I-European Potato Trade Association Europatat iyingxenye yenhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe ebambe iqhaza kuphrojekthi yocwaningo ye-ADAPT (Accelerated Development of Multiple Stress Potato). Le phrojekthi ihlose ukuthuthukisa amasu amasha okwenza amazambane afanele izimo zokukhula eziyinselele zesikhathi esizayo. Iphrojekthi ye-ADAPT yaqala ngoJulayi 2020 futhi izosebenza iminyaka emithathu ngesabelomali esiphelele sama-euro ayizigidi ezi-5, kubika i-Agrobusiness.
Izidingo zabalimi bamazambane ziyintshisekelo enkulu kubacwaningi, abalingani bezimboni kanye nabalimi ababambe iqhaza kulo msebenzi. Ocwaningweni oluku-inthanethi, i-ADAPT icele abalimi ukuqonda ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, ulwazi lwabo mayelana nomthelela wesimo sezulu ekukhiqizeni amazambane, kanye nesidingo sabo sezinhlobo zamazambane eziguquliwe.
Sekukonke, umlingani onomthwalo wemfanelo wocwaningo lwe-ADAPT - i-Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) - ithole izimpendulo ezingama-553, eziningi zazo ezazivela kubalimi bamazambane e-Austria, Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland, Slovenia, Belgium. Poland, Spain kanye neGreat Britain.
Abalimi bamazambane abangaphezu kuka-80% babonise ukuthi isomiso nokushisa kuye kwaba nomthelela omubi ekukhiqizeni amazambane eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule. Ngaphezu kwalokho, cishe u-50% walabo abahlolwa bahlonze ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu njengosongo olukhulu ekutshaleni amazambane emapulazini abo. Ngokusho kwabalimi abangaphezu kuka-50%, izinambuzane nezifo ezibangelwa izimo zezulu nazo zibe nomthelela omubi. Abangaphezu kwama-40% baqaphele umthelela wemvula enamandla. Izimpendulo ezifanayo zatholwa lapho ebuzwa mayelana nokuwohloka okungenzeka ekukhiqizeni amazambane esikhathini esizayo.