Ngaphandle kokunikeza isikhathi esinqunyiwe, i-Syngenta ihlela ukukhulula ezinye izindlela zamakhemikhali ku-glyphosate uma isibulala-sihlahla esidumile esinobubanzi obubanzi sikhishwa emakethe.
U-John Parr, umongameli wezokuvikela izitshalo zembewu kanye nesikhondlakhondla sezolimo i-Syngenta, uthi umkhiqizo wamakhemikhali omusha wenkampani yakhe ongakhethi (okunye esikhundleni se-glyphosate) ungatholakala kubalimi eminyakeni emihlanu kuya kweyisikhombisa.
Yize uJohn Parr engaqageli mayelana nezinsongo ezingase zibe khona emithini yokubulala ukhula ye-Bayer esetshenziswa kakhulu i-glyphosate, isithako esisebenzayo sibhekane nokwanda kokuhlolwa komphakathi kanye nengcindezi yokulawula kulo nyaka.
IJalimane neFrance bamemezele izinhlelo zokuvala umuthi wokubola ukhula ngo-2023 ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngomthelela wawo omubi kumvelo, kanti amanye amazwe ambalwa akubekele imingcele ukusetshenziswa kwe-glyphosate. Umbuzo wokuqhubeka nokuqulwa kwecala e-United States ovela ezimangalweni zabantu okuthiwa bathintwa ukuxhumana isikhathi eside ne-glyphosate usalokhu uvulekile.
Ngenkathi evakashele e-Australia, uParr waphawula ukuthi abalimi base-Australia ahlangana nabo babebuza ukuthi imboni ingathola yini okunye esikhundleni semikhiqizo ekhona yokubulala ukhula engakhethi, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokwanda kwezinsongo ezingaba khona zokulawulwa kwe-glyphosate.
Imithi yokubulala ukhula i-Glyphosate isihlolisiswe nase-Australia, uMnyango Wezemvelo, Umhlaba, Amanzi Nokuhlela waseVictoria ubheka ukuthi imikhiqizo enjalo isetshenziswa kanjani ezindaweni zomphakathi. Amathuba ezenzo eziningi ezenziwa yizishoshovu zemvelo angeke akhishwe.
UParr ukholelwa ukuthi izibulala-khula ezingakhethi ezikhona zisebenza kahle futhi kufanele zigcinwe.
“Kodwa uma kunqunyelwe noma kususiwe, kuzovela ezinye izindlela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi,” kusho yena.
“Sesinemithi yokubulala ukhula ethokozisayo futhi ethokozisayo kubalimi ezoxhasa izinhlobonhlobo zokulwa nokhula. Lona umkhiqizo omusha ngokuphelele ongavela eminyakeni emihlanu kuya kweyisikhombisa,” engeza.
“Siyaqaphela ukuthi ukuhamba kwezinto ezintsha kubalulekile ebhizinisini lethu nasembonini yethu, futhi senze amagxathu abalulekile kule minyaka emithathu edlule,” kusho uParr mayelana nenqubekelaphambili yeSyngenta. “Sibe nempumelelo enkulu ngama-molecule amangalisayo, okuhlanganisa ne-canola ne-horticultural fungicide eyethulwe ngonyaka odlule abalimi abayithanda kakhulu. Yebo, izithiyo ezithakweni ezintsha ezisebenzayo kanye nokugcina ukubhaliswa okukhona ziyanda. Ngeminyaka yawo-1990, sabona imboni ibhalisa inqwaba yemikhiqizo emisha unyaka ngamunye, kodwa manje ngizophakamisa ukuthi inani lingase libe kwidijithi eyodwa. Abantu bafuna ngokufanelekile imikhiqizo engabizi kakhulu, esebenza kahle futhi ephephile, kodwa yilokho esikwenzayo ebhizinisini lethu. "
(Umthombo: Farm Online. Umbhali: Andrew Marshall).