Siyaqhubeka nokushicilela okukhethekile okuvela ku-WPC (World Potato Congress), esitshela ngenhlangano yochungechunge lokukhiqiza imbewu yamazambane e-Afrika.
I-World Potato Congress izoba kusukela ngoMeyi 31 kuya kuJuni 3 eDublin, e-Ireland. Lo mcimbi uzohlanganisa ochwepheshe abahlanganisa abalimi bamazambane, abadayisi bezitolo, abapakisha, abathenga kwamanye amazwe nabathumela ngaphandle kokubili imbewu kanye namazambane.
E-Afrika, umlimi angathola ukusekelwa kochwepheshe uma efuna ukubhekana nembewu yamazambane. Ake sibheke izibonelo ezimbalwa.
1. Ukusebenzisana kanye nokwesekwa kwesikhungo kwabaqalayo ukutshala amazambane e-Ethiopia
Umlimi uGuta Gudisa ushiye ibanga lesi-9 ngenxa yokuswela ukwesekwa wanquma ukuba ngumlimi wamazambane. Uthole imbewu yamazambane athuthukisiwe, ukuqeqeshwa ekukhiqizeni nasekuphatheni, kanye nohlelo lwebhizinisi lokukhiqiza amazambane oluvela eHoletta Agricultural Research Center ye-Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research (EIAR) kanye ne-International Potato Centre (CIP).
Watshala inani elincane lembewu ethuthukisiwe ayithola kwa-EIAR esizeni esingama-20m x 20m. Wahlabeka umxhwele ngemiphumela futhi waboleka imali kubantu endaweni yangakubo ngenzalo enkulu engahlelekile ukuze aqashe indawo ukuze andise ukukhiqiza.
Manje ukhula afinyelele kumahektha angama-22 wamazambane ngesizini (imvamisa izinkathi ezimbili zonyaka), ikakhulukazi ukukhiqiza imbewu, kodwa futhi namazambane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umatasa neminye imisebenzi, okuhlanganisa ukukhiqizwa kwemikhiqizo yobisi ezinkomeni zangaphandle azithenge kwa-EIAR, ukutshalwa kwezihlahla zikagamthilini, imboni yezokuthutha ehlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokuthutha isebenzisa amaloli amathathu anawo, ekuqaleni ayexhaswe ngemali engenayo. amazambane.
IGuta ihlinzeka abantu bendawo imisebenzi. Unabasebenzi abayi-18 abaqashwe ngokugcwele kanye nabasizayo abangama-60 phakathi nenkathi ephezulu kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uhlela ukwakha isikole nehhotela okuzoletha izinzuzo ezinkulu emphakathini.
2. Izinto zokutshala ezisezingeni eliphezulu nezinempilo
IGuta ikhiqiza amahektha angama-22 embewu yamazambane ngokuhambisana nekhwalithi eshiwo.
Amasimu akhe amazambane ahlolwe kabili ngesikhathi sokukhula futhi kanye endaweni yokukhanya ehlukanisiwe ngabahloli abaqeqeshiwe abavela kumlawuli, I-Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resources. I-EIAR ne-CIP ihlinzeka ngoqeqesho kulaba bahloli ukuze ibanike ulwazi oluyisipesheli ekuhloleni amasimu embewu yamazambane.
Uma uGuta engayitholi imvume ekhombisa ukuthi isilimo siyahlangabezana nezindinganiso ze-QDS, ngeke akwazi ukuthengisa isilimo sakhe ukuze athole imbewu. Ungomunye wenhlanyelo esezingeni eliphezulu kubalimi bendawo ahlala kuyo, kanye labasezindaweni ezitshiyeneyo zelizwe ezinye ziqhelelene ngamakhilomitha adlula amakhulu ayisikhombisa.