I-Leaps by Bayer, icandelo lotyalo-mali olunempembelelo kwi-Bayer AG, ityala imali kumaqela ukuze ifezekise impumelelo ebalulekileyo kwicandelo le-biological kunye nezinye izazinzulu zobomi. Kwiminyaka esibhozo edlulileyo, inkampani ityale imali engaphezulu kwe-1.7 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi kwiinkampani ezingaphezu kwama-55.
U-PJ Amini, uMlawuli oyiNtloko kwiLeaps by Bayer ukusukela ngo-2019, wabelana ngezimvo zakhe ngotyalo-mali lwenkampani kubuchwepheshe bezinto eziphilayo kunye neendlela ezisetyenziswayo kushishino lwezinto eziphilayo.
I-Leaps by Bayer ityale imali kwiinkampani ezininzi zemveliso yezityalo ezizinzileyo kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo. Zeziphi iingenelo eziziswa lolu tyalo-mali kwiBayer?
Esinye sezizathu zokuba senze olu tyalo-mali kukujonga apho singafumana khona ubuchwepheshe obuphambili obusebenza kwiindawo zophando esingazichukumisiyo ngaphakathi kweendonga zethu. Iqela le-Bayer's Crop Science R&D lichitha i-$2.9B ngonyaka ngaphakathi kwizakhono zalo ze-R&D eziphambili kwihlabathi liphela, kodwa kusekho okuninzi okwenzekayo ngaphandle kweendonga zalo.
Umzekelo wolunye utyalo-mali lwethu yiCoverCress, ebandakanyeka ekuhleleni izakhi zofuzo kunye nokudala isityalo esitsha, iPennyCress, esivunwa kwinkqubo entsha yokuvelisa ioyile ene-carbon index ephantsi, evumela abalimi ukuba batyale isityalo kumjikelo wabo wasebusika phakathi kombona kunye nesoya. Ke ngoko, inenzuzo kwezoqoqosho kubalimi, idala umthombo wepetroli ozinzileyo, inceda ukuphucula impilo yomhlaba, kwaye ikwabonelela ngento ehambelana neendlela zabalimi, kunye nezinye iimveliso zezolimo esizinikezelayo eBayer. Kubalulekile ukucinga ngendlela ezi mveliso ezizinzileyo ezisebenza ngayo kwinkqubo yethu ebanzi.
Ukuba ujonga ezinye zezinye iindlela esizityale imali ngazo kwindawo yokutshiza ngokuchanekileyo, sineenkampani, ezifana neGuardian Agriculture kunye neRantizo, ezijonge usetyenziso oluchanekileyo ngakumbi lwetekhnoloji yokukhusela izityalo. Oku kuhambelana nepotifoliyo yokukhusela izityalo yeBayer kwaye kubonelela ngakumbi ngamandla okuphuhlisa iintlobo ezintsha zeendlela zokukhusela izityalo ezijolise ekusetyenzisweni okuncinci nangakumbi kwixesha elizayo.
Xa sifuna ukuqonda ngcono iimveliso kunye nendlela ezisebenzisana ngayo nomhlaba, ukuba neenkampani esityale imali kuzo, ezifana neChrysaLabs, eseKhanada, kusinika ulwazi olungcono ngomhlaba kunye nokuqonda. Ke ngoko, singafunda ngendlela iimveliso zethu, nokuba yimbewu, ikhemistri, okanye i-biological, ezisebenza ngayo ngokunxulumene ne-ecosystem yomhlaba. Kufuneka ukwazi ukulinganisa umhlaba, zombini izinto zawo eziphilayo kunye nezingaphiliyo.
Ezinye iinkampani, ezifana neSound Agriculture okanye iAndes, zijonge ukunciphisa izichumisi ezenziweyo kunye nokukhupha ikhabhoni, nto leyo ehambelana nepotifoliyo ebanzi yeBayer namhlanje.
Xa utyala imali kwiinkampani ze-bio-ag, zeziphi iinkalo zezi nkampani ezibalulekileyo ukuzivavanya? Zeziphi iindlela ezisetyenziswayo ukuvavanya amandla enkampani? Okanye zeziphi iinkcukacha ezibalulekileyo?
Kuthi, umgaqo wokuqala liqela elihle kunye nobuchwepheshe obuhle.
