I-Leaps by Bayer, uphiko lwe-investimenti olunomthelela we-Bayer AG, itshala imali emaqenjini ukuze azuze impumelelo ebalulekile kubhayoloji neminye imikhakha yesayensi yezempilo.Kule minyaka eyisishiyagalombili edlule, inkampani itshale imali engaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-1.7 zamarandi emabhizinisini angaphezu kwama-55.
U-PJ Amini, Umqondisi Omkhulu kwa-Leaps by Bayer kusukela ngo-2019, wabelana ngemibono yakhe ngokutshalwa kwezimali kwenkampani kubuchwepheshe be-biologicals kanye nezitayela embonini ye-biologicals.
I-Leaps by Bayer itshale imali ezinkampanini ezimbalwa ezikhiqiza izitshalo ezisimeme eminyakeni embalwa edlule.Yiziphi izinzuzo lezi zimali eziziletha ku-Bayer?
Esinye sezizathu ezenza senze lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali ukubheka lapho singathola khona ubuchwepheshe obusebenzayo obusebenza ezindaweni zocwaningo esingazithinti ngenye indlela ngaphakathi kwezindonga zethu.Iqembu le-Bayer's Crop Science R&D lichitha u-$2.9B ngonyaka ngaphakathi emandleni alo ahamba phambili emhlabeni we-R&D, kodwa kusekuningi okwenzeka ngaphandle kwezindonga zalo.
Isibonelo solunye utshalomali lwethu yi-CoverCress, ebambe iqhaza ekuhleleni izakhi zofuzo nokudala isitshalo esisha, i-PennyCress, esivunwa ukuze kusetshenziswe uhlelo olusha lokukhiqiza uwoyela onenkomba yekhabhoni ephansi, okuvumela abalimi ukuthi batshale isivuno emjikelezweni wabo wasebusika phakathi kommbila. kanye nesoya.Ngakho-ke, kuzuzisa abalimi kwezomnotho, kwakha umthombo kaphethiloli oqhubekayo, kusiza ukuthuthukisa impilo yomhlabathi, futhi inikeza okuthile okuhambisana nemikhuba yabalimi, kanye neminye imikhiqizo yezolimo esiyinikeza ngaphakathi kwe-Bayer.Ukucabanga ukuthi le mikhiqizo esimeme isebenza kanjani ngaphakathi kwesistimu yethu ebanzi kubalulekile.
Uma ubheka okunye ukutshalwa kwezimali kwethu endaweni yokufafaza okunembayo, sinezinkampani, njenge-Guardian Agriculture kanye ne-Rantizo, ezibheka ukusetshenziswa okunembe kakhudlwana kobuchwepheshe bokuvikela izitshalo.Lokhu kuhambisana nephothifoliyo ye-Bayer yokuvikela izitshalo futhi kunikeza amandla okuthuthukisa izinhlobo ezintsha zokuvikela izitshalo okuhloswe ngazo ukusetshenziswa kwevolumu ephansi nangesikhathi esizayo.
Uma sifuna ukuqonda kangcono imikhiqizo nokuthi isebenzisana kanjani nomhlabathi, ukuba nezinkampani esitshale kuzo imali, njenge-ChrysaLabs, ezinze e-Canada, kusinika ukucaciswa kwenhlabathi okungcono nokuqonda.Ngakho-ke, singafunda ngendlela imikhiqizo yethu, noma ngabe iyimbewu, ikhemistri, noma i-biological, isebenza kanjani ngokuhlobene ne-ecosystem yomhlabathi.Kufanele ukwazi ukukala inhlabathi, kokubili izingxenye zayo eziphilayo nezingaphili.
Ezinye izinkampani, ezifana ne-Sound Agriculture noma i-Andes, zibheke ukunciphisa umanyolo wokwenziwa kanye nokuthungatha ikhabhoni, okuhambisana nephothifoliyo ebanzi ye-Bayer namuhla.
Lapho utshala imali ezinkampanini ze-bio-ag, yiziphi izici zalezi zinkampani ezibaluleke kakhulu ukuthi zihlolwe?Yiziphi izindlela ezisetshenziswayo ukuhlola amandla enkampani?Noma iyiphi idatha ebaluleke kakhulu?
