Iziphathimandla Zikhuthaza Abalimi Bamazambane Base-Ireland Ukuba Balandele Ithuba Lemakethe Yezitolo Ezithengisa Ama-Chip

IBhodi Yokudla Yase-Ireland (iBord Bia), i-Agriculture and Food Development Authority (iTeagasc), i-Irish Farmers Association (i-IFA), kanye noMnyango Wezolimo, Ukudla kanye Nezasemanzini bahlanganisa amandla ukwandisa inani lamazambane akhulele ekhaya athengiswa ezitolo zama-chip zase-Ireland.

I-Meadowfresh Foods eseTallow e-Co Waterford kanye ne-O'Shea Farms/Iverk Produce esePiltown e-Co Kilkenny bahlanganyele ndawonye ukuze babe yinkampani yokuqala ezinikele yokupakisha amazambane amasha asanda kukhishwa kanye nomsabalalisi, ngokusho kwe-Offaly Independent.

Eminyakeni emibili edlule, umphakeli wamazambane kanye nomsabalalisi basebenzisana neBord Bia, iTeagasc, kanye ne-IFA ukusekela iphrojekthi 'yokuchipha amazambane' futhi baqhubeka nokutshala izitshalo ezithile zesiteshi sesitolo sama-chip sase-Ireland.

Ukuvula isikhungo esisha sokusabalalisa kanye nokuvakashela indawo yokugcina izinto entsha eyakhelwe ngenhloso, uNgqongqoshe Wezwe ka-Offaly eMnyangweni Wezokuthutha. Ezolimo, Ukudla kanye neMarine, uSenator Pippa Hackett, umemezele ukuthi indawo yokugcina egcina amazinga kashukela nesitashi afanele kumazambane, kanye nokuwagcina emisha ngale kwesikhathi sasebusika, 'kuyisihluthulelo esiphelele' ekukhiqizeni ikhwalithi edingekayo kumazambane amahle aqhekeziwe.

“Ngakho-ke ukuthuthukiswa kwesikhungo esinjalo, kanye nokuvulwa ngokusemthethweni namuhla komshini wokuqala wamazambane ozinikele e-Ireland ogxile ekutshalweni kwamazambane okwenziwa ama-chip, kuyithuba langempela kubalimi base-Ireland lokuhlinzeka ngamazambane akhulele ekhaya emakethe yezitolo zama-chip zase-Ireland. Ukutshala amazambane ama-chip kuwumsebenzi okhethekile, futhi imakethe yawo inenani elilinganiselwa ku-EUR20m ngonyaka. Ngicabanga ukuthi umthengi wase-Ireland, uma enikezwe ukukhetha, uzowazisa ngempela amabhizinisi asekela abalimi bendawo. Lokhu kuyintuthuko eyamukelekayo, ezofinyeza uchungechunge lokuhlinzeka futhi ilethe izinzuzo zokuphepha kwezitshalo, okwenza kube yisinyathelo esibalulekile phambili kulo mkhakha. Ngingathanda ukuhalalisela bonke abathintekayo futhi ngilangazelela ukubona ukuthi lolu hlelo luzoqhubeka kanjani eminyakeni ezayo.” Kusho uHackett.

Ngisho noma i-Ireland yaziwa njengesizwe esidumile ngamazambane futhi itshala amathani angaba ngu-300,000 ngonyaka ukuze asetshenziswe ekhaya, iphinde ingenise amathani angu-80,000, noma umkhiqizo obiza u-EUR45m ngonyaka, kanye namathani angu-64,000 (EUR33m) avela e-UK, ngokusho kwe-Central Statistics Office (2019). Iningi lala mazambane amasha angeniswayo asetshenziswa abanikazi bezitolo zama-chip. Okwamanje kunezitolo zama-chip ezingaphezu kuka-530 ezizimele e-Ireland.

Eminyakeni emibili edlule, njengengxenye yephrojekthi 'yokuchipha amazambane', iBord Bia yenza ucwaningo lwabathengi nokuhweba ukuze iqonde umbono wabathengi base-Ireland kanye nomnikazi wesitolo sama-chip ozimele.

Ucwaningo luveze ukuthi abathengi base-Ireland abangaphezu kuka-66% (ababili kwabathathu) bacabanga ngokungalungile ukuthi amazambane asetshenziswa ukwenza iningi lama-chipper chips avela e-Ireland.