Solutions Division, utshela i-Food Tank.
Ukunciphisa ukuncika kwamanye amazwe nokuqinisekisa ukuvikeleka kokudla, i-SFA isebenza ukuhlukanisa imithombo yokudla futhi ikhuthaze ukukhiqizwa kwendawo. “Sisebenzisana nemboni yethu yasekhaya yezokudla ukuze sifeze umgomo wethu ka-'30 by 30', okuwukwakha amandla ethu namandla okukhiqiza amaphesenti angama-30 ezidingo zethu zokudla okunomsoco endaweni nangokuqhubekayo ngo-2030," kusho u-Poh.
Ekupheleni kokukhiqizwa kwe-supply chain, i-SFA inikeza ngezimali ukusekela ukukhiqizwa kwendawo kanye nokwamukelwa kobuchwepheshe. U-Poh uthi ngokwesekwa yi-SFA, abalimi bangakha amakhono abo ukuze bafeze umbono wale nhlangano wohlelo lwezolimo olusezingeni eliphezulu, olusha, noluzinzile olusebenzisa kahle izinsiza zomhlaba ezilinganiselwe zase-Singapore.
Ukulima ngeHydroponic kungaba yindlela ebalulekile yokuthi iSingapore ikhiqize ukudla. "Lokhu kubalulekile eSingapore entula umhlaba njengoba amapulazi emifino asebenzisa i-hydroponics angase abekwe ezindaweni ezinjengasophahleni lwendlu noma ngaphakathi kwezakhiwo," kusho uPoh. Wengeza ngokuthi le ndlela ivumela abalimi ukuthi basebenzise izimo zemvelo ukuze bathuthukise isivuno, ikhwalithi, noma ukunambitheka. "Lokhu kungahumushela emikhiqizweni engabizi kakhulu, eqinisekisiwe ngekhwalithi engatshalwa ngokuqhubekayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi."
Kodwa u-Poh uvuma iphutha elilodwa elikhulu ekulimeni nge-hydroponic. Ezinye izinhlelo, uyachaza, zisebenzisa amakhyubhu e-polyurethane angaphinde asetshenziswe ukuze asekele izitshalo ngesikhathi sokukhula. Abakhiqizi bafuna amanye ama-substrates aqinile futhi angangenisi izindleko ezengeziwe zokufaka. Ososayensi baseNanyang Technological University (NTU) basebenzela isixazululo sokubhekana nale nselele: izipontshi ze-keratin.
UDkt. Ng Kee Woei, uProfessor kanye noSihlalo Ohlanganisayo Wezocwaningo eSikoleni Sesayensi Yezinto Zokusebenza Nobunjiniyela e-NTU, wabona ukuthi izinto eziningi ezisetshenziswayo njengamanje ekulimeni nge-hydroponic azikwazi ukuphinda zisetshenziswe futhi aziboli. "Futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ziyizinto ezizalwa nazo, okusho ukuthi azinikezi imisoco ngokwazo ezitshalweni," uNg utshela i-Food Tank.
Ucwaningo lwe-NTU Ithimba lifake ngempumelelo i-cellulose evela kudoti wezitshalo ne-keratin extracts ukwenza isipontshi esiphakela izitshalo ze-hydroponic. I-keratin ingatholwa emithonjeni eminingi ye-biowaste, okuhlanganisa izinwele, izinselo, izimpaphe, uvolo nezimpondo. Lezi zinto zibalulekile njengento eqhubekayo, esebenzisekayo etholakala ngaphakathi kwezinhlelo zokulima ngokwazo.
One cwaningo ovela eNyuvesi yaseBonn ucaphuna imithombo yemvelo, okuhlanganisa imfucuza nezinto zokusetshenziswa ezivuselelekayo, njengemithombo yezindaba engase ikhule yezinhlelo ezingenamhlaba. Igrosa imosha umquba, i-biochar, Futhi imicu yokhuni ziyizibonelo zemithombo yemvelo esetshenziswe ngempumelelo njengama-substrates okukhula kwe-hydroponic.
Njengomthombo wezinto eziphilayo, i-keratin iyakwazi ukubola ngokuphelele. “Futhi ekubeni amaprotheni, njengoba ewohloka, akhulula ama-amino acid nawo abe yingxenye yezakhi ezitholakala ezitshalweni,” uNg utshela i-Food Tank.
Kepha ukukala lesi sixazululo eSingapore kuza nezithiyo. "Inselelo yokuqala ukushoda kwama-keratin," uNg utshela i-Food Tank. "Uma ufuna ukudayisa lokhu, uzodinga ukuba nomkhiqizi ongasihlinzeka ngekhwalithi engaguquki kanye nenani elikhulu lama-keratin."
Ngaphandle kwemboni ye-keratin, okokufaka okuvamile kuhlala kushibhe kakhulu. “Okwamanje, uma siqhathanisa izindleko, ngeke sikwazi ukuhambisana nezipontshi ezisetshenziswa abalimi,” kusho uNg.
"Ngikholwa ukuthi uma senza ukuhlaziya okufanele kwezindleko zenzuzo, khona-ke mhlawumbe singabheka ukuthi ingakanani ukonga umlimi angazuza kukho uma esebenzisa izipontshi ezenziwe ngekeratin," uNg etshela iFood Tank. Uma ebheka phambili, uNg uthi akhona namathuba okwenza izipontshi ngokwezifiso zezitshalo ezahlukahlukene noma izindawo ezahlukahlukene.
“Ngokwamukela ubuchwepheshe nezici zokulima ezihlakaniphile, singakha amandla kanye namandla emboni yethu yezokudla kwezolimo ukuze siqinise ukuvikeleka kokudla kwase-Singapore,” u-Poh utshela i-Food Tank.
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