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. Umcimbi uzohlanganisa ochwepheshe, okuhlanganisa nabakhiqizi amazambane, abathengisi bezitolo, abapakishi, abangenisa ngaphandle nabathumela ngaphandle kokubili imbewu nokudla amazambane.
Kuleli sonto sizokhuluma ngokukhiqizwa nokugcinwa okusimeme kwamazambane emazweni ase-Afrika.
Imboni yamazambane ephumelelayo idinga ukukhiqizwa nokugcinwa okuqhubekayo kwamazambane. Lokhu kuzoqinisekisa ukutholakala kwamazambane ukuze asetshenziswe kabusha futhi asetshenziwe unyaka wonke, okuzokhuphula ukuvikeleka kokudla kanye neholo labantu elikhula usuku nosuku. Ukucubungula amazambane okusimeme kudinga ukuhlinzekwa njalo kwezinto ezingavuthiwe zekhwalithi enhle unyaka wonke. Lokhu kudinga ukutshala amazambane kabili noma kathathu ngonyaka nokuba nezitolo ezibandayo. Isifunda saseNingizimu Afrika sine-agro-ecology efanelekile enenani elidingekayo lemvula, okwenza kube nokwenzeka ukukhiqiza izinhlobo ezimbalwa zemikhiqizo ngonyaka, ikakhulukazi uma kukhona ukuchelela.
I-Ethiopia ihlela ukwandisa indawo engaphansi komhlaba oniselwayo isuka kumahektha amanje ayizigidi ezi-2,7. kufika kumahektha ayizigidi ezi-4,1. Izwe selidwebe amanzi angaphansi komhlaba angasetshenziselwa ukunisela kanye nezinye izinsiza zamanzi njengemifula, amanzi emvula, njll. Nakuba inqubekelaphambili yenziwa ngezigaba ezihlukene, amazwe amaningi e-Afrika ahlela ukukhiqiza amazambane andayo ekulimeni okuniselwayo.
Ipulazi leKisima likhiqiza imbewu yamazambane kabili ngonyaka endaweni engaba amahektha ayi-100 ngesizini. Ngendawo yokugcina amakhaza esezingeni eliphezulu enamandla acishe ibe ngamathani ayi-1000, iyakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngenani elikhulu lamazambane embewu eqinisekisiwe cishe unyaka wonke. Isiqandisi siqinisekisa ukuthi ukulahlekelwa ngemva kokuvuna, izifo kanye nokulimala kwezinambuzane kugcinwa kuncane. Ukufinyelela kwabalimi imbewu yekhwalithi evela kubakhiqizi abancane abatshala imbewu eqinisekisiwe evela ku-Kisima kukhulisa ukutholakala kwamazambane ukuze asetshenziswe amasha futhi asetshenziwe.