ImiSebenzi Ephezulu kwi-Organic Industry

Imboni yezemvelo iyanda, futhi imisebenzi eminingi iyatholakala. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izinkambu ziyashisa kunabanye, ngokuvula okuningi. Futhi, ukukhokha izikali kuhluke kakhulu kulo mboni, ngakho-ke cwaninga amabhizinisi aphilayo ngaphambi kokuba uhambe endleleni eya emkhakheni owodwa wezemvelo.

  • 01 Umfama weMvelo noma umcengezi

    Abalimi be-organic and ranchers basesimweni esikhulu samandla e-United States, nakuba kungabonakali njalo.

    Kodwa-ke, cabangela ukuthi abalimi base-US kanye nabaqhamukayo bahileleke kakhulu emkhakheni wezolimo okhiqizayo kakhulu emhlabeni, okhiqiza ukudla nezinye izimpahla ukuze bahlangabezane nezidingo ze-US kanye namanye amazwe ngokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe. Lokho kunomthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu. Engeza isitifiketi esiyinkimbinkimbi kanye nokuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo edlalayo ehlanganisiwe futhi umthwalo wemfanelo ukhula nakakhulu.

    • Ingabe ipulazi lakho kufanele lihambe ngokwemvelo?
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    Ukulima kanye nokugubha ukudla kungaba yinto enhle yokukhetha umsebenzi , kodwa ikakhulukazi uma ukhula okwemvelo kunokujwayelekile. Esikhathini samanje (ngo-2010-11 Edition) I-Occupational Outlook Handbook, i-US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ibika ukuthi abalimi abavamile bazolahlekelwa umsebenzi, kodwa abalimi be-niche, isibonelo, abalimi abaphilayo, bayothuthuka.

    • Ingabe i-Organic Farming i-Choice Ehle Yomsebenzi?

    Umlimi ojwayelekile kanye nemali engenayo. Kunzima kakhulu ukuqhathanisa amazinga okuthola imali kubalimi kanye nabaqashi. Imali engenayo nje idlula ukuguquka ngonyaka nonyaka, kodwa zonke izinhlobo zezinkinga zithinta imali engenayo. Izintengo zomkhiqizo wePulazi, izimo zezulu, izinambuzane, umnotho jikelele, nokunye okuningi kungathonya imali engenayo. Uma ungathanda ukulinganisa imali engenayo, i-US Census Bureau igcina amarekhodi ngemali ejwayelekile yokulima umlimi.

  • 02 Organic Restaurateur

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    Ukuba ngumnikazi wokudlela kuyinhloso enkulu. Kunomthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu ohilelekile. Akuyona nje umnikazi wokudlela onomthwalo wokugcina nokuqhuba le ndawo yokudlela, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi umnini naye ungumphathi wezokudlela noma umpheki ophezulu. Ngisho nabasebenzi abangaphansi kwakho, njengomnikazi, uzobe ugcina indawo yokudlela ihamba njalo nsuku zonke futhi ingabangela ukucindezeleka.

    Lokho kusho, lokhu akuyona indlela engafanele yokukhetha umsebenzi uma unesithakazelo kwizinto eziphilayo. Ukucwaninga kubonisa ukuthi imakethe yokudla ephilayo ikhula ekuthandeni, kungekho zibonakaliso zokunciphisa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abathengi bazimisele ukukhokha ngaphezulu kokudla okuphilayo.

    Imali engenayo yomnikazi wokudla. Njenganoma yisiphi isinqumo sokuzikhandla emsebenzini, ukuhola kungalinganiselwa kuphela. Kodwa-ke, ngo-2008, cishe amaphesenti angama-42% wabanikazi bokudlela babesebenza ngokweqile, futhi imali ejwayelekile yokulinganisa yayinganiselwa ku $ 46,320 yi-US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    • Izizathu eziyishumi zokudlela zokuya ku-Organic
  • 03 I-Organic Chef

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    Amathuba omsebenzi njengompheki, ngokujwayelekile, kulindeleke ukuba abe ngcono eminyakeni ezayo-iqiniso lokuthi i-US Bureau of Labor Statistics ibhekisela ekushintsheni okuphezulu embonini. Lokho kusho ukuthi ukuthola isikhundla sokuba umpheki oyinhloko kungaba ukuncintisana, kodwa kuwufanele ngemali engenayo.