Kithina, isimiso sokuqala siyiqembu elikhulu nobuchwepheshe obukhulu.
Ezinkampanini eziningi ze-ag-tech zakuqala ezisebenza esikhaleni se-bio, kunzima kakhulu ukufakazela ukusebenza kahle kwemikhiqizo yazo kusenesikhathi.Kepha leyo yindawo lapho seluleka khona abaningi abaqalayo ukuthi bagxile kuyo futhi benze imizamo emikhulu.Uma lokhu kuyibhayoloji, uma ubheka ukuthi izokwenza kanjani emkhakheni, izobe isebenza endaweni eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu futhi eguquguqukayo yemvelo.Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukwenza izivivinyo ezifanele ngokulawula okulungile okusethwe elebhu noma egumbini lokukhula kusenesikhathi.Lezi zivivinyo zingakutshela ukuthi umkhiqizo usebenza kanjani ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele kakhulu, okuyidatha ebalulekile ukuthi yenziwe kusenesikhathi ngaphambi kokuthatha leso sinyathelo esibizayo sokuthuthukela ekuhlolweni kwenkambu yamahektare abanzi ngaphandle kokwazi inguqulo engcono kakhulu yomkhiqizo wakho.
Uma ubheka imikhiqizo yebhayoloji namuhla, kwabaqalayo abafuna ukusebenzisana ne-Bayer, ithimba lethu le-Open Innovation Strategic Partnership linamaphakheji emiphumela edatha acacile kakhulu esiwafunayo uma sifuna ukuhlanganyela.
Kodwa kusukela kumalensi okutshalwa kwezimali ngokuqondile, ukufuna lawo maphuzu obufakazi bokusebenza kanye nokuba nezilawuli ezinhle ezinhle, kanye nokuhlola okufanele ngokumelene nemikhuba ehamba phambili yokuhweba, yilokho esikufunayo ngokuphelele.
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukusuka ku-R&D ukuya ekudayiseni okokufaka kwe-biological agri-input?Le nkathi ingafinyezwa kanjani?
Ngifisa ukusho ukuthi kunesikhathi esiqondile esisithathayo.Ngokomongo, bengilokhu ngibheka isayensi yezinto eziphilayo kusukela kudala lapho i-Monsanto ne-Novozymes babambisana kwelinye lamapayipi amakhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni okutholwa ngama-microbial iminyaka ethile.Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, kwakunezinkampani, ezifana ne-Agradis ne-AgriQuest, zonke ezazizama ukuba ngamavulandlela ekulandeleni leyo ndlela yokulawula, zithi, ″Kusithatha iminyaka emine.Kusithatha siyisithupha.Kudingeka isishiyagalombili.″ Empeleni, ngingathanda ukukunikeza ububanzi kunenombolo ethile.Ngakho-ke, unemikhiqizo esukela eminyakeni emihlanu kuya kweyisishiyagalombili ukuya emakethe.
Futhi ngephuzu lakho lokuqhathanisa, ukuthuthukisa isici esisha, kungathatha iminyaka eyishumi futhi cishe kuzobiza ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-100 zamaRandi.Noma ungacabanga ngomkhiqizo wamakhemikhali wokwenziwa wokuvikela isitshalo othatha cishe iminyaka eyishumi kuya kweyishumi nambili nangaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama-$250.Ngakho-ke namuhla, i-biologicals iyisigaba somkhiqizo esingafinyelela ngokushesha emakethe.
Nokho, uhlaka lokulawula luyaqhubeka nokuvela kulesi sikhala.Ngiyiqhathanise ne-synthetic chemistry yokuvikela izitshalo ngaphambili.Kuneziqondiso eziqondile zokuhlola mayelana ne-ecology kanye nokuhlolwa kwe-toxicology namazinga, kanye nokukalwa kwemiphumela yensalela yesikhathi eside.
