Imikhiqizo ye-Tilapia Nabathengi be-Tilapia

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Ukusetshenziswa kwe-tilapia kukhula emhlabeni jikelele futhi kukhonjwe kabanzi ezindaweni zokudlela, umkhakha wokudayisa emikhumbi ye-cruise, ezibhedlela nasezikoleni. Kuthengiswa njengezinhlanzi ezintsha noma eziqhwa (konke, kungacubunguliwe) njengemikhiqizo ethintwa kakhulu njengezinxenye ze-parmesan-crusted kanye nezinkukhu zezinhlanzi kanye nokudla kwekhasi ekheniwe.
Eminye imikhiqizo evela embonini yokulima ye-tilapia yi-fish-meal namafutha wezinhlanzi. Ngenxa yokwanda kwezinhlanzi eziningi zokudoba kanye namanani aphezulu ezinhlanzi zasolwandle zasolwandle, i-tilapia esetshenzisiwe ingase ibe yindawo enhle kakhulu yezinhlanzi zasolwandle ezifana ne-hake. I-Tilapia ingumsizi wekhwalithi ngemanani okuncintisana. Amafutha om-omega-3 avela ku-tilapia asetshenziselwa ukucebisa ijusi le-orange kanye ne-Honduras biodiesel futhi itholakala njengomkhiqizo we-tilapia yokulima.

Imikhiqhizo Yesikhumba ye-Tilapia

I-Tilapia yezimpahla zesikhumba ibe yimboni ehlangene ye-aquaculture eBrazil. Isikhumba se-Tilapia singacutshungulwa futhi sibe nembala futhi sisetshenziselwa imikhiqizo yesikhumba njengebhande, izikhwama nezingubo.
Omunye umkhiqizo obalulekile ovela ku-tilapia ukulima i-collagen eqoqwe ngaphakathi ngaphakathi kwezikhumba zezinhlanzi; amazwe aseYurophu asuka ku-collagen ezilwaneni ezincelisayo ngenxa yokwesaba kwesifo sezinkomo, ngokusho kombiko we-2008 we-University of Arizona. Futhi, i-collagen yezinhlanzi ingasetshenziselwa ukulungiselela imithi ekhishwa isikhathi.
Udokotela wezilwane odidiyelwe wezilwane waseYunivesithi yaseCalifornia, uDavis wasebenzisa izikhumba ze-tilapia ngempumelelo njengama-bandages eziphilayo ukuze aphathe amanxeba okushisa ezilwaneni zasendle. Le nqubo yayisetshenziswa naseBrazil lapho izinsizakalo ezilinganiselwe zancenga odokotela ukuba basebenzise isikhumba se-tilapia esikhwameni sezikhumba kuzisulu ezishisayo.

UKudla I-Tilapia eNingizimu Afrika

Ngenxa yenkambiso encane yokudla inhlanzi eNingizimu Afrika futhi abathengi bengakwazi futhi bangafundile kwe-tilapia, inhlanzi ayisakaziwa kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika. Ingxenye enkulu kunazo zonke zabathengi be-tilapia yizizwe zakwamanye amazwe ezihlala eNingizimu Afrika kanye nabathengi abaphezulu abajwayele ukudoba ekudleni kwabo. I-Tilapia ithengiswa ngumthengisi omkhulu Woolworths.
Ukufunwa kwe-tilapia kubonisa ukukhula, ikakhulukazi njengoba kungashintsha i-hake ngenxa yezici ezifanayo zenyama kanye namanani angcono.

Ukuthengiswa Phandle kwe-Tilapia

Ngokwe-Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) I-Aquaculture Handbook 2016 iNingizimu Afrika yathumela cishe amathani ayi-325 we-tilapia ngenani lika-R3.5 million ngo-2015. Izindawo eziphezulu ezintathu zokuthunyelwa ngaphandle kweTilapia yaseNingizimu Afrika zaziyiBotswana (amathani angu-196), iDemocratic Republic of Congo (79 t) neChina (22 t).
Umthamo wezokuthunyelwa kwe-tilapia wanda cishe.

Translated by Nsika Khoza