Kwiinkampani ezininzi ze-ag-tech ezikwinqanaba lokuqala ezisebenza kwindawo ye-bio, kunzima kakhulu ukubonisa ukusebenza kakuhle kweemveliso zazo kwasekuqaleni. Kodwa yiloo ndawo apho sicebisa uninzi lweenkampani ezintsha ukuba zigxile kuyo kwaye zenze imizamo emikhulu. Ukuba oku kungokwebhayoloji, xa ujonga indlela eza kusebenza ngayo kweli candelo, kuza kusebenza kwindawo enzima kakhulu neguquguqukayo. Ke ngoko, kubalulekile ukwenza uvavanyo olufanelekileyo ngolawulo olufanelekileyo olusetwe kwilebhu okanye kwigumbi lokukhula kwasekuqaleni. Olu vavanyo lunokukuxelela indlela imveliso esebenza ngayo kwiimeko ezilungileyo kakhulu, oluyidatha ebalulekileyo ukuyivelisa kwangethuba ngaphambi kokuba uthathe inyathelo elibizayo lokuqhubekela phambili kwiimvavanyo zentsimi ebanzi ngaphandle kokwazi inguqulelo engcono yemveliso yakho.
Ukuba ujonge iimveliso zebhayoloji namhlanje, kwiinkampani ezintsha ezifuna ukusebenzisana neBayer, iqela lethu le-Open Innovation Strategic Partnership lineziphumo zedatha ezithile esizifunayo ukuba sifuna ukuzibandakanya.
Kodwa ngokujonga utyalo-mali ngokukodwa, ukukhangela ezo ndawo zingqina ukusebenza kakuhle kunye nokuba nolawulo olufanelekileyo, kunye nokuhlolwa okufanelekileyo ngokuchasene neendlela ezilungileyo zorhwebo, zezona zinto sizifunayo ngokwenene.
Kuthatha ixesha elingakanani ukusuka kwi-R&D ukuya kwi-marketing ukuze kufumaneke ulwazi nge-biological agri-input? Eli xesha lingafinyezwa njani?
Ndingathanda ukuba ndingathi kukho ixesha elichanekileyo elithathayo. Ukuze ndifumane umxholo, bendisoloko ndijonga izinto eziphilayo ukususela kudala xa iMonsanto kunye neNovozymes zazisebenzisana kwenye yezona ndlela zinkulu zokufumana iintsholongwane emhlabeni kangangeminyaka eliqela. Kwaye ngelo xesha, bekukho iinkampani, ezifana neAgradis kunye neAgriQuest, ezazizama ukuba ngoovulindlela ekulandeleni loo ndlela yokulawula, zisithi, "Kuthatha iminyaka emine. Kuthatha iminyaka emithandathu. Kuthatha isibhozo." Enyanisweni, ndingathanda ukukunika uluhlu kunenani elithile. Ke ngoko, unemveliso eqala kwiminyaka emihlanu ukuya kwesibhozo ukuya kwimarike.
Kwaye kwinqanaba lakho lokuthelekisa, ukuphuhlisa uphawu olutsha, kunokuthatha malunga neminyaka elishumi kwaye kusenokwenzeka ukuba kuya kubiza ngaphezulu kwe-100 yezigidi zeerandi. Okanye ungacinga ngemveliso yekhemistri yokwenziwa yokukhusela izityalo ethatha malunga neminyaka elishumi ukuya kwishumi elinesibini nangaphezulu kwe-250 yezigidi zeerandi. Ke namhlanje, iibhayoloji ziludidi lwemveliso olunokufikelela ngokukhawuleza kwimarike.
Nangona kunjalo, isakhelo solawulo siyaqhubeka nokukhula kweli candelo. Ndiyithelekise nekhemistri yokwenziwa yokukhusela izityalo ngaphambili. Kukho imiyalelo yovavanyo ekhethekileyo ejikeleze uvavanyo lwe-ecology kunye ne-toxicology kunye nemigangatho, kunye nokulinganiswa kwemiphumo yentsalela yexesha elide.
