IPhini Likamongameli Ophakeme Wocwaningo Nentuthuko yePepsiCo Europe, uSean Westcott, uxoxa ngokulima okusimeme, ukusebenzisana nokuthi kungani kudingeka ukubambisana okukhulu phakathi kwezinhlangano ezitshaliwe ukwenza ushintsho lwangempela lwenzeke.
Ngo-2020, imboni yethu kanye abalimi kudingeke ukuthi bahambe endaweni engenawo amashadi ukugcina izitshalo zabo zikhula futhi banikeze amaketanga esebenza ngempumelelo.
KwaPepsiCo sisebenza nabalimi abangaphezu kuka-2,300 XNUMX kulo lonke elaseYurophu ukuthola amazambane, ama-oats nommbila, phakathi kwezinye izithako, ebhizinisini lethu lokudla. Uma ngicabanga unyaka ongavamile odlulile, kungihlaba umxhwele ukuqina okumangalisayo kanye nekhono lokuzivumelanisa nabalimi nabalimi abalikhombisile ukuze sigcine uhlelo lwethu lokudla luqhubeka.
Ngenkathi i-COVID-19 iqhubeka nokuletha izinselelo, siphinde sibhekane nemiphumela eqhubeka iphazamisa yokuguquka kwesimo sezulu. Kodwa-ke, kunezifundo ezimbalwa esingazihambisa phambili njengoba sakha ikusasa eliluhlaza eligcina ukulingana kweplanethi yethu.
Ngomnqamulajuqu we Umgomo Wentuthuko Esimeme we-UN 2 - akulambanga nakancane - manje sekusele iminyaka eyi-10, sonke sibe nethuba lokugxila eshumini leminyaka lokusebenza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi singakha uhlelo lokudla oluzinzile ukuxhasa leyo njongo.
Njengebhizinisi elakhelwe ezolimo, sinikezwa isikhundla esibalulekile lapho singasebenzisa khona isilinganiso sethu, ukufinyelela kwethu kanye nobuchwepheshe bethu ukuthonya ushintsho oluhle endleleni imboni ekhula, yenze futhi idle ngayo. Kepha lokho akuyona into esingayizuza sisodwa. Ukusebenzisana embonini yethu kanye nangaphezulu, ikakhulukazi nohulumeni, kubalulekile ekwakheni uhlelo lokudla olusimeme kakhulu kuwo wonke umuntu. Kunezindawo ezintathu ezibalulekile esingagxila kuzo ezingasisiza ukufeza izinhloso zethu:
Ukutshala imali nokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bezinguquko
Njengenkampani sitshale imali enkulu ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni, okusenze sakwazi ukukhipha ubuchwepheshe obunjengokulima okuqondile. Lokhu kusiza abalimi bethu ukuqoqa imininingwane yakamuva ngezitshalo, kubanikeze imininingwane ebalulekile. Besebenzisa le datha, abalimi bangakhuphula ikhwalithi kanye nokuvunwa kwezitshalo zabo ngenkathi beqinisekisa ukuthi basebenzisa inani elifanele lamanzi kanye nokokufaka ukugcina ikhwalithi yenhlabathi. 'I-Precision Agriculture' ishintsha indawo yokulima. Lingelinye lamathuluzi ethu abaluleke kakhulu ekususweni kukadoti.
Ubuchwepheshe bethu be-iCrop - uhlelo olumakhalekhukhwini nolusekelwe kuwebhu - lubamba amaphuzu wedatha angaphezu kwesigidi futhi seluqalisiwe nabalimi bethu bamazambane ezimakethe eziyi-16 zaseYurophu. Ngesikhathi salo bhubhane, lapho bekungeke kwenzeke ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi izazi zezolimo namahlathi zethu ezingama-50 + ziphume zihlangane nabalimi emasimini, i-iCrop ikunikeze kude ukudalula ukuthi izitshalo zisebenza kanjani, iveze izizathu zanoma yiziphi izinguquko zesivuno.
Imininingwane evela kuwo wonke amahektha ethu angama-48,000 wamapulazi amazambane ayabiwa nabo bonke abalimi bethu ukuze wonke umuntu afunde ukuthi angathuthukisa kanjani umkhiqizo ukuze ukwazi ukusimama. Ukulima ngumdlalo wezinombolo, futhi le datha isisiza ukuthi sakhe ukuqonda futhi sivumelanise imikhuba eqhuba impilo yomhlabathi futhi ithuthukise ukufaka kwamanzi. Sijabule kakhulu uma sicabanga ukuthi lokhu kuthuthukiswa kungasetshenziswa kakhulu kuyo yonke imboni.
Ngaphandle kwezolimo ngokunemba ebesikade sisebenza nakho ICorteva Agriscience ukuthuthukisa i-oat genome (i-oat DNA) engaholela emisha ukuze kuthuthukiswe izinhlobo ze-hearter oat ezinokuqina okusimeme, ukunambitheka kanye nokudla okunomsoco.
