Indlela i-GMOs inokutya ngayo ihlabathi

Oko Kufuneka Ukwazi Ngezilimo Eziguqulwe NgamaGenesis

Enye yeenzuzo eziphambili ezikhuthaza ukutya okuguquguqukayo ngokwemizimba (GM) ukukhuthazwa kukukwazi ukukunciphisa ukulamba kwehlabathi. Ngo-2011, i-hekta ezili-160 zeziqhamo ze- biotech zakhulile-yi-10% yomhlaba ohlawulekayo, kwaye yayiyi-8% kunyuka kunonyaka odlulileyo.

Ukukhula kwezityalo ze-biotech yindawo ekhula ngokukhawuleza kwezolimo. Nangona ezininzi zezilimo zisetyenziselwa ukutya kwezilwanyana kunye ne-biofuel, ininzi yayo yenza nendlela yayo ngqo kwiindawo ezininzi zokutya ezithengiswa eMelika naseAsia.

Nangona kunjalo, nangona yonke impumelelo yezoshishino zezityalo ze-GM, ngaba zenze impembelelo enkulu kwilamba yehlabathi?

Yintoni eqhuba i-GM Food Revolution

Ukutya kokuqala kwe-GM, i- Flavr-Savr Tomato , kwanciphisa iindleko zokuvelisa iimveliso zentamatyambo ezinomthi malunga ne-20% kunye nezifundo ezininzi ziye zabonisa inzuzo yezoqoqosho kubalimi bezityalo ze-GM. Nokuba imfuyo ingaveliswa ngokuncinci, isebenzisa isondlo esenziwe kwizityalo zeGM njengoko kubonakaliswe utshintsho lwakutsha nje kumgaqo-nkqubo we-EU ukunceda abalimi abanzima. Kwakhona, ukukhula okukhawulezayo okubangelwa ukuveliswa kweentlanzi ezithengiyo kuyinzuzo enkulu ebanjwe kwi-salmon ye-AquaBounty engaba yiyilwanyana yokuqala yokuvunywa i-GM yokuthengiswa njengokutya.

Kuyacaca impawu ezinobomi ezenza ukuba izityalo nezilwanyana zixhomekeke kwizifo, zihlale zivuthiwe, kwaye zikhule ngokugqithiseleyo kwiimeko ezahlukeneyo zisebenzisekile ekunciphiseni indleko kunye nokubonelela ngenzuzo yezoqoqosho kubavelisi bokutya.

Ngokuqinisekileyo, iinkampani, ezifana neMonsanto, Syngenta, neAventis, ezivelisa izityalo ze-GM nazo zifuna inzuzo, kunye namathuba ezinkampani ezincinci zokuqalisa i- biotech , ezifana ne-AquaBounty kunye neApticic Apples. Kukho iingcebiso ezilungileyo zoqoqosho ekuphuculweni kokutya kweMM kunye nemveliso eyenza ukuphuhliswa kwezizinto eziphilayo eziguqulwa ngokwemizimba (GMOs).

GM Crops and Feeding More People

Ekubeni kungabizi ukukhula, ukwandisa izivuno, nokwandisa ixesha ixesha lokutya lihlala lidliwayo, kubonakala kunengqiqo ukuba izityalo ze-GM kufuneka zinike ukutya ngakumbi kwihlabathi elilambileyo. Nangona kunjalo, akucaci ukuba oku kuphazamiseka njengoko kwakunokwenzeka ukuba kwakulindeleke iminyaka emininzi edlulileyo. Amazwe anokufumana uncedo oluninzi kwi-genetic yobunjineli azuze ubuncinci.

Izopolitiko ngokuPhando noPhuhliso

Ubuninzi bokungabikho kwe-teknoloji ye-GM ukubonelela ukuphucula iintlanga ezihluphekayo kubonakala zingenanto encinci kunye nezobuchwepheshe kunye nemicimbi yentlalo nezopolitiko. Amazwe amaninzi ahluphekayo kakhulu achaphazeleka kakhulu ngendlala, njengamazwe amaninzi aseAfrika, asele imimiselo engathandekiyo ekuthintela ukukhula nokungenisa izidlo kunye nezityalo ze-GM.

