Imali ehlakaniphile ihamba nge-vegan. I-Veganism isondela onqenqemeni - singalokotha sikusho? – okujwayelekile. U-Al Gore usanda kudla imifino, uBill Clinton udla kakhulu ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, futhi izinkomba ze-veganism cishe zitholakala yonke indawo kumamuvi nezinhlelo ze-TV.
Namuhla, izinkampani eziningi zizama ukwakha imikhiqizo esimeme kakhudlwana engasebenzisi imikhiqizo yezilwane. Isidingo somphakathi sokudla okunjalo siyakhula. Kodwa okubaluleke nakakhulu, ikusasa leplanethi lingase lincike ekudleni okunjalo.
Abatshalizimali abadumile abafana noBill Gates weMicrosoft kanye nabasunguli be-Twitter u-Biz Stone no-Evan Williams abagcini nje ngokuphonsa imali. Uma benikeza izinkampani ezisafufusa imali, kufanelekile ukubheka. Basanda kutshala imali efanelekile ezinkampanini ezimbalwa ezintsha ezikhiqiza inyama yokwenziwa namaqanda okwenziwa.
Laba bagqugquzeli bathanda ukusekela abaqalayo abanamandla amahle, imibono emihle, nezifiso ezinkulu. Ukukhuthazwa kokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni kunikeza konke lokhu nokunye.
Kungani kufanele sishintshele ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni okusimeme
Laba batshalizimali bayaqonda ukuthi iplanethi ayikwazi ukusekela izinga lamanje lokulima kwefekthri isikhathi eside. Inkinga ukugqilazwa kwethu yinyama, ubisi namaqanda, futhi kuzokuba kubi kakhulu.
Uma uthanda izilwane, kufanele unyanye unya olubi lwamapulazi emboni yanamuhla. Amadlelo amahle, lapho izilwane zizulazula khona, ahlala kuphela enkumbulweni yokhokho bethu nogogo bethu. Abalimi abakwazi ukuhlangabezana nesidingo esikhulu senyama, amaqanda nobisi ngezindlela zakudala.
Ukwenza imfuyo ibe nenzuzo, izinkukhu ziboshelwe eduze kangangokuthi azikwazi ukwelula amaphiko azo ngisho nokuhamba. Amazinyane engulube afakwa emiqashweni ekhethekile lapho engakwazi ngisho ukuphenduka, amazinyo nemisila yawo kukhishwa ngaphandle kokubulala izinzwa ukuze angalumani ngenxa yolaka noma isithukuthezi. Izinkomo ziphoqeleka ukuthi zikhulelwe isikhathi nesikhathi ukuze zigcine ubisi lwazo lugeleza, futhi amankonyane azo asanda kuzalwa ayathathwa ukuze aguqulwe abe yinyamazane.
Uma usizi lwezilwane lungenele ukuthi ushintshele ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni, bheka izibalo ngomthelela wokufuywa kwezilwane endaweni ezungezile. Izibalo zenza ukuphila:
• Amaphesenti angama-76 awo wonke amapulazi ase-US asetshenziselwa amadlelo emfuyo. Lokho kungamahektha ayizigidi ezingu-614 ezindawo ezinotshani, amahektha ayizigidi ezingu-157 omhlaba womphakathi, namahektha ayizigidi ezingu-127 ehlathi. • Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma ubala umhlaba okulinywa kuwo ukudla kwezilwane, kuvela ukuthi u-97% wamapulazi ase-US asetshenziselwa imfuyo nezinkukhu. • Izilwane ezifuyelwa ukudla zikhiqiza u-40000 kg womquba ngomzuzwana, okubangela ukungcoliswa okukhulu kwamanzi angaphansi komhlaba. • Amaphesenti angama-30 obuso bomhlaba wonke asetshenziswa izilwane. • Amaphesenti angu-70 okugawulwa kwamahlathi e-Amazon kubangelwa indawo egawuliwe ukuze idle. • Amaphesenti angama-33 omhlaba olimekayo asetshenziselwa ukutshala ukudla kwemfuyo kuphela. • Ngaphezu kuka-70% wesivuno esilinywa e-US sinikezwa izinkomo zenyama. • Amaphesenti angama-70 amanzi atholakalayo asetshenziselwa ukutshala izitshalo, iningi lazo eliya emfuyweni, hhayi abantu. • Kudingeka amakhilogremu angu-13 okusanhlamvu ukukhiqiza ikhilogremu elilodwa lenyama.
