Ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane kuyanda ezindaweni zonke zase-Afrika nase-Asia. Kwavunwa amathani amazambane ayizigidi ezingama-368 emhlabeni jikelele ngonyaka wezi-2019, njengoba abantu abavela eVietnam kuya eKenya, ama-Andes asePeruvia aya eRwanda akhiqiza imifino enhlobonhlobo, esiza ukondla abantu abalinganiselwa ezigidini eziyi-1.3 abathembele kuyo njengokudla okuyisisekelo.
Abaphenyi basebenzela ukukhiqiza izinhlobo zamazambane ezihambelana nesimo sezulu eziphikisana kakhulu nezifo kanye nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu, kufaka phakathi ukushisa nesomiso, futhi lokhu kuyinto engachaza ikusasa eliqhakazile kubalimi base-Afrika abahlale bezabalaza ukuthola imbewu esezingeni elifanele.
UThiago Mendes, umfuyi wamazambane ozinze eKenya osesikhungweni i-International Potato Centre (CIP), esendlunkulu yakhe eLima, muva nje uthe kunezinhlobo eziningi ezinamandla ezenziwa ngokuhlukahluka kofuzo.
Iphrojekthi ye-Crop Wild Relatives (CWR), iphrojekthi yeminyaka eyi-10, iholwa yi-Crop Trust ukuqoqa izinhlobo ezibalulekile zezihlobo zasendle zezitshalo, ukuqinisekisa ukongiwa kwesikhathi eside, nokwenza lula ukusetshenziswa kwazo ekuzaleni izilimo ezintsha, ezithuthukisiwe.
Uthe izitshalo eziningi ezivelayo zinokumelana ngokwemvelo nesifo se-blight sekwephuzile.
IRwanda ingumkhiqizi wamazambane ongowesithathu ngobukhulu e-Afrika eseNingizimu yeSahara, okuyisisekelo sokutholakala kokudla ezweni, ngokusetshenziswa kwamakhilogremu ayi-125 ngonyaka umuntu ngamunye. Abanye abakhiqizi abakhulu base-Afrika kubalwa iNigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Angola ne-Ethiopia.