NgoLwesibili, siyaqhubeka nokushicilela izinto ezikhethekile ezivela ku-WPC (World Potato Congress), esitshela ngenhlangano yochungechunge lokukhiqiza imbewu yamazambane emazweni ahlukene omhlaba. Sesike sakhuluma ngezwe lase-Afrika nelaseChina. Saqala ukuxoxa ngesimo sasePhilippines.
I-World Potato Congress izoba kusukela ngoMeyi 31 kuya kuJuni 3 eDublin, e-Ireland. Lo mcimbi uzohlanganisa ochwepheshe abahlanganisa abalimi bamazambane, abadayisi bezitolo, abapakisha, abathenga kwamanye amazwe nabathumela ngaphandle kokubili imbewu kanye namazambane.
Kuleli sonto sizokhuluma ngezinqubo zokuphatha amapulazi, ukukhiqizwa nokugcinwa kwamazambane ngendlela eqhubekayo, ukumaketha kanye nokwakhiwa kwenani lamazambane ePhilippines.
Ukuphathwa Kwepulazi kanye Namasu Okukhula Kwezitshalo
I-PSRTC (Potato Germplasm Centre) yenza ucwaningo lwensimu nolwepulazi mayelana nenqubo yokukhiqiza amazambane. Okokuqala nje, ukuhlola i-germplasm efanele indawo, futhi wenza ucwaningo ngezitshalo ezishintshayo ezingatshalwa ezinhlelweni zokukhulisa amazambane. Imbewu yabo inikezwa abalimi ukuze bazijwayeze emasimini abo.
Osomabhizinisi abazimele baseCanada banikeze abalimi basePhilippine imali yokusekela ukukhiqizwa kwezitshalo ngokusebenzisa iphothifoliyo yemalimboleko lapho abalimi bengaboleka khona ukuze bathole imbewu yamazambane nezinye izinto zokulima ngenani lenzalo elincane. Kanye nobuchwepheshe, ukukhiqiza nakho kwenziwa ngcono ngezinsiza zezolimo ezitholakalayo. Abasebenzi be-PSRTC nabo bavakashela amasimu njalo futhi baqaphe amasimu abalimi.
Ukukhiqizwa nokugcinwa kwamazambane okuqhubekayo
Umbono we-PPVFA (Potato Systems Research and Training Centre) uwukuba nenethiwekhi yokukhiqiza nokudayisa amazambane. Kancane kancane umbono uyakhula. Ngembewu ye-Kabagtasan, abalimi abaningana bakwazi ukutshala imbewu emsulwa yama-clones akhethiwe wendawo, okuyi-CPF 34 ne-CPF 35, ebizwa ngokuthi i-Choi emhlophe ne-Choi violet ngokulandelanayo.
Ekuqaleni, izilimo eziyizigaxa zembewu yamazambane zazigcinwa endaweni yokukhanya ehlukanisiwe eyenziwe ngoqalo namashidi e-GI njengophahla. Isitolo esibandayo esincane sizosebenza maduze ngokubambisana ne-LGU-Canlaon City. Ngalesi sizinda sokugcina, abalimi bangagcina kangcono amazambane abo neminye imifino futhi bayithengise lapho isidingo siphezulu.
Ukuthengisa
Ukuthengisa amazambane kwenziwa ngendlela yokuthi imikhiqizo yasemapulazini ingaba nemakethe eqinisekisiwe. Abasebenzi be-PSRTC baqondisa lo msebenzi kanye nabalimi. Izimakethe ezengeziwe ziyabhekwa, ikakhulukazi izilimo eziyizigaxa ezincane.
Inani elingeziwe (ukupakishwa, indawo yokugcina efanele, ezokuthutha)
I-CP&F inikeza isitokwe sokutshala esimsulwa eqenjini labalimi abakhiqiza imbewu esezingeni endaweni esanda kutholwa neyodwa. Izindleko zezigaxa zembewu zinyukile njengoba isidingo sembewu enhle kwabanye abalimi sinyukile. Inhlangano yokucubungula amazambane yezinga lesigodi okwamanje iyathuthukiswa ukuze isebenze njengomthombo owengeziwe noma omunye wemali engenayo.