Naphezu kwakho konke lokhu okungenhla, ukukhiqizwa kwenyama emhlabeni wonke kuzonyuka kusuka kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-229 ngo-2001 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-465 ngonyaka ka-2050, kanti ubisi luzokhuphuka lusuka kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-580 ngo-2001 kuya kumathani ayizigidi eziyi-1043 ngo-2050.
“Uma siqhubeka nokulandela imikhuba yamanje yokudla kwamazwe aseNtshonalanga, ngo-2050 ngeke abe namanzi anele okukhulisa ukudla kwenani labantu abalinganiselwa ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-9,” ngokombiko ka-2012 we-Stockholm International Water Institute.
Uhlelo lwethu lwamanje alukwazi nje ukondla abantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-9 uma siqhubeka nokudla inyama, amaqanda nobisi. Bala futhi uzobona: kukhona okudingeka kushintshwe, futhi maduze.
Kungakho abatshalizimali abahlakaniphile nabacebile bebheke ezinkampanini eziyiqondayo inkinga ezayo futhi ezinikeza izixazululo. Bahola indlela, bevula indlela yekusasa elisekelwe ezitshalweni. Bheka nje lezi zibonelo ezimbili.
Isikhathi sokuqala impilo I-Meatless (ukuhunyushwa kwangempela kwegama lenkampani "Ngaphandle Kwenyama") i-Beyond Meat ihlose ukudala enye iphrotheni engancintisana - futhi ekugcineni, mhlawumbe, esikhundleni - amaprotheni ezilwane. Manje bakhiqiza "iminwe yenkukhu" engokoqobo futhi maduze bazonikeza "inyama yenkomo".
U-Biz Stone, umsunguli we-Twitter, uhlabeke umxhwele kakhulu ngokuthi kungenzeka yini enye iphrotheni ayibone ku-Beyond Meat, yingakho abe ngumtshali-zimali. “Laba bafana abazange babheke ibhizinisi lokuthatha inyama njengento entsha noma eyisiphukuphuku,” kusho uStone at Fast Company Co. “Baqhamuka kwisayensi enkulu, esebenza kakhulu, benezinhlelo ezicacile. Bathe, “Sifuna ukungena embonini yenyama ebiza izigidigidi zamadola 'ngenyama' eyenziwe ezitshalweni.
Uma ezinye izinto ezimbalwa ezilungile, ezisimeme esikhundleni senyama zinendawo eqinile emakethe, mhlawumbe isinyathelo esilandelayo ukususa izinkomo, izinkukhu kanye nezingulube eketayini lokudla? Yebo ngiyacela.
Iqanda Elidliwayo Elingakholeki (Isimeli)
I-Hampton Creek Foods ifuna ukuguqula ukukhiqizwa kwamaqanda ngokwenza amaqanda angadingeki. Esikhathini sokuqala, kuyacaca ukuthi ukuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo, ngokuqondana okungavamile, okubizwa ngokuthi "Ngaphandle Kwamaqanda" ("Ngaphandle kwamaqanda") kuphumelele kakhulu.
Intshisekelo ku-Hampton Creek Foods inyukile kusukela ngengqungquthela yokutshala imali ka-2012. OwayenguNdunankulu waseBrithani uTony Blair kanye nomsunguli weMicrosoft uBill Gates banambitha ama-muffin amabili amajikijolo. Akekho kubo owakwazi ukubona umehluko phakathi kwekhekhe elivamile nekhekhe elenziwe nge-Beyond Eggs. Leli qiniso lafumbathisa uGates, umlandeli wokudla okuzinzile. Manje usengumtshali zimali wabo.
Abanye abadlali abakhulu bezezimali nabo bayabheja ku-Hampton Creek Foods. Isikhwama semali yebhizinisi lomsunguli we-Sun Microsystems uVinod Khosla sitshale imali eningi yezigidi ezintathu zamaRandi enkampanini. Omunye umtshali-zimali nguPeter Thiel, umsunguli we-PayPal. Umlayezo ucacile: ukuguquka kusuka ezilwaneni kuya ekudleni kwezitshalo sekuqalile, futhi abatshalizimali abakhulu bayakwazi. Imboni yamaqanda ikhathazeke kakhulu ngempumelelo ye-Beyond Eggs kangangokuthi ithenga izikhangiso ze-Google ezizovela uma useshela i-Hampton Creek Foods, imikhiqizo yayo, noma abasebenzi bayo. Wethukile? Ngokufanelekile.
Ikusasa lisekelwe ezitshalweni uma sizoba nethuba lokondla wonke umuntu. Asethembe ukuthi abantu bayakuqonda lokhu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.