I-World Potato Congress Industry Awards inikezwe uDkt. John J. Burke, u-Paul K. Struik, u-Antoine Wallace no-Richard W. "Dick" Okray ngeqhaza labo elivelele embonini yamazambane yamazwe ngamazwe.
UDkt. John J. Burke
UDkt Burke ungomunye wochwepheshe abahamba phambili e-Ireland ku-agronomy yamazambane.
UDkt Burke uthathe umhlalaphansi eTeagasc (Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority) ngo-2007. Lapho ethatha umhlalaphansi, wabuyela esitshalweni sakhe asithandayo ukuze ayovolontiya neVita, i-NGO yase-Ireland esebenza kakhulu e-Ethiopia nase-Eritrea kumaphrojekthi amazambane.
Usebenze ngokuzikhandla ukuze akhulise inzuzo evela kumazambane, njalo egxile ekuthuthukiseni ulwazi namakhono abalimi. Uhole iphrojekthi yokuhlwanyela ezindaweni ezihlala umphakathi e-Chencha, e-Ethiopia, futhi waba yingqalabutho yokukhiqiza imbewu yamazambane ezindaweni eziphakeme zase-Eritrea.
UJohn wenze amasemina amaningi kanye nokuqeqeshwa kwabalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, abalawuli kanye nabafundisi kuwo womabili la mazwe. Uqashelwa ngokushesha futhi ahlonishwe kakhulu yiwo wonke umuntu kusukela kubalimi kuye kongqongqoshe, ngenxa yendlela yakhe ekhululekile nenenhlonipho, isithakazelo sakhe sangempela kuwo wonke umuntu ahlangana naye, kanye nesifiso sakhe esingapheli sokwabelana ngolwazi lwakhe.
Phakathi nokuvakasha okuningana ehlela izingqungquthela nezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi nabalimi nabafundisi bezolimo, uJohn wakuqaphela kakhulu ukuntuleka kwezinto zemfundo ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Ngo-2017, wabhala incwadi ebizwa ngokuthi “Ukukhulisa Isivuno Samazambane,” esibe ngomunye wemithombo eyinhloko yolwazi ngokulima amazambane emazweni asathuthuka. Incwadi ishicilelwe ngoxhaso lwemboni yamazambane yase-Ireland futhi inikezwa mahhala kuwo wonke umuntu emazweni asathuthuka.
Kusukela lapho, Ukukhula Kwezitshalo Zamazambane kuhunyushelwe ezilimini ezimbalwa futhi nomhlahlandlela ofingqiwe wenziwa. Le ncwadi iyatholakala futhi njengesisetshenziswa samahhala esiku-inthanethi nangefomethi ye-pdf.
Ukuvakasha kwakhe e-Ethiopia nase-Eritrea kulindelwe lukhulu kuye futhi uJohn uhlonishwa kakhulu yibo bonke abake bahlangana futhi bafunda kuye. UJohn uphinde asekele ngenkuthalo ucwaningo lwabafundi abaningana abaneziqu kanye neziqu abasebenza ezihlokweni zokuthuthukisa amazambane.
UPaul K. Struik
U-Paul K. Struik ube nguSolwazi weCrop Physiology e-Wageningen University kusukela ngo-1986. Ngaleso sikhathi, wayenguprofesa omncane kunabo bonke owake waqokwa e-Wageningen, futhi amazambane ayeyisitshalo esiyinhloko kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe. Wenze ucwaningo emikhakheni ye-physiology, ukukhiqizwa kwembewu, ukukhula kwezitshalo okusekelwe ku-QTL kanye nokumodeliswa kwekhwalithi, izinhlelo zembewu kanye nokuphathwa kochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwezolimo e-Afrika, kanye nokuqiniswa okuqhubekayo.
Amaphrojekthi akhe amaningi okucwaninga ahlukene ngokwendalo futhi enziwa ngokubambisana kakhulu nososayensi bezenhlalo, ukuvala igebe phakathi kwe-agronomy yamazambane kanye nemiphumela yentuthuko. U-Paul wayenguMhleli oMkhulu wePotato Research, ijenali ye-European Potato Research Association, futhi eyilungu lebhodi le-EAPR ngamakhono ahlukahlukene. Ubhale ngokuhlanganyela izindatshana zesayensi ezingaphezu kuka-500 kumajenali wamazwe ngamazwe, okuhlanganisa i-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, IZITSHALO ZEMVELO, Izitayela Zesayensi Yezitshalo.
Uhlu lwakhe lwezimpumelelo luhlanganisa nezincwadi zesayensi ezingaphezu kuka-300 nezindatshana zomphakathi; kanye nezincwadi eziyi-15 (okuhlanganisa nobuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza amazambane).
Ngo-2019, uSolwazi Struik uthole Umklomelo Wesayensi Yezitshalo Wamazwe Ngamazwe e-American Plant Sciences Society ngamagalelo akhe avelele kwezesayensi. Uphinde abe nguSihlalo weKomidi Lohlelo kanye Nosekela-Sihlalo Webhodi Labaphathiswa BeQembu Elilulekayo le-International Institute for Agricultural Research, ICARDA, Isikhungo Samazwe Ngamazwe Socwaningo Lwezolimo eDryland. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uyaqhubeka nokufundisa eWageningen, eqeqesha isizukulwane esilandelayo sochwepheshe bamazambane.
