Izizathu ezili-10 Izizathu zokutya ze-Organic More

by Jennifer Chait

Iipolisi zakutsha zibonisa ukuba abaninzi baseMelika bacinga ukutya okungekho nto akufanelekanga, kubangelwa ukuba abathengi abaninzi bacinga ukuba izinto eziphilayo zifana nezinto eziqhelekileyo, nje nge-label edibeneyo ebhaliweyo.

Nangona kunjalo, kukho ukungafani okwenene phakathi kwezinto eziphilayo kunye nokutya okuqhelekileyo . Kukho nezizathu ezibalulekileyo, kunye nezizathu zinyani, kutheni i-organics ingabiza.

Nazi iindawo eziphezulu ezi-10 ezibangelwa iindleko zokutya ezingaphezulu.

01 - Iimfuneko zexesha

Uninzi lwexabiso lezinto eziphilayo lingabalelwa kwiinkalo zexesha. Ixesha liyimali emva kwayo yonke, kwaye abalimi bezolimo bayichitha ixesha elingakumbi kwizityalo zabo kunezilimo eziqhelekileyo. I-Organic Farming Research Foundation ithi: "Ixabiso lentengo yexabiso elibonakalayo libonisa ngokugqithiseleyo indleko yokunyusa ukutya [kubandakanywa] ukufaka indawo yokulawula abasebenzi kunye nokunyanzeliswa okukhulu kweekhemikhali, ukukhula, ukuvuna, ukuthutha nokugcina."

Ngenxa yokuba abalimi bezolimo abasebenzisi ixabiso elifanayo lemichiza yezilwanyana ezinobungozi kwizityalo zabo, kufuneka bafune ezinye iindlela, ngokuqhelekileyo iindlela zokulawula izilwanyana nezifo. Ezi ndlela zigcina izidalwa zepilisi zivela kubantu kunye nendalo, kodwa zenza iindleko ezingaphezulu. Kukho imfundo eqhubekayo kubalimi bezolimo, inkqubo yokuqinisekisa, iphepha, ukuhlola, ukucwangcisa kunye nokunye okuqulunqwe kwishedyuli yomlimi.

Ukutya okwenyama okuvela kwizilwanyana kwindleko ngaphezu kweendawo eziqhelekileyo ngezizathu ezifanayo. Kukho ukunakekelwa kwezandla ezininzi ezifunekayo kwimfuyo yemfuyo . Konke oku kubiza imali, kunjalo.

02 - I-Certified Certification

Isatifikethi se-Organic, njengoko siphankanywe ngasentla, sisidla ixesha, kodwa sithengisa kakhulu kubalimi abaninzi nabaphathi. Akunjalo kuphela iifizi zokuqala zeziqinisekiso , ezilinganiselwa kuma-dollar 700 ukuya kwii-1,200 zama-operation, kodwa kukho ezinye iindleko zokuqinisekisa ezibandakanyekayo. Ezinye zeendleko ezinkulu zeziqinisekiso ziquka izindleko zokuvuselela izitifiketi, imfundo, umhlaba omelekileyo, imfuyo evela kwimvelaphi yendalo, imbewu yemveliso kunye nezixhobo zokusebenza ezikhethekileyo.

03 - Izixhobo ezizodwa

Ukusuka kubalimi ukuya kubaproseshini, imisebenzi eninzi eqinisekisiwe efunekayo ifuna umhlaba okhethekileyo kunye / okanye izakhiwo ngaphambi kokuba zivelise ukutya. Umhlaba we-Organic ubiza iindleko ezingaphezulu kweendawo ezisemaphandleni kuba kukho uluhlu olude lweempawu ezimele umhlaba. Oku kusebenza kumhlaba wobutyebi osetyenziselwa izityalo okanye imfuyo.

Ngaphezulu kwemiba yomhlaba, imisebenzi emininzi ye-organic iyancinci kangangokuba ayifumani isiqinisekiso sokwenza indawo egcweleyo, oko kuthetha ukuba kufumana umsebenzi osebenzayo kunye nabathengisa indawo okanye ukuthenga izixhobo ezizodwa kwiziko eliqhelekileyo. Ukuba inkampani yenkampani ibelana indawo kunye neenkampani eziqhelekileyo, kufuneka ixesha elide lichithe ukuqinisekisa ukuba iimveliso azixutywanga , okanye ukuba zixutywe, ukuba iimashishini zokucoca zicocwe kakuhle phambi kokuba zisetyenziselwe i-organicics.