Uma sicabanga ngebhayoloji, iyinto ephilayo eyinkimbinkimbi, futhi ukulinganisa imithelela yazo yesikhathi eside kuba nzima kancane ukusebenza kuyo, ngoba idlula emijikelezweni yokuphila nokufa iqhathaniswa nomkhiqizo wamakhemikhali okwenziwa, okuwuhlobo lwe-inorganic ukuthi ingalinganiswa kalula emjikelezweni wayo wesikhathi wokucekelwa phansi.Ngakho-ke, kuzodingeka senze izifundo zabantu eminyakeni embalwa ukuze siqonde ukuthi lezi zinhlelo zisebenza kanjani.
Isingathekiso esingcono kakhulu engingasinikeza ukuthi uma ucabanga ukuthi sizokwethula nini into entsha ephilayo ohlelweni lwendalo, kuhlala kunezinzuzo nemiphumela yesikhathi esiseduze, kodwa kuhlale kunezingozi zesikhathi eside noma izinzuzo okufanele uzenze. ukukala ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.Akubanga kudala sethula iKudzu (Pueraria montana) e-US (1870's) sabe sesiyincoma ekuqaleni kwawo-1900 njengesitshalo esihle esingasetshenziselwa ukulawula ukuguguleka kwenhlabathi ngenxa yezinga lokukhula kwayo ngokushesha.Manje i-Kudzu ibusa ingxenye enkulu yaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-United States futhi ihlanganisa izinhlobo eziningi zezitshalo ezihlala ngokwemvelo, eziphuca kokubili ukukhanya nokufinyelela izakhi.Uma sithola i-microbe 'eqinile' noma 'ye-symbiotic' futhi siyethula, sidinga ukuqonda okuqinile kwe-symbiosis yayo ne-ecosystem ekhona.
Sisesezinsukwini zokuqala zokwenza lezo zilinganiso, kepha kunezinkampani eziqalayo laphaya ezingezona utshalomali lwethu, kodwa ngingababiza ngenjabulo.I-Solena Ag, i-Pattern Ag kanye ne-Trace Genomics benza ukuhlaziya umhlabathi we-metagenomic ukuze baqonde zonke izinhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ezenzeka emhlabathini.Futhi manje njengoba sesingakwazi ukukala lezi zibalo ngokungaguquki, singayiqonda kangcono imiphumela yesikhathi eside yokwethula i-biologicals kuleyo microbiome ekhona.
Kudingeka imikhiqizo ehlukahlukene kubalimi, futhi isayensi yezinto eziphilayo ihlinzeka ngethuluzi eliwusizo elizongezwa kusethi yamathuluzi okokufaka yomlimi.Kuhlale kunethemba lokufinyeza isikhathi ukusuka ku-R&D ukuya kwezentengiso, ithemba lami ngokuqalisa kwe-Ag kanye nokusungula ukusebenzelana kwabadlali abakhudlwana nendawo yokulawula ukuthi ayiqhubeki nje nokugqugquzela nokugqugquzela ukungena ngokushesha kwale mikhiqizo embonini, kodwa futhi ngokuqhubekayo iphakamisa amazinga okuhlola.Ngicabanga ukuthi okuhamba phambili kwethu ngemikhiqizo yezolimo ukuthi iphephile futhi isebenza kahle.Ngicabanga ukuthi sizobona indlela yomkhiqizo wezinto eziphilayo iqhubeka nokuvela.
Yimaphi amathrendi abalulekile ku-R&D nokusebenzisa okokufaka kwe-biological agri-inputs?
Kungase kube namathrendi amabili ayinhloko esiwabona ngokuvamile.Enye ikuzakhi zofuzo, kanti enye iku-application technology.
Ngasohlangothini lwezakhi zofuzo, yini ngokomlando ebone ukulandelana okuningi kanye nokukhethwa kwamagciwane avela ngokwemvelo azophinde afakwe kwezinye izinhlelo.Ngicabanga ukuthi umkhuba esiwubonayo namuhla umayelana nokwenza kahle kwamagciwane kanye nokuhlela lawa magciwane ukuze asebenze ngempumelelo ezimeni ezithile.
Umkhuba wesibili ukuqhela ekusetshenzisweni kwamaqabunga noma emiseleni yesayensi yezinto eziphilayo ukuya ekwelashweni kwembewu.Uma ukwazi ukwelapha imbewu, kulula ukufinyelela emakethe ebanzi, futhi ungasebenzisana nezinkampani eziningi zembewu ukwenza lokho.Siwubonile lowo mkhuba nge-Pivot Bio, futhi siyaqhubeka nokubona lokhu nezinye izinkampani ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwephothifoliyo yethu.
