Njengoba izindleko zokwenza ibhizinisi zikhuphuka kakhulu, abalimi badinga uhlelo lokulawula imbewu oluzonikeza abalimi ithuba lokuthola ngokushesha izinhlobo ezintsha nezithengekayo. Lokhu kwaxoxwa ngakho eNgqungqutheleni Yembewu ka-2022, iseshini yesibili yezingxoxo ezinikelwe ekuthuthukisweni kokukhiqizwa kwembewu eCanada. I-Potatoes News portal ibike ngalo mcimbi.
Okuningi mayelana ne-Seed Summit 2022
I-Seed Summit 2022 yenzeka amasonto amathathu alandelanayo ngoFebhuwari, ihlanganisa ababambiqhaza abavela kulo lonke uchungechunge lokukhiqizwa kwezolimo. Inhloso yalo mcimbi wukudingida ukuthi uhlaka lokulawula imbewu lwaseCanada lungashintshwa kanjani ukuze kuthuthukiswe imboni yembewu nezolimo yezwe.
Iseshini yokuqala (February 7) yanikezelwa esihlokweni esithi "Uhlelo lwembewu eCanada: okwedlule, okwamanje kanye nekusasa". Isihloko somhlangano wesibili (February 14) sithi “Ukuqonda nokuhlangabezana nezidingo zabakhiqizi bezolimo”.
Phakathi nomhlangano, izikhulumi ezinhlanu zanikeza imibono yazo mayelana nendlela yokubandakanya abakhiqizi bezolimo kabanzi ohlelweni lokwenziwa kwemithetho yembewu ibe yesimanje kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi lokhu kukhuthaza ukusungulwa okusha embonini nasemazingeni asemapulazini. Kuzwakala kulula ngokwanele, kodwa ngokusho kwesikhulumi esiqavile uSean Haney, indlela eya ohlelweni lwesimanje nolusebenzayo lokulawula ingaba ngamatshe.
UHaney waphawula ukuthi kubalulekile ukuthi bonke ababambiqhaza ohlelweni lokwenziwa kwemithetho yembewu ibe yesimanje - kusukela embonini kuya kubalimi - bathembane futhi babeke izithakazelo zawo wonke umuntu phambili ohlelweni. “Uma ungazimisele ngokuvula isifuba nokwethemba olunye uhlangothi, kuba nzima kakhulu ukubambisana nokwenza izinguquko. Singakwakha kanjani ukwethembana kubo bonke ababambiqhaza?” - uchwepheshe ukhulume nezilaleli zabalaleli.
“Akumele kube ngamandla noma ngubani olawula ini. Izikhathi eziningi ngangizwa abameleli bamaqembu bethi: “Singakwenza kanjani kube yinzuzo kithi?” Nginxusa abantu ukuthi bangayilandeli le ndlela,” engeza.
UMark Huston, umphathi weHuston Farms eThamesville, e-Ontario, wagcizelela enkulumweni yakhe ukuthi ukuzethemba ekuthengeni imbewu kubaluleke kakhulu kubalimi; bafuna ukwazi ukuthi bathengani. "Ukubikezelwa kwemithetho yembewu kubaluleke kakhulu ukusiza abalimi bakhe ukuzethemba ohlelweni," esho. "Uma sifuna ukulawulwa okuncane, sikulinganisela kanjani lokho mayelana nengozi?"
U-Jonathan Nyborg, uMongameli weNyborg Farms eNew Brunswick, wabonisa izethameli ukuthi, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kokulawula ukuze kusheshiswe inqubo yokuletha izinhlobo ezintsha ezithembisayo ngokuqondile kubalimi, izinzuzo zezolimo kufanele zihlale zithengeka. “Siphuma onyakeni onzima kakhulu; Izintengo zempahla ziyenyuka, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo, izindleko zokukhiqiza ziyakhuphuka. Izindleko zikamanyolo nophethiloli ziyenyuka. Imbewu nayo izobiza kakhulu. Lokhu yinto okumele siyibheke ukuze imboni iqhubeke isimeme,” kusho uNyborg. "Okunye okukhathazayo ngabakhiqizi izinga lokwehla kwamandla emali eCanada, elifike ku-5.1% ngesonto eledlule, eliphakeme kakhulu kusukela ngo-1991," kusho uNyborg.
