UMary Allen
I-monoculture yindawo lapho kukhula khona isitshalo esisodwa kuphela. Angatholakala kwezolimo, ehlathini, noma engadini. Igama elithi "mono" livela esiGrekini futhi lisho "yedwa". Igama elithi "isiko" livela kwisiLatini futhi lisho "ukulima". Okuphambene ne-monoculture isiko elixubile.
I-Monocultures ivame ukuba khona emasimini: izindawo ezinkulu zilinywa ngezihlahla zesundu, itiye, ukotini, noma ezinye izitshalo zezinhlobo ezifanayo. Ngisho namasimu amakhulu okumila kuwo kuphela ummbila, ukolweni, imbewu ye-rapese, i-sugar beet, noma izitshalo ezifanayo ezifanayo zibhekwa njenge-monocultures. Ehlathini, kuvame ukuba yi-spruce. Ezinkulisa, kuvame ukuba amasimu eklabishi, amasimu e-asparagus, amasimu e-carrot, amasimu ama-strawberry, nezinye eziningi. Kulula ukusebenza ngemishini kuyo kunasengadini exubile.
I-Monocultures ihlale idonsa umanyolo ofanayo emhlabathini. Ngakho bavundisa inhlabathi. Lokho akuhlali isikhathi eside. Ngakho-ke i-Monocultures ayiqhubeki.
Zimbalwa kakhulu izilwane ezehlukene ezihlala endaweni eyodwa. Ngakho-ke ukuhlukahluka kwezinhlobo zezilwane kuphansi. Ububi obukhulu bama-monocultures anjalo ukuthi izinambuzane zingazalana kahle kakhulu. Nokho, zimbalwa izinambuzane eziwusizo ngenxa yokuthi zizalana kakhulu othangweni nasezitshalweni eziqhakazayo. Abaningi babo sibabiza ngokuthi “ukhula”. Ngakho-ke, i-Monocultures idinga ubuthi obuningi obufafazwa emasimini. Ngakho-ke i-Monocultures ayifanele ukutshalwa kwemvelo.
Kodwa kunenye indlela: Esikweni elixubile, izinhlobo zezitshalo ezihlukene zikhula zihlangene. Lokhu kuyasiza uma ushiya ukuhlanganisa kwenzeke ngenhlanhla. Kodwa abalimi abanekhono noma abalimi baxuba ngendlela ehlosiwe. Kunezitshalo ezixosha izinambuzane eziyingozi ngephunga lazo. Lokhu kuphinde kuzuzise izitshalo ezingomakhelwane. Ngisho nesikhunta esiyingozi asikhuli kahle ngokulinganayo kuyo yonke indawo. Izitshalo ezinde zinikeza umthunzi kwabanye abawudinga kakhulu. Lokhu konga amanzi, umanyolo, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, izifutho.
Igama elithi “monoculture” nalo lisetshenziswa ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Izibonelo amadolobha lapho kunegatsha elilodwa kuphela lezimboni, isibonelo, ukwakhiwa kwemikhumbi, noma imboni yezindwangu. Ungakwazi futhi ukubiza inkampani ngokuthi i-monoculture uma kuphela amadoda nabesifazane bengasebenzi lapho.