    Abapheki nabapheki bekhanda banesibopho sokuqondisa ezinye izisebenzi ekhishini lokudlela kodwa ngokuvamile ababhekene nemisebenzi engahlanganisi ukudla. Abapheki abahle kakhulu bavame ukunikezwa ibanga elingenasikhathi ekhishini ukuze basebenzise ubuhlakani babo nolwazi ukuklama izinto ezintsha zemenyu bese balungiselela izindlela zokupheka zamanje.

    Abapheki be-Organic kumele bazi kahle umehluko phakathi kwezinto eziphilayo nezokudla okuvamile futhi balungele ukusebenza nezithako eziphilayo zendawo kanye nabahlinzeki. Abapheki abaningi baphila iminyaka eminingi yokuqeqesha ngaphambi kokufaka umsebenzi wabo omuhle.

    Imali engenayo yokupheka ejwayelekile. Ukuzuza kwabapheki noma abapheki bekhanda kuhluke kakhulu ngesifunda kanye nohlobo lokusungulwa. Izindawo zokudlela ezihamba phambili nezamaholide zikhokha kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinkulu ezinkulu nezindawo zokubhuka. I-US Bureau of Labor Statistics ibika ukuthi umholo wonyaka waminyaka yonke kanye nomholo wemali wabapheki nabapheki bekhanda kwakuyizigidi ezingama-38,770 ngo-Meyi 2008.

  • 04 Isiphathimandla sezolimo eziphilayo

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    Abaphathi bezolimo be-organic bangalindela amathuba amasha emisebenzi kanye nemholo eminyakeni ezayo. Akukhona kuphela ukuthi abaphathi bezolimo bakhokhelwa kakhulu kunabalimi kusukela ekuhambeni, kepha ngokuvamile bakhokhelwa inkokhelo yangempela, engenzi lutho.

    Abaphathi bezolimo abachithi isikhathi sabo ezweni njengoba benza njalo edeskini. Laba baphathi bahlela ukuhlela nokuqapha imisebenzi yansuku zonke yefamu eyodwa noma ngaphezulu, ama-ranches, ama-nurseries, amapheshana amithi, izindawo zokugcina izithombo, noma ezinye izikhungo zezolimo kubalimi, abanikazi bomhlaba abangenayo, noma izinkampani. Imisebenzi yokuthengisa, yokuthengisa, nokugcinwa kwamabhuku ivame ukuwela kubaphathi.

    Abaphathi abajwayelekile bezolimo bezolimo. Ngokusho kwe-US Bureau of Labor Statistics, abaphathi bezolimo abasebenza isikhathi esigcwele bangathola imali engu- $ 775, kanti isigamu esiphakathi sithola phakathi kuka-$ 570 no-$ 1,269 ngesonto.

  • 05 Umthengisi we-Organic Niche

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    Abaphathi abaphezulu noma abanikazi emkhakheni wezokuhweba osebenzayo bangenza kahle, uma nje bekhetha indawo efanele yomkhakha. Isibonelo, akunakwenzeka ukuthi uzovula uhla lwezinto zokudla eziphilayo ezizokhahlela i-Whole Foods 'butt. Ziphezulu kokudla kokudla-okungenani emkhakheni wokudla.

    Noma kunjalo, imisebenzi ye-niche yokudayisa ingenza kahle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma uthola umkhiqizo ofanele ukuthengisa ukuthi abathengi bayafa. Isibonelo, izimpahla zezingane eziphilayo zishisa kakhulu manje, futhi izinkampani ezifana noMhlaba Mama Angel Baby zenza kahle. Ukudla kwezingane ezinomzimba kanye nezingubo zokugqoka ezinganeni eziphilayo kukhona ezinye izindawo ezimbili zokushisa eziphilayo ezishisayo.