Iziqalo eziningi zigxila kuma-microbe epayipi lomkhiqizo wabo.Imiphi imiphumela ye-synergistic abanayo nobunye ubuchwepheshe bezolimo, obufana nezolimo ezinembile, ukuhlela izakhi zofuzo, ubuhlakani bokwenziwa (AI) nokunye?
Ngiwujabulele lo mbuzo.Ngicabanga ukuthi impendulo enobulungiswa esingayinikeza ukuthi asikazi ngokugcwele okwamanje.Ngizokusho lokhu mayelana nokuhlaziya okunye esikubhekile obekuhloswe ngakho ukukala ukuhlangana phakathi kwemikhiqizo ehlukene yezolimo.Lokhu kwenzeka eminyakeni engaphezu kweyisithupha edlule, ngakho-ke kungokwesikhathi esincane.Kodwa esazama ukukubheka kwakuyikho konke lokhu kusebenzisana, njengama-microbes by germplasm, i-germplasm by fungicides kanye nemiphumela yesimo sezulu ku-germplasm, futhi sazama ukuqonda zonke lezi zakhi ezinezici eziningi nokuthi zikuthinte kanjani ukusebenza kwensimu.Futhi umphumela walokho kuhlaziywa kwaba ukuthi ngaphezu kuka-60% kokuhlukahluka ekusebenzeni kwenkundla kwakuqhutshwa isimo sezulu, okuyinto esingeke sikwazi ukuyilawula.
Kukho konke lokho kuhlukahluka, ukuqonda lokho kusebenzelana komkhiqizo yilapho sisenethemba, njengoba kukhona ezinye izindlela lapho izinkampani ezithuthukisa ubuchwepheshe zisengakwazi ukwenza umthelela omkhulu.Futhi isibonelo empeleni sikuphothifoliyo yethu.Uma ubheka i-Sound Agriculture, abakwenzayo umkhiqizo we-biochemistry, futhi leyo chemistry isebenza ku-nitrogen ukulungisa amagciwane atholakala ngokwemvelo emhlabathini.Kunezinye izinkampani namuhla ezakha noma ezithuthukisa izinhlobo zamanoveli amagciwane alungisa i-nitrogen.Le mikhiqizo ingaba yi-synergistic ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, iqhubeke isize i-sequester kakhulu futhi yehlise inani lomanyolo wokwenziwa odingekayo ensimini.Asikaze sibone umkhiqizo owodwa emakethe ukwazi ukufaka esikhundleni u-100% wokusetshenziswa kukamanyolo we-CAN namuhla noma ngisho no-50% walolo daba.Kuzoba inhlanganisela yalobu buchwepheshe bempumelelo obuzosiholela phansi kule ndlela engaba khona yesikhathi esizayo.
Ngakho-ke, ngicabanga ukuthi sisekuqaleni nje, futhi leli yiphuzu okufanele siliveze, yingakho ngiwuthanda lo mbuzo.
Ngikushilo ngaphambilini, kodwa ngizophinda ngigcizelele ukuthi enye inselelo esivame ukuyibona ukuthi ama-startups adinga ukubheka kakhulu ekuhloleni ngaphakathi kwemikhuba yamanje ye-ag kanye ne-ecosystem.Uma ngine-biological futhi ngiya ensimini, kodwa angihloli ngembewu engcono kakhulu umlimi angayithenga, noma angiyihloli ngokubambisana nesibulala-fungi umlimi angasifutha ukuze avimbele izifo, ngiyakwenza ngempela. angazi ukuthi lo mkhiqizo ungenza kanjani ngoba isibulala-sikhunta singase sibe nobudlelwano obuphikisanayo naleyo ngxenye yebhayoloji.Sikubonile lokho esikhathini esidlule.
Sisezinsukwini zokuqala zokuhlola konke lokhu, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi sibona izindawo ezithile zokusebenzisana nokuphikisana phakathi kwemikhiqizo.Sifunda ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okuyingxenye enkulu ngalokhu!
KusukaAgroPages
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-12-2023