I-genome izokwenza ukuthi ucwaningo luhambise izinhlobo ezintsha eziqinile futhi ezingamelana nezifo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inohlelo lwempande olude ukusiza ukukhiqiza inhlabathi enempilo ehlanza ikhabhoni futhi inciphise ukuphuma kwamanzi, okuholela ekunciphiseni ukusetshenziswa komhlaba nezinye izinsiza ezidingekayo ukutshala i-oats. Lezi zinhlobo zokuqanjwa okusha ekuthuthukisweni kwezitshalo zingaguqula uhlelo lokudla lwangesikhathi esizayo.
Ukubeka abalimi enhliziyweni yohlelo lwethu
Kepha ubuchwepheshe, ucwaningo kanye nokuhlaziywa kusho okuncane ngaphandle kokuthi abalimi basenhliziyweni yakho. Ukuthuthukiswa komlimi yingxenye esemqoka yeNjongo Yokuthuthukiswa Okuqhubekayo 2 futhi kuyisisekelo somsebenzi wethu. Abalimi badinga ukuxhaswa kwezomnotho, kwezenhlalo nakwezemvelo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imikhuba esimeme iyagxiliswa emsebenzini wabo wansuku zonke. NgoHlelo Lokulima Olugcinekayo lukaPepsiCo, sinikeza abalimi ukwesekwa ngokubasiza ekukhuliseni ibhizinisi labo ukuze banikeze inhlalakahle yomphakathi. Ukwabelana ngobungcweti bethu ukusiza abalimi bathuthukise imikhuba yinto esiyithatha ngokungathi sína futhi iyingxenye ebalulekile yendlela yethu.
Sesiqalile ukukwenza lokhu ngesitshalo sethu se-oat. Ngokubambisana nabanye, sisebenzise idatha kuma-oats ukwenza umhlahlandlela wokuqala wokukhula wabalimi, owabiwa ngokusobala futhi unikeza umhlahlandlela maqondana nokukhula kwe-oat nentuthuko. Lolu hlobo lokwabelana okuvulekile kwedatha lungaba ushintsho lomdlalo wangempela kubo bonke abalimi abafunda futhi bathuthuke ndawonye.
Lokhu akuzi ngaphandle kwezinselelo zayo. Ulwazi kufanele kwabelwane ngalo ngokubanzi, kepha ukuthatha imininingwane eminingi, imininingwane kanye nokuqonda nokuhlomisa abanye abalimi akulula. Umsebenzi wami osemqoka ukuthola njalo indlela engcono kakhulu yokuthatha lonke ulwazi lwethu lwama-hectare angama-300,000 kulo lonke elaseYurophu bese sikuhlolela umlimi oyedwa.
Ukusebenzisana ngale komkhakha wezokudla
Ukubhekana nale nselele, futhi nokuguqula uhlelo lokudla, sidinga ukudlula kokulungile ngokombono wamabhizinisi ngamanye. Ukusebenza ngokubambisana kuphela lapho singaqinisekisa khona ukuthi izidingo zokudla zesikhathi esizayo zingahlangatshezwa ngenkathi kuvikelwa futhi kuvuselelwa iplanethi yethu.
Uhulumeni angasiza ukuhlelela inkambo yalokhu ngezindlela eziningana. Okokuqala, kunezinto eziningi ezintsha ezenziwayo kubuchwepheshe bokulima, kodwa bambalwa abalimi okucacayo ukuthi yimaphi amathuluzi afanele okuzosetshenziswa. Uhulumeni nabathengi kudingeka basize abalimi babone umsindo omkhulu futhi banikeze umkhombandlela nokusekelwa kubuchwepheshe obuzoba nomthelela wangempela.
Uma kukhulunywa ngemininingwane, njengemboni sidinga ukusebenza ngokubambisana ukuletha amasethi wedatha amaningi ndawonye nokwenza iphakethe elihlanzekile labalimi abazosebenza nalo. Kuhulumeni, lokho kusho ukungafihli lutho ngemininingwane nokuhlomisa abalimi ngamathuluzi afanele wokuyisebenzisa kahle.
Iningi labantu liyabona ukuthi uhlelo ludinga ukushintsha. UHulumeni uneqhaza okufanele alibambe ekuqondiseni abalimi emikhubeni eqhubekayo. Labo abamukela lolu shintsho bangasekelwa futhi bakhuthazwe lapho bethatha izinyathelo ezinhle, ikakhulukazi abalimi abancane lapho kunzima ukwenza utshalomali.
Ukuguqula uhlelo lwethu lokudla ngezolimo kuyinkimbinkimbi kepha ngokusebenzisa izinto ezintsha, ukusebenzisana okuqhubekayo kanye nabalimi enkabeni yendlela esisebenza ngayo, singaqhubekela emikhubeni yezolimo esebenza ngokuvumelana nalokho umhlaba okufuna kithi manje.