    Izithako ze-Organic ziyizigaba eziphilayo ezihamba phambili emva kokudla, nezindwangu ezilandelayo ngemuva. Ngicabanga ukuthi imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa komzimba nezimonyo zibuye futhi zifike emakethe yezinto ezidayiswayo, ikakhulukazi njengoba abathengisi abakhulu beqalile ukuchoboza phansi imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa komzimba engaqinisekisiwe.

    Ezinye izibonelo ezinhle zezinkampani ezenza kahle endaweni ye-niche zifaka i-Mountain Rose Herbs, i-Yummy Earth Candy, ne-ClifBar. Isihluthulelo ukuthola imakethe ye-niche engakaze ibe ngaphezu kokusatshalaliswa futhi enye ezokwazi ukuthandwa ngabathengi.

    Imali engenayo yomthengisi we-niche ejwayelekile. Ngokusobala, uzobe ucindezelwa kanzima ukulinganisa umholo ojwayelekile emkhakheni wokudayisa, kodwa i-Organic Trade Association ithi amanothi angabhekwa yizinhlayiya ahlale ekhula ngokuqinile ngo-2010, ekhuphuka ngo-9.7%, efinyelela cishe ngu-R2 billion.

  • 06 Usosayensi wezoLimo noma wezoLimo

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    I-US Bureau of Labor Statistics iphawula ukuthi ngokushesha kunokukhula okulinganiselwe kulindeleke kumkhakha wesayensi wezolimo nokudla, ngenxa yokuthuthukiswa okudingekayo kwemikhiqizo emisha usebenzisa i-biotechnology. Ukwengeza, ukukhula kuhle ngenxa yezinto eziphilayo kanye nezinye izinkinga zemvelo. Abantu babheka ochwepheshe bezolimo nabokudla ukuze basize ekunciphiseni umthelela omubi wezemvelo kwezolimo.

    Ososayensi bezolimo bavame ukusebenza emhlabeni, nasehhovisi noma ematheni, befunda izitshalo zasemapulazini kanye nezilwane, kanye nezitshalo, izitshalo zezitshalo, izinambuzane zezitshalo kanye nokhula. Abanye basebenzela ukulondolozwa kwenhlabathi kanye namanzi kanti abanye basebenza ngisho nasezixazululweni zikagesi, njenge-ethanol ezikhiqizwa emanzini.

    Lena akuyona indlela esheshayo yomsebenzi. Ezimweni eziningi, izikhundla zesosayensi zezolimo nezokudla zidinga i-bachelor degree kwisayensi yezolimo okungenani. I-master's or Ph.D. izinga livame ukudingwa ezindaweni zokucwaninga.

    Umholo ososayensi wezolimo ovamile. Ososayensi bezolimo eziphilayo bangenza umholo omuhle kakhulu. Inkokhelo ejwayelekile yonyaka yososayensi yokudla yayingama- $ 59,520 ngo-Meyi 2008, kanti amaphesenti angu-50 aphakathi kuka- $ 43,600 no-$ 81,340.

  • 07 I-Organic Handler

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    Abaphathi be-Organic basiza ukuhambisa imikhiqizo emibi kulo lonke uhambo lokunikezela. Ngomqondo ojwayelekile, umphathi othile noma ubani ophethe imikhiqizo yezolimo. Lokho kusho ukuthi umphathi wesikhathi angakwazi ukwandiswa ukuze afake zonke izinhlobo zemisebenzi, njengabakhiqizi abamba izitshalo noma imfuyo, abahambisa izimpahla, izinkampani zokuthengisa, abapakethe nabathengisi, izinto zokugcina impahla, abadayisi, nanoma ubani omunye ongathengisa, ukusabalalisa, noma ukupakisha eziphilayo imikhiqizo.

    Akuwona wonke umsebenzi wezinkampani ophezulu oshayayo futhi oshisayo, kodwa imisebenzi eminye, njengabadayisi bezinto eziphilayo noma abanye abathengi bomkhiqizo abathengi kanye nabasasazi bokudla, bazinzile futhi bakhokhe kahle.

    Imali eyinzuzo ejwayelekile yokuphatha abantu. Inkokhelo yaminyaka yonke yaseMedian ezimbonini ezisebenzisa izinamba ezinkulu kunazo zonke zabathengisi bezindlu zazizungeze u-$ 47,980 ngonyaka.