Uninzi lwale ntshutshiso lubonakala lubangelwa ngamaqela afana ne-African Centre ye-Biosafety kunye ne-SAFeAGE, kunye nobudlelwane bamazwe ngamazwe ne-Yurophu enemiqathango eqingqiweyo yokutya kwe-GM. Kwakhona, kwaye ngenxa yecandelo lezopolitiko nakwizenhlalakahle, amaqela, njenge-HarvestPlus, ejolise kwizityalo zophando kunye nophuhliso kunye nokusetyenziswa kwezolimo ukujongana nendlala yehlabathi yesithathu ngokukhawuleza ukuphepha ubunjineli bezityalo njengendlela yokuphucula izityalo.

I-anti-GM, nangona kunjalo, akusiyo kuphela isizathu esiphumelele ukuzuza iintlanga ezihluphekayo. Ukusuka kwicandelo lezoshishino, iinkampani ezinkulu zophuhliso lwezityalo zisebenzisa ubuninzi bezobunjineli ngokuyinhloko ukuphucula izityalo ezinkulu zemali kunye neyona nto inakho inzuzo, njengengqolowa, ikotoni, isoya kunye nengqolowa. Utyalo-mali oluncinci lufakwa kwizityalo, ezifana ne-cassava, i-sorghum, i-millet, njl. Efanelekileyo ukulima kwiintlanga ezihluphekileyo. Inkuthazo yezoqoqosho ekuphuhliseni uhlobo lwezityalo ze-GM eziya kunceda abalimi abancinci, abahluphekayo kwiintlanga zehlabathi zintathu bancinci kuba ukubuyela kwezimali kuya kuthobeka. Ewe, imvakalelo ye-anti-GM ayinanto yokuphucula le nto.

Ukusebenzisa Ubunjineli be-Genetic ukuNceda ukuSombulula iNdlala Yehlabathi

Kulungile, ngoko makhe sithethe nje, umqhubi oyintloko oshukumisayo ukuphuhliswa kwezityalo ze-GM inzuzo.

Iinkampani ezinkulu zezolimo, abalimi kunye nabavelisi bokutya bonke bafuna ukwenza imali. Ezi zixhobo ziye zazuza kakhulu kwizityalo ze-GM, kwaye le nkuthazo ngokuqinisekileyo iye yasiza ukuqhubela phambili uphuhliso lwetheknoloji.

Abanye banokuthi bathethe ngendlela efunekayo yokusebenza-ukuxhaswa kweengxowa-mali ukuqhuba ezintsha. Le mpikiswano eyahlukileyo, nangona kunjalo, iinzame eziqhutyelwe ngenzuzo aziyikungafuni ukuba iteknoloji ingasetyenziselwa ukuzuza uluntu jikelele ngokunciphisa ukulamba kwehlabathi. Nangona kunjalo, akukho nto ithetha ukuba kuya kuba.

Enyanisweni, ubunjineli bezofuzo kuyisisombululo esinamandla sokuphucula imveliso yokutya. Akukho ndlela ekhawulezayo yokuvelisa izilwanyana kunye nezityalo ngeempawu ezincedisayo kwaye, njengoko sifunda ngokubanzi malunga ne-genetics, ezininzi ziza kuguqulwa. Nangona oku kunokubandezela abaninzi, ubuchule bukhulu kwaye bunokudlala indima ekuphuculeni imeko kwizona zihlupheke kakhulu kwihlabathi.

Ngenene, kulo mbuzo, akukho mbuzo ukuba usebenzise ubunjineli bezofuzo ekuphuculeni izityalo ekusebenziseni ukutya. Ukuguqulwa kwe-Genetic sele kuseyinxalenye yebhokisi yebhokisi yokuphucula izityalo. Umbuzo wokwenene kukuba, ngaphezu kokuncedisa ukwenza amaninzi amaninzi kwihlabathi elikhuphisayo, le teknoloji ephakamileyo inika isisombululo ekuncedeni ukuphucula ezininzi kwiindawo ezihluphekileyo zehlabathi.

Ukusebenzisa le teknoloji ukulungisa isisombululo kunye neendlela ezifanelekileyo ngokuphumelelayo neengxaki zenkxalabo yesithathu yehlabathi, nangona kunjalo, kuya kufuna ukubandakanyeka okufanelekileyo kunye nokudibanisa kwiindidi ezahlukahlukeneyo zezopolitiko nezentlalo, kwaye oko kunokuba kunzima kakhulu ukuba nethemba.