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. Manje ake siphendukele ePhilippines.
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.
Kuliviki sizaxoxa ngenhlanganiso yabalimi bePhilippine sidale inhlanyelo yamazambane enempilo.
Lolu lwazi lunikezwe uDkt. Victoria Demonteverde wePotato Systems Research and Training Centre kanye noDkt. Peter Vander Zaag we-Sunrise Potato Systems Institute.
I-PPVFA (Philippine Farmers' Association) yakhelwe ikakhulukazi abalimi abasafufusa abavame ukuba mpofu kakhulu ngendawo yokubamba encane, engaphansi kwehektha elilodwa lomndeni. Esikhathini esidlule, abaxhumanisi babehlinzeka ngezitshalo ngenzalo ephezulu kakhulu futhi bathenge izitshalo ngamanani aphansi ukuze babuyisele imali ababeyibolekile futhi ngaleyo ndlela benze inzuzo enkulu.
I-PPVFA esanda kusungulwa ikhuthaza ukukhiqizwa nokumaketha okusimeme kwamazambane, ubhatata, imifino nezinye izitshalo. Uphinde akhuthaze izindlela zokulima ezithuthukisiwe kanye nokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe ukuze kuzuzwe lezi zinhloso ezishiwo ngenhla. Le nhlangano yabalimi yahlelwa ngo-2016 futhi yabhaliswa ngokusemthethweni uMnyango Wezabasebenzi Nokuqashwa (DOLE) ngoJuni 19, 2017.
Ngo-2014 nango-2015, i-CPF yaqala ukusebenza nabalimi ukuhlola izinhlobo ezahlukene zamazambane ezivela eNorthern Philippine Root Research and Education Center, Benke State University, nakwamanye amazwe. Izithombo ezivela embewini yamazambane zangempela nazo zahlolwa abalimi. I-PSRTC (Germplasm Center) yasungulwa ngo-2016 futhi isisebenzise izinhlelo ezinezihloko ezihlanganisa ukwethulwa, ukukhethwa kanye nokuhlolwa kwe-germplasm, ucwaningo lwezobuchwepheshe obuphambili kanye nemfundo yabalimi. Ucwaningo lwenziwa mayelana nesimo sokukhiqizwa kwamazambane endawo futhi abalimi abavela ezindaweni ezitshalwa amazambane bamenywa “Engxoxweni Yemiphumela Yocwaningo Nokwethula Ingxoxo Nabalimi” ngomhla zingama-29 kuNcwaba, 2016 e-PSRTC.
Сотрудничество kanye nokwesekwa kwesikhungo esisha seNhlangano Yabalimi
Phakathi nale ngxoxo, abalimi babona isidingo sokulondoloza imboni yamazambane yendawo ewohlokayo futhi babona isidingo sokwenza inhlangano ezothuthukisa ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane. Ngemva kwalokho, kwenziwa ukuqeqeshwa okuningana ngokukhula kwamazambane.
NgoZibandlela wezi-2016, abalimi babambe umhlangano wenhlangano futhi bagunyaza uMqulu wokuhlela ngokusemthethweni inhlangano. NgoJanuwari, inhlangano yafaka isicelo sokugunyazwa nge-DOLE futhi isicelo sayo savunyelwa ngokusemthethweni ngoJuni 19, 2017. Ubulungu bukhule ngokuphawulekayo, njengoba abalimi abanentshisekelo abaningi bajoyina le nhlangano cishe masonto onke.
Izinto zokutshala amazambane ezisezingeni eliphezulu futhi ezinempilo
I-PSRTC igcina ilabhorethri yesiko lezicubu ukuze ikwazi ukukhiqiza nokusabalalisa izinto ezihlolelwe amagciwane. I-PSRTC iphinde yahlanza ama-clones endawo atholakala emasimini abalimi kanye nezinto zokutshala ezisakazwayo. Impahla yokutshala yaphinde yasakazwa yi-CPF kubalimi ngezindlela zokusabalalisa ngokushesha kusetshenziswa ukusika amathiphu. Omunye umlimi waseKabagtasan, e-Kodkod, usakaza ama-clones endaweni yakhe yokushisa ukuze akhiqizele abanye abalimi izigaxa ze-G0 ne-G1.