Ukukhiqizwa Kwamaqanda Emhlabeni Kuyaqhubeka Ukukhula
Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, ukukhiqizwa kwamaqanda emhlabeni wonke kufakazele ukukhula okumangazayo. Ngokwemininingwane evela ku-FAO isiyonke ukukhiqizwa kwamaqanda kukhule kusuka kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-61.7 ngonyaka ka-2008 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-76.7 ngonyaka ka-2018 - ukwanda okuphawuleka ngo-24% eminyakeni eyishumi. Umdwebo 1 ukhombisa ukuthuthukiswa kokukhiqizwa kwamaqanda kusuka ngonyaka we-2000, okubonisa ukukhula okuqhubekayo kokukhiqizwa kwamaqanda emhlabeni jikelele.
Ngo-2018, iChina yakhiqiza amaqanda ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-466 (ama-34% omkhiqizo womhlaba), yabenza bakhiqiza kakhulu kude. I-China ilandelwa yi-EU, USA ne India, ngalezi zifunda ezine eziphambili ezikhiqiza amaqanda cishe omhlaba angama-60%. Umdwebo 2 ukhomba uhlu lwabakhiqizi beqanda abayi-10 abaphezulu, abangama-76% abakhiqizi beqanda emhlabeni.
Kunokwehluka okukhulu ekusebenzeni kwamaqanda phakathi kwamazwe. Lapho ukukhiqizwa kwamaqanda okuphelele emhlabeni wonke ngonyaka ka-2018 kuhlukaniswe ngumhlaba wonke wabantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-7.6, ukusetshenziswa okujwayelekile kungamaqanda ayi-161 kumuntu ngamunye ngonyaka. Idatha ye-IEC yonyaka we-2018 ibonisa umehluko ngokusetshenziswa kwamaqanda okuphezulu eMexico (ama-368 amaqanda) neJapan (337) nokusetshenziswa okuphansi eNingizimu Afrika (130). Amazwe anabantu abaningi ahlukile ngokusetshenziswa kweqanda eChina amaqanda angama-255 kanye naseNdiya amaqanda angama-76. Isilinganiso se-EU singamaqanda angama-210 umuntu ngamunye ngonyaka, yize ngaphakathi kwedatha yokusebenzisa i-EU ihlukile kusuka phezulu eSpain (amaqanda angama-273) kanye neDenmark (248) ukuya emazingeni aphansi ePoland (amaqanda ayi-145) nePortugal (amaqanda ayi-146).
UPeter van Horne ungumhlaziyi wezomnotho we-IEC futhi ungusomnotho omkhulu e-Wageningen University and Research eNetherlands. Ungundunankulu waseYurophu oyiPoultry Economist futhi ugxile kumaphrojekthi wokucwaninga izinkukhu kuhulumeni kanye nasezimbonini egxile kakhulu kwezomnotho wenhlalakahle yezilwane, ukuvikelwa kwemvelo, impilo yezilwane kanye nokuncintisana kwamazwe omhlaba.