Ngenxa yezikhathi ezomisiwe zesomiso nomswakama, kulo nyaka ngeke kube nokuvunwa kwamazambane okunjalo njengaseminyakeni edlule, ngokusho kweTV3. Amanye amazambane awasakulungele ukuhweba.
"Ngenxa yezimo zezulu, isibalo samabhulabhu asisikhulu njengoba besingathanda," kusho u-Aiga Kraukle, inhloko yebhodi le-Union of Potato Growers and processors.
Ukulimala okwenzeka kulo nyaka kulo nyaka nakho kunangaphambili. Ngokwemininingwane yePlant Protection Service, isimo esibi kakhulu siseLatgale, lapho ama-60% ezitshalo atheleleka khona, futhi kwezinye izinkambu aze afike kuma-90%. EZemgale, ukusakazwa kokulimala sekwephuzile kulinganiselwa kuma-36%. Lokhu ukutheleleka kungagawula izitshalo ngesigamu.
“Batshala amazambane asevele ethelelekile. Lapho-ke lolu hlobo lokutheleleka lukhula esiqwini, amabala avele emaqabungeni, kuthi phezulu kube mnyama. Uma lina, izinhlamvu eziphuma emaqabunga ziwela emhlabathini, zifinyelele kuzilimo eziyizigaxa futhi zizithelele, ”kusho uchwepheshe wezinsizakalo u-Evelina Freimane.
Intengo ngeke inyuke
Ukuthi isivuno salo nyaka kuzoba kubi kakhulu kunesokugcina akusho ukuthi intengo izonyuka ngenxa yalokhu, ngoba abatshali bezambane likasekhaya basemncintiswaneni ovuthayo namazambane angeniswa ePoland. Ngakho-ke, intengo ayinqunyelwe abalimi baseLatvia, kodwa izisekelo ezinkulu zokuthenga.
“Uma ufuna ukuthengisa amazambane, akutshela intengo. Udinga ukuthengisa ngentengo abayithengayo, ”kusho uKraukle.
Uveze ukuthi amapulazi amakhulu anciphisa amahlathi wamazambane.
Isimangaliso sokukhethwa
Abafuyi basiza ukulwa nezifo ezahlukahlukene ezisongela amazambane. Isibonelo, okungenani izinhlobo ezintathu ezintsha sezitholakala eLatvia ezingavunyelwe ukuba yi-blight sekwephuzile nezinye izifo.
“Singasho ukuthi lo ngunyaka wesithathu lapho ungakhetha khona okuthile. Izizukulwane ezintsha zamazambane zinezithelo impela futhi zivikelekile ekulimaleni okulimazayo, ”kusho umnikazi wepulazi leKalnares i-Ilgvars Krumins.
Kodwa-ke, ukukhetha akuvikeleli kuma-mabhungane e-Colorado
"Ngeke ngithi yonke imikhakha iyathinteka, kodwa kakhulu kunakwiminyaka edlule," kusho uKraukle.
Ngasikhathi sinye, kunamathuba ambalwa okulwa namabhungane, ngoba i-European Union isenqabela kancane kancane ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ezithile zokwelapha izitshalo, futhi ezinye izindlela ezitholakalayo azisebenzi.