Ukuba sicinga ngebhayoloji, sisidalwa esintsonkothileyo ngakumbi, kwaye ukulinganisa iimpembelelo zaso zexesha elide kunzima kancinci ukuzisebenzisa, kuba zidlula kwimijikelo yobomi nokufa ngokuchasene nemveliso yekhemistri yokwenziwa, eyimo ye-inorganic enokulinganiswa ngokulula kumjikelo wayo wexesha lokuwohloka. Ngoko ke, kuya kufuneka senze uphando lwabemi kwiminyaka embalwa ukuze siqonde ngokwenene indlela ezisebenza ngayo ezi nkqubo.
Eyona ngcamango ibalaseleyo endinokuyinika kukuba ukuba ucinga ngexesha esiza kungenisa ngalo isidalwa esitsha kwi-ecosystem, kusoloko kukho iingenelo kunye nemiphumo yexesha elifutshane, kodwa kusoloko kukho iingozi okanye iingenelo zexesha elide ekufuneka uzilinganise ngokuhamba kwexesha. Akuzange kube kudala sazisa iKudzu (iPueraria montana) e-US (ngoo-1870) saza sayincoma ekuqaleni kweminyaka yoo-1900 njengesityalo esihle sokusetyenziselwa ukulawula ukukhukuliseka komhlaba ngenxa yesantya sayo sokukhula ngokukhawuleza. Ngoku iKudzu ilawula inxalenye enkulu yeSoutheast United States kwaye igubungela iintlobo ezininzi zezityalo ezihlala ngokwemvelo, izithintela zombini ukufikelela kokukhanya kunye nezondlo. Xa sifumana intsholongwane 'ezinzileyo' okanye 'ehambelanayo' size siyizise, kufuneka sibe nokuqonda okuqinileyo kokuhambelana kwayo ne-ecosystem ekhoyo.
Sisekwimihla yokuqala yokwenza ezo zilinganiso, kodwa kukho iinkampani ezintsha ezingezizo ezotyalo-mali zethu, kodwa ndingathanda ukuzibiza ngovuyo. I-Solena Ag, i-Pattern Ag kunye ne-Trace Genomics zenza uhlalutyo lomhlaba we-metagenomic ukuqonda zonke iintlobo ezikhoyo emhlabeni. Kwaye ngoku ekubeni sinokulinganisa ezi ntlobo zabantu ngokuqhubekayo, sinokuqonda ngcono iziphumo zexesha elide zokungenisa izinto eziphilayo kuloo microbiome ekhoyo.
Iintlobo ngeentlobo zeemveliso ziyafuneka kubalimi, kwaye iibhayoloji zibonelela ngesixhobo esiluncedo esongezwa kwizixhobo zokufaka isandla kubalimi ngokubanzi. Kukho ithemba lokufinyeza ixesha ukusuka kwi-R&D ukuya kwintengiso, ithemba lam kwi-Ag startup kunye nabadlali abakhulu abasele beqalisile ukuzibandakanya nemeko-bume yolawulo kukuba ayiqhubeki nje nokukhuthaza nokukhuthaza ukungena ngokukhawuleza kwezi mveliso kushishino, kodwa ikwaphakamisa imigangatho yovavanyo rhoqo. Ndicinga ukuba eyona nto iphambili kwiimveliso zezolimo kukuba zikhuselekile kwaye zisebenza kakuhle. Ndicinga ukuba siza kubona indlela yemveliso yeebhayoloji iqhubeka nokukhula.
Ziziphi iindlela eziphambili zophando nophuhliso kunye nokusetyenziswa kwezinto eziphilayo ezivelisa i-agri?
Kusenokuba kukho iindlela ezimbini eziphambili esizibonayo ngokubanzi: Enye ikwi-genetics, enye ikwi-application technology.
Kwicala lemfuza, oko kuye kwabonwa ngokwembali ukulandelelana okuninzi kunye nokukhethwa kweentsholongwane ezenzeka ngokwendalo eziza kubuyiselwa kwezinye iinkqubo. Ndicinga ukuba umkhwa esiwubonayo namhlanje umalunga nokwenza ngcono iintsholongwane kunye nokuhlela ezi ntsholongwane ukuze zisebenze kangangoko kwiimeko ezithile.
Indlela yesibini kukusuka ekusebenziseni iibhayoloji ekutyeni okanye ekutyeni ukuya kunyango lwembewu. Ukuba unokunyanga imbewu, kulula ukufikelela kwimarike ebanzi, kwaye ungasebenzisana neenkampani ezininzi zembewu ukwenza oko. Siyibonile loo ndlela ngePivot Bio, kwaye siyaqhubeka nokuyibona kwezinye iinkampani ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwepotifoliyo yethu.