04 - Imfundo

Xa kuziwa kwizakhono zendalo, abaninzi abanini-shishini bachitha ixesha elininzi lemali kwiindleko eziqhubekayo zemfundo. Amafama amaninzi kunye nabanye abanikazi boshishino bahlala ngokuchitha ixesha kunye nemali yokufumana idigri kwindawo edibeneyo . Ngaphezu koko, ekubeni ulwazi lwendalo yoluntu luhlala luguquka (njengokuba umgaqo-nkqubo we-organic), ukugcinwa ngokukhawuleza kuyindleko ebalulekileyo kodwa ihlala ixabisa.

Ngaphandle kwezemfundo, abanikazi bezoshishino okanye iinkampani kufuneka bathathe ixesha lokuqinisekisa ukuba abasebenzi babo balandela imigaqo-nkqubo efanelekileyo. Kukho iindlela ezininzi ezahlukeneyo zobuchule obubandakanyeka kwimveliso yezinto eziphilayo kunye nokuphatha, kwaye abasebenzi kufuneka basebenzise izenzo zokusebenza ukuze kubekho umsebenzi wokuhlala uqinisekisiweyo.

05 - Imisebenzi encinci

Ininzi yeefama eziphilayo ziincinci kunezinye zazo eziqhelekileyo. Amapulazi amancinci awamkeli iintlobo ezifanayo ezivela kubutyebi bezinga elenza imisebenzi emikhulu. Ukongezelela, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba kukhule kwaye kusebenze ubuncinci bokutya kokutya, ngokuchasene nemininzi enkulu. Ngaphezulu kweendleko ezongeziweyo zokujongana nemilinganiselo encinci yokutya, kubiza okungakumbi ukuthumela ezi zinto: Umgaqo-nkqubo kaZwelonke weNkqubo ye-Organic (NOP) ugunyazisa ukuba kufuneka uhlukanise izinto zokutya ezivela kwizinto eziqhelekileyo zokutya.

06 - I- Small-Scale Marketing

Ngaphandle kwemibandela embalwa, ukuthengisa ishishini ngokufanelekileyo kuthatha inani elininzi lemali nexesha. Nangona kunjalo, ngelixa iikhampani ezinkulu zisoloko zibeka ibhajethi yokuthengisa kunye nabantu abenza umsebenzi wokuthengisa, izinto ezincinci zivame ukuzithengisa zodwa kunye nebhajethi ephantsi kakhulu, enokuthatha ubuninzi bokudala.

Ikhampani ezincinci kunye okanye ngaphandle kohlahlo lwabiwo-mali kufuneka zihlawule imfundo yabathengi , ukupapasha iintengiso, iiwebhusayithi zezoshishino kunye nokunye.

07 - I- Cheap Synthetics

Abavelisi bokutya be-Organic abasebenzisi izithako ezincinci ezifumanekayo ezifumanekayo, i-flavour, kunye nezilondolozo njengabavelisi bokutya abaqhelekileyo. Kukho uluhlu olude lwezithako eziyingozi ezingavumelekanga ekudleni kokutya . Oku kuthetha ukuba abavelisi bezinto eziphilayo kufuneka bafumane ezinye izithako ezingenakonakaliswa kodwa ezingenakuncinci kodwa zingaphantsi. Ngokucacileyo iindleko ezingaphantsi kokusebenzisa izinto zokutya zokwenziwa, ngoko ke iinkampani zokutya eziqhelekileyo zifumana ukuphulwa kwezimali kwangempela ukuba iinkampani zendalo zingenzi.

08 - Inkxaso engekho

Amanani okutya ahlala echaphazela inkxaso, kwaye ngokuqhelekileyo, ukutya okunomdla okuxhamlayo kuncedwa ngokubanzi kunokuba kunezityalo kunye neziqhamo ezinempilo. Emuva ngo-2008, iKomidi yoLwabiwo lweNdlu yabona ukuba ukuchitha imali kwiifama zenkxaso yefama kwafikelela kwi-$ 7.5 yezigidi ngonyaka, ngelixa i-15 million yezigidi zanikwa iiprogram zokutya kunye neendawo zendawo ezidibeneyo.

Kwiimeko ezininzi, inkxaso-mali ijoliswe ngqo kwiinkalo ezinkulu zokurhweba kwezolimo , kungekhona iifama ezincinci okanye eziphakathi kweefama. Xa isityalo sifumana inkxaso-mali sinciphisa iindleko zabathengi kufuneka zihlawule umtya wokugqibela. Ekubeni ukutya okuqhelekileyo kufumana ubuninzi bee-subsidy, amanani e-organic abonakala ephakamileyo kunokuba ayenayo kuba amaxabiso okutya aqhelekileyo asemzantsi kunokuba afanele abe.

