Ngokocwaningo olushicilelwe ngoLwesibili (30 Novemba), izindleko zezibulala-zinambuzane zingase zibe ngaphezu kwezinzuzo zezomnotho.
By Inkampani WESTER VAN GAAL BRUSSELS, 30. NOV, 07:08
The Ihhovisi Lokuhlola Imithelela Yezenhlalakahle Yolwazi Lwezakhamizi (BASIC), i-NGO ezinze eParis, ithole abakhiqizi bezibulala-zinambuzane babiza i-EU €2.3bn ngoxhaso.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, umkhakha wenza inzuzo elinganiselwa ku-€900m, futhi ucwaningo luphikisa ukuthi lena akuyona indlela ephumelelayo yokusebenzisa izimali zezolimo.
"Amapulazi aphilayo kathathu ngo-2030 azobiza u-€1.85bn ngonyaka - ngaphansi koxhaso lwaminyaka yonke olusetshenziselwa izibulala-zinambuzane," kusho iqembu labacwaningi abaxhumene ne-BASIC.
Lolu cwaningo luphinde lukhulume ngezinye izindleko emphakathini ezisetshenziselwa ukuhlomulisa abakhiqizi bezibulala-zinambuzane, okuhlanganisa ezine ezinkulu - i-BASF, i-Bayer, i-ChemChina, i-Corteva - emele amaphesenti angu-60 okuthengiswa komhlaba wonke.
Isibonelo, i-EU ikhipha u-€57.8bn kumxhaso waminyaka yonke ukuze kugcinwe izinqubo zezolimo ezithembele ezibulala-zinambuzane - noma cishe ingxenye yesamba sesabelomali se-EU.
Ingxenye yale mali igcina isemaphaketheni alezi zinkampani.
Imishini, umanyolo, izibulala-zinambuzane kanye nezinhlobonhlobo ze-hybrid/GMO nazo zibe nemiphumela eyinzuzo. Ukukhiqizwa kwezolimo emhlabeni wonke kwenyuke ngamaphesenti angama-350 kule minyaka engu-20 edlule.
Lokhu kusize imboni yezibulala-zinambuzane ifinyelele inzuzo yonyaka engama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-53 ngo-2020 - futhi i-EU ingenye yezimakethe ezinkulu zabathengi, njengoba kudayiselwe abalimi ama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-12 ngo-2019.
Kodwa-ke, ucwaningo luthi imiphumela emibi emvelweni, ezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, kanye nempilo yabantu ingaba namandla ukudlula lezi zinzuzo.
Ibhekisela ezifundweni zangaphambili ezenziwe ngu I-French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) elinganise izindleko zezempilo zezibulala-zinambuzane e-United States cishe ku-€1.3bn kuya ku-€13bn ngonyaka.
Futhi izifundo eziqinisekisa izinsolo zokuthi izibulala-zinambuzane zibangela umdlavuza, izifo zikaParkinson noma ezinye izifo ziyaqhubeka nokukhula.
Ngo-2015, i-World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) nayo yaphetha ngokuthi "kunobufakazi obuqinile" ukuchayeka ku-glyphosate kungabangela ukulimala kwe-DNA.
Imboni yezibulala-zinambuzane ikhokhela abameleli bayo be-EU iqoqo lama-€10m ngonyaka, kodwa umyalezo wayo wokuthi izibulala-zinambuzane ziyadingeka ukuze kuthuthukiswe umkhiqizo usuqala ukuheha ukugxekwa.
Ngokuvumelana ne isifundo semvelo,ukukhiqiza ezindaweni eziningi ezikhiqiza izitshalo emhlabeni wonke ezisebenzisa izibulala-zinambuzane iyehla.
Nakuba bungekho ubufakazi obuqinisekile obuhlanganisa isivuno esiphansi nezibulala-zinambuzane, kunezimpawu zokumelana nezibulala-zinambuzane okwenza zingasebenzi kahle.
Umongameli waseFrance u-Emmanuel Macron usethembise ukusebenzisa ubumongameli bakhe be-EU ngo-2022 ukusebenzela ukusheshisa ukuqedwa kwesibulala-zinambuzane.
Kuhlelo lwayo oluyingqopha-mlando lokusebenzisa izibulala-zinambuzane, i-European Union izibekele umgomo wokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane ngamaphesenti angama-50 ngo-2030.
Kodwa-ke, kulindeleke ukuthi ivuselele ukugunyazwa kwe-weedkiller glyphosate ngonyaka ozayo, I-EUobserver ibikiwe.
Lo mbiko weluleka ngokuqinile ngokumelene nokuvuselelwa njengesinyathelo sokuqala esibalulekile ukuze i-EU ifinyelele izinjongo zayo zokusimama.
- Njengoba izimpahla ngaphakathi kwe-EU kufanele zihambe ngokukhululeka zinqamule imingcele yezwe, ukudla okulashwayo kusabaleleka. Kungakho abathengi bengathola imifino nezithelo zelashwe nge-chlorpyrifos ezitolo zabo zegrosa noma ngabe ukuphathwa okunjalo kungakaze kuvunyelwe ezweni.
- Sekusungulwe uhlelo lwe-pan-European ukuze iziphathimandla zikazwelonke zazise ezinye iziphathimandla ngokutholwe kokudla okuyingozi. Lezi zixwayiso zivame ukuza ngemva kokuba imikhiqizo esolisayo ithengisiwe - futhi yadliwa.
- Amazwe angamalungu ayisishiyagalombili avimbele, noma awakaze agunyaze ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo ye-chlorpyrifos: iDenmark, iFinland, iJalimane, i-Ireland, iLatvia, iLithuania, iSlovenia neSweden.
- I-United Kingdom ivimbele ukusetshenziswa kwe-chlorpyrifos, ngaphandle kokukodwa, ngo-2016. I-Chlorpyrios ayigunyaziwe e-Norway, noma e-Iceland. Uhulumeni waseSwitzerland unqume ukuhoxisa izimvume zemikhiqizo eyi-12 ye-chlorpyrifos ne-chlorpyrifos-methyl ngomhlaka-12 Juni, ngokusho kwephephandaba i-Tagblatt.