Uhlolo olusha, olwenziwa ilabhorethri yase-UK ye-Innovative Farmers field futhi exhaswe yi-AHDB, luzophenya ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi anosawoti omningi ukuchelela amazambane, ikakhulukazi ukuchelela nge-drip.
Ukunisela kuyimfuneko ekukhiqizeni amazambane ekhwalithi, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezomile (njenge-Holbeach Marsh e-UK), ngokombiko wabezindaba ovela kwa-AHDB. Futhi esikhathini esizayo, ukubaluleka kokunisela okwenziwa kulezi zindawo kuzokhula kuphela. Ngokusekelwe kwizibikezelo zesimo sezulu, i-AHDB ilindele ukuthi imvula izoba ngendlela engavamile futhi engalindelekile, ukufakwa kukasawoti emanzini angaphansi komhlaba kuzoqhubeka, okuholela ebunzimeni obukhulu ekuhlinzekeni kwamanzi ahlanzekile kanye nomthelela ekuvunweni kwamazambane.
Benalezi zici engqondweni, abalimi bendawo babheke ukuhlola izinhlobo ezintsha zokuchelela ezinganciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi (ngenkathi zigcina isivuno) futhi zingaphazamisi impilo yomhlabathi.
Abalimi bamazambane bakwaNene Potato Ltd bahlelelwe ukuhlola ukuchelela izitshalo ngamanzi anosawoti omningi. Abalimi banesithakazelo ezintweni ezimbili ezibalulekile: umphumela kasawoti emhlabathini kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezitshalo lapho uniselwa ngamanzi anosawoti omningi.
Ukuhlolwa kuzokwenziwa emikhakheni emihlanu enezimo ezihlukene: Isizinda A: Ukuchelela ngamaconsi anamanzi anosawoti omningi (2000ppm); Isigaba B: Ukuchelela ngokuconsa ngamanzi ampompi (400 ppm); Isigaba C: Ukuchelela ngamaconsi ngamanzi anosawoti omncane (950 ppm); Site D: akukho ukuchelela; Indawo E: Ukuchelela ngaphezulu kwamanzi anosawoti omningi (950 ppm).
Ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yokuhlolwa, isimo senhlabathi sizohlaziywa kuzo zonke izindawo futhi izinkomba zesivuno zizorekhodwa. Imiphumela izotholakala ekupheleni kwalo nyaka.
I-Innovative Farmers iyinethiwekhi yobulungu obungenzi nzuzo yabalimi base-UK. Inethiwekhi igcina iwebhusayithi kokuthi https://innovativefarmers.org/.