Siyaqhubeka nokushicilela izinto ezikhethekile ezivela ku-WPC (World Potato Congress) mayelana nenhlangano yochungechunge lokukhiqiza imbewu yamazambane e-Afrika.
Lo mcimbi uzokwenzeka kusukela mhla zingama-31 kuNhlaba kuya kumhla zi-3 kuNhlangulana eDublin, e-Ireland. Lo mcimbi uzohlanganisa ochwepheshe abahlanganisa abalimi bamazambane, abadayisi bezitolo, abapakisha, abathenga kwamanye amazwe nabathumela ngaphandle kokubili imbewu kanye namazambane.
Kuleli sonto sizokhuluma ngokuphathwa kwamapulazi, ukukhiqizwa okusimeme kanye nokugcinwa kwamazambane e-Ethiopia.
3. Ukuphathwa kwepulazi kanye nezinqubo zokutshala izitshalo e-Ethiopia. Ukubaluleka kokuthuthukisa amakhono abalimi base-Ethiopia ukuze bakhiqize amazambane asezingeni eliphezulu.
UGuta ushintshanisa izitshalo epulazini lakhe, eqasha umhlaba kwabanye. Usebenzisa ibanga elinconyiwe futhi usebenzisa amanani anconyiwe kamanyolo. Ukutshala kwakhe njalo kugadwe nguye nabanye abanolwazi olwanele lokutshala amazambane. Ngenxa yamakhono amahle okuphatha ipulazi nezindlela zokulima, uthola isivuno esingafika ku-40 t/ha ngezinsuku eziyi-120.
Enkathini yemvula enkulu, ukubola sekwephuzile kuba yinkinga enkulu, nakuba izinhlobo ezimbili (iGudene neBelete) zikwazi ukumelana nalesi sifo esiyingozi. Usebenzisa isibulala-sikhunta esihleliwe i-Ridomil Gold ukuze alawule ukubola sekwephuzile (ngokusho kochwepheshe, ufutha ngaphezu kwalokho okudingekayo, futhi ukusetshenziswa njalo kwesikhuthazi sesistimu kungaholela ekumelaneni ne-metataxyl).
Umlimi uzimisele ukuthatha isifundo sokuvuselela ukuze anciphise imvamisa yokufafaza nokushintshanisa amakhemikhali. Ivulekele yonke into entsha futhi ithokozela ukuqeqeshwa okunikezwa uhulumeni kanye ne-CIP (International Potato Centre).
4. Ukukhiqizwa nokugcinwa kwamazambane okuqhubekayo
IGuta ikhiqiza izitshalo ezimbili zamazambane ngonyaka. I-Ethiopia ivamise ukuba nezinkathi zemvula ezi-2: ezimfishane (ngoFebhuwari kuya kuMeyi) nezinde (Juni kuya kuSepthemba) kwezolimo ezinganiselwanga.
Lokhu kumvumela ukuthi abe namazambane amasha isikhathi esiningi sonyaka. Unenqwaba yezitolo zeDiffused Light Storage (DLS) zembewu yakhe yamazambane aze ayidayise noma ayitshale. Ngesivuno sayo esihle kakhulu kanye nekhwalithi enhle, inenzuzo enhle kakhulu eqinisekisiwe.
IGuta ithengisa inhlanyelo yamazambane ngemali engaba ngu-$30/100kg kuthi amazambane e-ware nge-$17/100kg. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe okuqhubekayo kanye nohlelo lwembewu oluzinzile luvumela isivuno esikhulu, okwenza ukukhiqizwa kwakhe kwamazambane kuqhubeke. UGuta uthi impilo yakhe ixhumene kakhulu namazambane, futhi noma intengo ye-100 kg yamazambane iwela ngaphansi kwedola laseMelika, ngeke ayeke ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane.