Siyini isitifiketi seRainforest Alliance? Ayini "ubhontshisi bexoxo"?
Ekhuluma "ngamabhontshisi amaxoxo", abantu abaningi bangase bangawajwayele, ngoba leli gama okwamanje liyi-niche kakhulu futhi likhulunywa kuphela kwezinye izibhontshisi zekhofi. Ngakho-ke, abantu abaningi bazozibuza ukuthi yini ngempela "ubhontshisi bexoxo"? Ingabe ichaza ukubukeka kukabhontshisi wekhofi? Eqinisweni, "ubhontshisi wexoxo" ubhekisela kubhontshisi wekhofi ngesitifiketi se-Rainforest Alliance. Ngemuva kokuthola isitifiketi se-Rainforest Alliance, bazothola i-logo enexoxo eliluhlaza ephrintiwe kuyo, ngakho babizwa ngokuthi ubhontshisi wexoxo.
I-Rainforest Alliance (RA) yinhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe engenzi nzuzo evikela imvelo engenzi inzuzo. Umgomo wayo ukuvikela izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nokuzuza ukuphila okusimeme ngokushintsha amaphethini okusetshenziswa komhlaba, amabhizinisi kanye nokuziphatha kwabathengi. Ngaso leso sikhathi, ihlonishwa yi-International Forest Certification System (FSC). Le nhlangano yasungulwa ngo-1987 ngumlobi wezemvelo waseMelika, isikhulumi kanye nesishoshovu uDaniel R. Katz kanye nabasekeli abaningi bezemvelo. Ekuqaleni bekuwukuvikela imithombo yemvelo yehlathi lemvula. Kamuva, njengoba iqembu likhula, laqala ukuhileleka emikhakheni eyengeziwe. Ngo-2018, iRainforest Alliance ne-UTZ bamemezele ukuhlangana kwabo. I-UTZ iyinhlangano engenzi nzuzo, engekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni, ezimele enikeza izitifiketi ngokusekelwe kumazinga e-EurepGAP (European Union Good Agricultural Practice). Umkhakha wokunikeza izitifiketi uzoqinisekisa ngokuqinile zonke izinhlobo zekhofi lekhwalithi ephezulu emhlabeni, elifaka zonke izinyathelo zokukhiqiza ukusuka ekutshalweni kwekhofi kuya ekucutshungulweni. Ngemuva kokuthi ukukhiqizwa kwekhofi kwenziwe ukuhlolwa okuzimele kwezemvelo, kwezenhlalo kanye nezomnotho, i-UTZ izonikeza ilogo yekhofi eyaziwayo.
Inhlangano entsha ngemuva kokuhlanganiswa ibizwa nge-"Rainforest Alliance" futhi izokhipha izitifiketi kumapulazi nezinkampani zamahlathi ezihlangabezana nezindinganiso eziphelele, okuyi-"Rainforest Alliance Certification". Ingxenye yenzuzo evela kumfelandawonye iphinde isetshenziselwe ukuvikela izilwane zasendle eziziqiwini zezilwane zamahlathi ashisayo kanye nokwenza ngcono izimpilo zabasebenzi. Ngokwezindinganiso zamanje zesitifiketi se-Rainforest Alliance, amazinga akhiwa iminyango emithathu: ukongiwa kwemvelo, izindlela zokulima, kanye nomphakathi wesifunda. Kunemithetho enemininingwane evela ezicini ezinjengokuvikela amahlathi, ukungcoliswa kwamanzi, indawo yokusebenza yezisebenzi, ukusetshenziswa kukamanyolo wamakhemikhali, nokulahlwa kwemfucuza. Kafushane, kuyindlela yokulima evamile engashintshi indawo yasekuqaleni futhi itshalwe ngaphansi komthunzi wamahlathi emvelo, futhi inenzuzo ekuvikeleni imvelo.
Ubhontshisi wekhofi uyimikhiqizo yezolimo, ngakho-ke ungabuye uhlolwe. Ikhofi kuphela eliphumelele ukuhlolwa kanye nesitifiketi elingabizwa ngokuthi "i-Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee". Isitifiketi sisebenza iminyaka emi-3, lapho uphawu lwe-Rainforest Alliance lungaphrintwa khona emaphaketheni kabhontshisi wekhofi. Ngaphezu kokwazisa abantu ukuthi umkhiqizo uqashelwe, le logo ineziqinisekiso ezinhle zekhwalithi yekhofi ngokwalo, futhi umkhiqizo ungaba namashaneli okuthengisa akhethekile futhi uthole okubalulekile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-logo ye-Rainforest Alliance nayo ikhethekile kakhulu. Akulona ixoxo elivamile, kodwa ixoxo lesihlahla esinamehlo abomvu. Lelixoxo lesihlahla ngokuyisisekelo lihlala emahlathini emvula anempilo futhi angangcoli futhi alivamile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaxoxo angenye yezinkomba ezisetshenziswa kakhulu ukukhombisa izinga lokungcoliswa kwemvelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inhloso yokuqala ye-Rainforest Alliance kwakuwukuvikela amahlathi emvula. Ngakho-ke, ngonyaka wesibili wokusungulwa komfelandawonye, amaxoxo anqunywa ukuthi asetshenziswe njengezinga elijwayelekile futhi asesetshenziswe kuze kube namuhla.
Njengamanje, awekho "amabhontshisi amaxoxo" amaningi anesitifiketi se-Rainforest Alliance, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuthi lokhu kunezidingo eziphezulu zendawo yokutshala, futhi akubona bonke abalimi bekhofi abazobhalisela ukuqinisekiswa, ngakho-ke akuvamile. E-Front Street Coffee, ubhontshisi wekhofi othole isitifiketi se-Rainforest Alliance uhlanganisa ubhontshisi wekhofi we-Diamond Mountain ovela e-Panama's Emerald Manor kanye nekhofi le-Blue Mountain elikhiqizwe yi-Clifton Mount e-Jamaica. I-Clifton Mount okwamanje iyona kuphela i-manor e-Jamaica enesitifiketi se-"Rainforest". Ikhofi likaFront Street Coffee leBlue Mountain No. 1 liphuma e-Clifton Mount. Inambitheka njengamantongomane ne-cocoa, enokwakheka okubushelelezi kanye nebhalansi yonke.
Ubhontshisi wekhofi okhethekile udinga ukubhangqwa nokupakishwa kwekhwalithi ephezulu, futhi ukupakishwa kwekhwalithi ephezulu kudinga ukukhiqizwa abahlinzeki abathembekile.
Singumkhiqizi onguchwepheshe ekukhiqizeni izikhwama zokupakisha zekhofi iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20. Sesibe ngomunye wabakhiqizi abakhulu bezikhwama zekhofi eChina.
Sisebenzisa amavalvu ekhwalithi angcono kakhulu e-WIPF avela eSwitzerland ukuze sigcine ikhofi lakho lilisha.
Senze izikhwama eco-friendly, njengezikhwama ezivundisiwe kanye nezikhwama ezigaywa kabusha, kanye nezinto zakamuva ezethulwe ze-PCR.
Ziyizinketho ezingcono kakhulu zokushintsha izikhwama zepulasitiki ezivamile.
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Oct-25-2024