Ummeleli we-Sintez Agro-Food Network u-Hunnam uveze ukuthi ukubamba iqhaza kwabalimi kuwukhiye wokuqhubekela phambili ngempumelelo. “Abalimi bathenga imbewu; zitshale futhi uzibeke engozini. Ukwenza ngcono uhlelo lwethu lokulawula imbewu akufanele kubhekwe njengesinyathelo sabatshali bembewu; kufanele kube wuhlelo lwabalimi, kodwa izinkampani ezikhiqiza imbewu nezinkampani ezithenga lezi zitshalo kumele nakanjani zibambe iqhaza emsebenzini wazo,” kusho uHunnam.
“Abalimi kudingeka bathole izinhlobo ezingcono ngokushesha, futhi ngingathanda ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwembewu kugxile kakhulu kubalimi, okuyiphuzu loshintsho, hhayi ukwenza imithetho yokusebenza kwezinkampani zembewu ibe yisimanjemanje,” kugcizelela yena.
Amanani nokusebenza kahle
“Ukwethulwa kohlobo olusha kuzokhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kwembewu eqinisekisiwe, kodwa kuphela uma singanikeza inani elisebenzayo kanyekanye,” kusho u-Nick Sekulich, umphathi jikelele wePrestville Farms e-Alberta. “Kufanele senze isiqiniseko sokuthi sinentengo efanele. Lokhu kuzokwenziwa lula izici zemakethe. Anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi sinalokho njengamanje kuzo zonke izici zohlaka lwethu lokulawula,” kusho yena.
“Inselelo enkulu esibhekene nayo,” kwengeza u-Sekulich, “ukuvala igebe lezindleko phakathi kwembewu yesivuno sesizukulwane sesibili noma sesithathu ekhiqizwa umlimi epulazini lakhe kanye nembewu etholwa yinkampani yami lapho kubalwa zonke izindleko zami. Manje igebe likhulu."
Efingqa umhlangano, uSean Haney ukhumbule ukuthi okwamanje ingxenye yembewu eqinisekisiwe enanini eliphelele lembewu yokusanhlamvu etshalwe eCanada incane. Ngokombiko we-Canadian Seed Trade Association (ehlanganiswe nezinye izinhlangano ezintathu zembewu ukwenza i-Seeds Canada ngonyaka odlule) ku-Canada's Seed System: Economic Impact Assessment and Risk Analysis report, kuphela ama-20% wendawo enikelwe ekukhuliseni ukukhiqizwa kukakolweni wasentwasahlobo eNtshonalanga. ECanada, imbewu eqinisekisiwe yasetshenziswa phakathi kuka-2012 no-2014.
Ukushintsha lokho, u-Haney wanezela, imibono emikhulu iyadingeka eyeqa imingcele. “Nginikhuthaza nonke ukuthi nibheke phesheya ukuze nithole imibono. Ungesabi ukulingisa. Ngokuvamile kubonakala kithi ukuthi uhlelo lwethu lungcono kakhulu, kodwa akufanele sesabe izinguquko, ngoba empeleni zingaletha izinzuzo ezinkulu, "kusho uchwepheshe.
UHaney wenze isibonelo ngohlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo eCanada, oluke lwahlaselwa kakhulu eminyakeni emibili edlule. “Okwakudingeka kwakuwubhubhane, kusize ukukhomba izindawo ezithile lapho sidinga khona ukwenza intuthuko yangempela, ikakhulukazi uma kukhulunywa ngezinto ezifana nomthamo we-ICU. Kungenzeka ukuthi kunezinto omakhelwane bethu baseMelika abangcono kuzo esingasilingisa futhi senze uhlelo lwethu lube ngcono, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi sidinga umfanekiso wohlelo lwezempilo lwaseMelika. "