Izinhlobo ezinhlanu zamazambane amelana nesimo sezulu kanye nezifo ezithuthukiswe yiphrojekthi yocwaningo lwe-Quikgro ye-James Hutton Institute eScotland zigunyazwe ukuthi zilinywe eMalawi nguMnyango Wezolimo, Ukuchelela kanye Nezinsiza Zamanzi. Uhlelo lwe-Agropages lubhala ngalokhu ngoDisemba 27.
Izinhlobo ezintsha ze-Chikoka, Chitute, Khutula, Phindu kanye ne-Tinyadile zikhiqiza kakhulu, zipheka ngokushesha, ubukhulu be-tuber kanye nokuma okufanelekile, ukuthungwa nokunambitha, nombala wenyama. Ezinye zifanele amazambane a-crispy, kanti ezinye zifanele ukubilisa noma ukuthosa. Izinhlobo zivuthwa kusenesikhathi, azikwazi ukumelana nokulimaza sekwephuzile, amagciwane kanye nokushwabana kwamagciwane, okuvumela ukugwema ukusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali ezolimo kanye nokuthola isivuno esivumelana nemvelo.
“Sithemba ukuthi izinhlobo ezintsha zizofaka isandla ekuthuthukisweni komnotho kanye nokutholakala kokudla eMalawi nangale kwayo, futhi sibonga kakhulu kubalingani bethu bomsebenzi kanye nabaxhasi ngokuqhubeka nokuseseka. Izinyathelo ezilandelayo ziwukufinyelela kubalimi nabanye ababambiqhaza ezweni lonke ukuze babafundise ngokutholakala nezinzuzo zokutshala izinhlobo ezintsha, ”kusho uSolwazi Leslie Torrance, umqondisi wezesayensi eJames Hutton Institute.
Abalingani bomsebenzi we-Quikgro eMalawi uMnyango Wezolimo kanye Nezokucwaninga kahulumeni waseMalawi, i-International Potato Centre, iNyuvesi yase-St Andrews kanye ne-James Hutton Institute.