Enyanisweni, iiApile ziya kwiTwinkies, ingxelo yeCalifornia yeCommunity Research Group (CALPIRG), ichaza ukuba phakathi kuka-1995 no-2010, abahlawuli berhafu baseMerika bachithe ngaphezu kwama-260 billion kwiimali zenkxaso yezolimo, kunye nezona zininzi zenkxaso-mali ezinikezelwe kwimisebenzi enkulu yokulima e-United States. Okugqithisileyo, inkxaso eninzi yayisetyenziselwa ukuhlawula iimveliso zezityalo ezifana ne-corn and soybeans ezivame ukucwangciswa zibe zongezelelo zokutya ezifana ne-fructose ye-corn syrup kunye ne-oyile yemifuno kwaye isetyenziswe kwisidlo esingenamsoco.

09 - Ukubonelela kunye nokufuna

Uqoqosho lwezinga elithengiweyo kumthengi lithetha ukuthenga kwakho, ngakumbi inkampani iya kuvelisa, kwaye xa uvelisa ngakumbi, amaxabiso aphantsi aya kuwa. Ukubonelela kunye nemfuno yinkinga enkulu. Nangona i-organics ifumana ukuthandwa rhoqo ngonyaka, ukuthengiswa kokutya okungekho ndawo akukho ndawo ekuthengisweni kokutya okuqhelekileyo.

Ukuba abathengi abaninzi bathenga i-organicics , kuya kuba nemfuneko emininzi, eyenza ukuba imisebenzi ye-organic ikhule. Oko, kuya kuba neendleko eziphantsi. Kodwa xa abathengi behlambulula kwizinto ezincinci, ukutya okunetyhefu, yiloo nto iinkampani ezifuna ukuvelisa.

Uyakwazi ukubona impembelelo abathengi ababenayo ngaphezu kokutya kwendalo, nangona nje kwiminyaka elishumi edlulileyo. Kwakusenokwenzeka ukuba awukwazi ngisho nokufumana ukutya okunokubaluleka okusemgangathweni njenge-rice, iiapulo, ijusi okanye ubisi. Kalokunje, ngenxa yokuba ukubonelela kunyuke kakhulu, kuyisisindo sokufumana iziguqulelo ezifikelelekayo kuzo zonke ezi zinto, kunye nezinye izinto ezisisiseko zezinto eziphilayo.

Xa nabathengi abaninzi befuna ukutya kwendalo, iinkampani ziya kuzisa, kwaye ziya kuhlawula amaxabiso aphantsi kunokuba ubona ngoku.

10 - Ibali elilahlekileyo

Ekubonweni kokuqala, ukutya okubonakalayo kubonakala kubi ngaphezu kokuqhelekileyo. Kodwa khawucinge ukuba iqela elikhulu lebali alikho, ubuncinane apho uluntu luchaphazeleka khona. Kukho ubungqina obuninzi obonisa ukuba sihlawula ngakumbi ukutya okuqhelekileyo, kunzima ukubona kuba sihlawula ngokuthe ngqo iindleko.

Iindleko zokutya eziqhelekileyo eziqhelekileyo zihluleka ukubonisa ezinye iingongoma eziphambili. Ngokomzekelo, iindleko zokutya eziqhelekileyo azibonisi indleko kwiimeko ezifana nomhlaba, ukungcola komhlaba kunye nokungcola kwamanzi . Sihlawula ezo ndleko ngeerhafu zethu zerhafu, kungekhona ngohlahlo lwabiwo-mali.

Ukuveliswa kokutya okuqhelekileyo kwindleko ezongezelelweyo zokuvelisa iimfucuza kunye nokulahla. Iipilisi ze-pesticides, ingozi eyaziwayo yempilo, zininzi ukutya okuqhelekileyo, ngoko xa sisidla ukutya okuyi-pesticide-filled fillings, sithatha iindleko ezinkulu kwiindleko zonyango ngokunjalo. Ekugqibeleni, i-organicics inikezela inhlalakahle engcono yezilwanyana, ikhuthaza ukuphuhliswa kweendawo zasemaphandleni kunye nokuncedisa ukwandisa imisebenzi - imiba apho inkqubo yokuvelisa ukutya eqhelekileyo ihluleka kakubi.

Kuphazamiseka xa ubona ibhothi engancinci yebhotela ye-peanut eqhelekileyo okanye isikhwama se-apula eziqhelekileyo ezihlezi ngqo kunye neenguqu eziphezulu zexabiso eziphilayo, kodwa xa ukhangele ibali lonke, kulula ukubona ukuba ukutya kokutya kubonelela ngenzuzo kunye nexesha elide imali yokulondoloza ukutya okuqhelekileyo akunakuze kube nako.