  • 08 I-Organic Certifying Agent

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    Njengoba izinkampani eziningi namapulazi abe ama-organic certified, ama-certifying agunyaziwe angase adingeke.

    Ama-certifying agents agunyaziwe aqinisekisa ukuthi amaklayenti abo asekela izindinganiso eziphilayo. Ama-agent ahlinzeka usizo lwabafakizicelo abasha bokufaka izitifiketi kanye namakhasimende wamanje.

    Izinhlangano ezihlukahlukene, njenge-International Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA) ne-National Organic Program (NOP), zinikeza ukuqeqeshwa kwabahloli bezinto kanye nama-certifying agents. Umnyango wezoLimo wase-US (USDA) ngumzimba obunyaza izinhlangano ezihlukene zombuso, ezizimele, nezinkampani zangaphandle noma abantu ukuba babe izithunywa zokuqinisekisa.

    Imali engenayo yokuqinisekiswa kwe-agent eqinisekisiwe. Ayikho inkokhelo evamile eyayitholakalayo ngalesi sikhathi.

  • 09 Isakhiwo se-Organic Landscape

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    Umsebenzi kulindeleke ukuthi uzilawule izakhi zomhlaba eziphilayo, labo abasebenza ezinkampanini nalabo abazisebenzayo. Eqinisweni, amathuba emisebenzi kulo mkhakha kulindeleke ukuthi akhule ngamaphesenti angu-20 eminyakeni ezayo, okusheshayo kunomphakathi wonke umsebenzi.

    Ukusebenza kuhle ngoba njengoba ukwakhiwa okusha nemiphakathi iqhubekela phambili, kudingwa ukuhlelwa kwemvelo. Abagcini bendawo kuphela kodwa izikhala zomphakathi zidinga ukuhlelwa komhlaba. Ngaphezulu kokutholakala komsebenzi, ukukhathazeka kwemvelo kuyanda, okusho ukuthi abantu abaningi namabhizinisi bafuna amaphrojekthi ekwakhiweni aklanyelwe ngendlela ehambelana nemiklamo yomakhi womhlaba.

    Abadwebi bezwe bangasiza ukuphahla ophahleni oluhlaza, ukusiza ukuphatha amaphrojekthi okuvula amanzi esiphepho, futhi, nakanjani, ukuklama izikhala eziluhlaza futhi ezihle. Ukubuyiselwa kwezindawo zemvelo, njengezindawo ezisemadolobheni, izindawo zomgwaqo, izindawo ezimbiwe kanye nezwe elihlathini, kaningi futhi liyingxenye kulokhu kukhetha umsebenzi.

    Izindleko zezakhiwo zomhlaba wezakhiwo ezijwayelekile. Inkokhelo yonyaka yabakhi bezemvelo inhle phakathi kwama-50% aphakathi kuka-$ 45,840 no-$ 77,610. Imiholo yalolu khetho lokusebenza kulindeleke ukuba ikhuphuke.

  • I-Scientific Agricultural Sciences Ye-Organic-Postsecondary

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    Ngokusho kweBloomberg Businessweek, izinhlelo zekholeji eziphilayo nezomnotho ziyaqhubeka. Njengoba isidingo sokuba amakilasi aqhubekayo kwezolimo aqhubeke, i-pool yezikole cishe ziyokhula ngokwengeziwe. Othisha bayodinga futhi.

    Abafundisi bezesayensi yezolimo bavame ukwenza inhlanganisela yokufundisa nokucwaninga. Izifundo ezenzweni zesayensi yezolimo, njenge-agronomy, isayensi yobisi, ukuphathwa kwezokudoba, i-horticultural sciences, izinkukhu zezinkukhu, ukuphathwa kwezindawo, kanye nokulondolozwa kwenhlabathi yezolimo, zivamile.

    Izitifiketi zezolimo ezijwayelekile zothisha abahola imali. Umholo wonyaka kazwelonke walesi sikhundla ngu-$ 81,760. Kodwa-ke, ngoba ukufundisa amaholo kuhluka kakhulu endaweni nangesihloko, kufanele uhlole umbiko ogcwele wamanje kuleholo lomsebenzi.