Iinkampani ezininzi ezintsha zigxila kwiintsholongwane ukuze zivelise imveliso yazo. Zeziphi iziphumo ezihambelanayo abanazo nezinye iitekhnoloji zezolimo, ezifana nolimo oluchanekileyo, ukuhlelwa kwezakhi zofuzo, ubukrelekrele bokwenziwa (AI) njalo njalo?
Ndiwuthandile lo mbuzo. Ndicinga ukuba impendulo efanelekileyo esinokuyinika kukuba asikayazi ngokupheleleyo okwangoku. Ndiza kuthetha oku malunga nohlalutyo esilujongileyo olujolise ekulinganiseni ukusebenzisana phakathi kweemveliso ezahlukeneyo zezolimo. Oku kwenzeke kwiminyaka engaphezu kwemithandathu eyadlulayo, ngoko ke kuphelelwe lixesha kancinci. Kodwa esizame ukukujonga yayizizo zonke ezi zinto zisebenzisanayo, ezifana neentsholongwane nge-germplasm, i-germplasm nge-fungicides kunye nemiphumo yemozulu kwi-germplasm, kwaye sazama ukuqonda zonke ezi zinto zininzi kunye nendlela ezichaphazela ngayo ukusebenza kwentsimi. Kwaye isiphumo solu hlalutyo yayikukuba ngaphezulu kwama-60% okungafani kokusebenza kwentsimi kuqhutywa yimozulu, into esingenakuyilawula.
Kwinxalenye eseleyo yotshintsho, ukuqonda ezo ntsebenziswano zemveliso kulapho sisenethemba khona, njengoko kukho ezinye iindlela apho iinkampani eziphuhlisa ubuchwepheshe zisenokwenza impembelelo enkulu. Kwaye umzekelo ukwipotifoliyo yethu. Ukuba ujonga iSound Agriculture, into abayenzayo yimveliso yebhayokhemistri, kwaye loo khemistri isebenza kwiintsholongwane ezilungisa initrogen ezenzeka ngokwemvelo emhlabeni. Kukho ezinye iinkampani namhlanje eziphuhlisa okanye eziphucula iintlobo ezintsha zeentsholongwane ezilungisa initrogen. Ezi mveliso zinokuba zihambelana ngokuhamba kwexesha, zinceda ngakumbi ekuthuthweni ngakumbi kwaye zinciphise inani lezichumisi zokwenziwa ezifunekayo ebaleni. Asibonanga mveliso inye kwimarike ekwaziyo ukuthatha indawo ye-100% yokusetyenziswa kwesichumiso seCAN namhlanje okanye i-50% kwaloo nto. Kuya kuba yindibaniselwano yezi teknoloji ziphambili eziya kusikhokelela kule ndlela inokwenzeka kwixesha elizayo.
Ngoko ke, ndicinga ukuba sisekuqaleni nje, kwaye le yingongoma ekufuneka ndiyithethe, yiyo loo nto ndiwuthanda lo mbuzo.
Ndikhe ndakukhankanya ngaphambili, kodwa ndiza kuphinda ndithi omnye umceli mngeni esihlala siwubona kukuba iinkampani ezintsha kufuneka zijonge ngakumbi kuvavanyo ngaphakathi kweendlela ezilungileyo zezolimo kunye ne-ecosystems. Ukuba ndine-biological kwaye ndiya endle, kodwa andivavanyi imbewu engcono kakhulu engayithengwa ngumlimi, okanye andivavanyi ngokubambisana ne-fungicide enokutshizwa ngumlimi ukuthintela izifo, andazi ukuba le mveliso ingasebenza njani kuba i-fungicide inokuba nolwalamano oluchaseneyo nelo candelo le-biological. Sikubonile oko ngaphambili.
Sikwimihla yokuqala yokuvavanya konke oku, kodwa ndicinga ukuba sibona iindawo ezithile zokusebenzisana nokuchasana phakathi kweemveliso. Sifunda ngokuhamba kwexesha, nto leyo ebaluleke kakhulu ngale nto!
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