Antoine Wallace
Ngemva kokuphothula iziqu zobunjiniyela bezakhiwo, u-Antoine Vallais, kanye nozakwabo webhizinisi kanye nesazi sezolimo namahlathi uLuc Raes, bakha imboni yokucubungula amazambane e-Agristo e-Hulst/Harelbeek (Belgium). Bobabili u-Antoine noLuc babengamadodana abalimi, futhi abashade nabo basebenza ngokuzikhandla emnyangweni wezokuphatha wenkampani, beyiguqula ibe ibhizinisi lomndeni langempela.
Kusukela ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe ubesebenza enhlanganweni yezambane yaseBelgian eBelgapom. Usebenze njengosihlalo weqembu lezemvelo, wakhuthaza ukwethulwa kobuchwepheshe obusha bokwelashwa nokusetshenziswa kabusha kwamanzi, futhi indima yakhe ekuthuthukisweni kwemboni yamazambane yaseBelgium yayingenye yezinto ezithuthuka kakhulu.
NjengoMongameli waseBelgapom (2006-2012), wabamba iqhaza elibalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kweBelgian Industrial Federation. Ubeyilungu elisebenzayo lebhodi le-European Potato Processors Association.
U-Antoine uphinde waba nguMongameli wokuqala we-Vegaplan, uhlelo lwaseBelgium lokuphepha kokudla nezitshalo oselugunyaze abalimi abangaphezu kuka-10 futhi lwazuza isikhundla segolide seSustainable Agriculture Initiative.
Inkampani yakhe i-Agristo, ngokuthuthukiswa kwezindawo ezintsha zokukhiqiza e-Tilburg (Netherlands) ngo-2001, iNazaretha ngo-2011 kanye ne-Vilsbeek ngo-2017, isibe ngomunye wabadlali ababaluleke kakhulu baseBelgium abathumela imikhiqizo yamazambane kulo lonke elaseYurophu nasemhlabeni.
Richard W. "Dick" Okray
URichard W. “Dick” Okray wazalelwa eStevens Point, eWisconsin.
Usebenze e-Oakray Family Farms e-Plover kusukela ngo-1982-2020, etshala amahektha ayi-7750 ezitshalo zemigqa esezingeni eliphezulu e-Central Wisconsin, esebenza ngokukhethekile ngamazambane amasha. Leli pulazi lasungulwa umndeni wakhe eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-110 edlule. Ngemuva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi ngo-2020, usengumnikazi wepulazi lomndeni elithole umklomelo kazwelonke wokugqwesa ekwehliseni ubungozi bezibulala-zinambuzane.
Imboni yamazambane yamazwe ngamazwe izuze kakhulu ebuholini bukaDick Okray. Wasebenza eKomidini Eliphethe LoMkhandlu Wamazambane WaseMelika (manje owaziwa ngokuthi Amazambane USA) futhi wayeyinxusa lemboni yamazambane yase-United States, ehambela imicimbi eminingi yeWorld Potato Congress eChina, Scotland, New Zealand nasePeru.
Yena nomkakhe uCarol baba nesandla ekuqongeleleni izimali zokwakha imithombo eminingana emadolobhaneni ampofu eduze kwaseCameroon, e-Afrika. Bahlela i-WellersWalk eStevens Point, eWisconsin, lapho abahlanganyeli bagcwalisa futhi baphatha izimbiza ezinkulu zamanzi edolobheni, beqwashisa ngezindleko izakhamuzi eziningi zase-Afrika okufanele zizikhokhe ukuze zinikeze imikhaya yazo amanzi nsuku zonke. Izimali ezaqoqwa phakathi nomcimbi waminyaka yonke zasetshenziselwa ukwakha imithombo ezindaweni zasemaphandleni zaseCameroon, zathuthukisa kakhulu ukuphila kwezinkulungwane zabantu basemaphandleni.
Esebenza emphakathini nasembonini yakhe, u-Dick usebenze ezinhlanganweni namabhodi amaningi, okuhlanganisa: I-Wisconsin Migrant Labor Council; I-Central Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation; I-United Potato Growers yase-Wisconsin kanye ne-United Potato Growers of America. U-Dick futhi uhlonishwa kakhulu ngemizamo yakhe yokusiza abanye abantu, esebenza kuBhodi Labaqondisi be-St. Michael's Hospital Foundation, i-Edward J. Okray Charitable Trust, kanye ne-Farming for the Future Foundation esanda kusungulwa.
U-Dick usebenze njengoSihlalo weKomidi Lamazwe Ngamazwe LoMkhandlu Wamazambane wase-US. Ubuye wasebenza eMkhandlwini Wezimboni Zamazambane eWisconsin kusuka ngo-2015-2020 (njengePhini Likamongameli WoMkhandlu).
Uthole indondo ye-WPVGA Agri-Communicator Award kanye ne-Portage County Business Council Award for Outstanding Contributions to Agriculture, kanye ne-University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Distinguished Alumni Award. Ngo-2019, wangeniswa e-Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association Hall of Fame.
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