I-Agrico, umfelandawonye wamazambane, yenza amasu embonini ngenhloso yayo yokuthola imisebenzi yamazambane embewu ye-The Potato Company (TPC). Lokhu kutholwa kuphawula isinyathelo esibalulekile se-Agrico ekwandiseni i-acreage yayo ukuze ihlangabezane nesidingo esikhulayo kanye nokuthuthukisa ukusebenzisana kwenhlangano.
Ngomlando oyimpumelelo wokubambisana emakethe yamazambane yomhlaba wonke, lokhu kutholwa kumelela inqubekelaphambili engokwemvelo yazo zombili izinhlangano. Kwa-Agrico, ukuthola imisebenzi yezambane yembewu ye-TPC kunikeza ithuba lokusimamisa izinhloso zokukhula lapho ibhekene nemakethe enciphayo eNtshonalanga Yurophu, iqinisekisa isikhundla sayo njengozakwethu wemboni ozinzile nothembekile.
UMark Zuidhof, oyi-CEO ye-Agrico, uzwakalise isasasa ngokuthengwa, egcizelela ukuhambisana kwayo nesu lokukhula le-Agrico eNtshonalanga Yurophu. "Lokhu kutholwa kusivumela ukuthi sigxile ekuthengisweni nasekuthuthukisweni kwezinhlobo ezizimele ngenkathi sisebenzisa inethiwekhi yokusabalalisa ye-TPC ehlanganisa amazwe angaphezu kuka-60."
Isungulwe cishe eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule, i-TPC izidla ngaphezu kwamahektha angama-450 amazambane embewu atshalwe ngenkontileka yephuli futhi ibandakanyeka kakhulu ekuhwebeni kwamahhala. Le nkampani yaziwa ngobungcweti bayo bokwakha izinhlobo zamazambane ezimelana ne-potato cyst nematodes, okwengeza ukubaluleka okubalulekile kuphothifoliyo ye-Agrico.
Ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sokutholwa, i-TPC izosebenza njengenkampani ephethwe ngokuphelele ngaphakathi kweqembu le-Agrico, igcine ubunikazi bayo kanye nabasebenzi. U-Gaby Stet, umnikazi we-TPC, uzwakalise ithemba ngokuhlanganiswa, elindele ukukhula okuqhubekayo nokusebenza kahle kanye ne-Agrico.
Kokubili i-Zuidhof kanye ne-Stet babona kusengaphambili izinzuzo ezifanayo kusukela ekutholweni, ukuthuthukisa imbuyiselo yabalimi kanye nokugqugquzela ukukhula nokuthuthukiswa kwe-Agrico ne-TPC ngokufanayo. Lesi sinyathelo esibalulekile sigcizelela ukuzibophezela kwe-Agrico ekusunguleni nasekuholeni izimakethe embonini yamazambane, iqinisekisa ikusasa eliqhakazile lazo zombili izinhlangano kanye nababambiqhaza bazo.