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Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukuthuthukiswa kwezinhlobo zamazambane amelana nokubola kuye kwanconywa njengempumelelo enkulu kubalimi bamazambane emhlabeni wonke. Kodwa-ke, umbiko omusha ovela e-UK uphakamisa ukuthi ukwethulwa kwezinhlobo ezinjalo kungaba yingozi enkulu kubalimi bamazambane baseBrithani. Ngokombiko, lezi zinhlobo ezintsha azikwazanga ukwehlisa kuphela isivuno, kodwa futhi zinciphise inani lemakethe lesitshalo samazambane e-UK.
Okutholwe yilo mbiko kususelwa kudatha eqoqwe emithonjeni eyahlukene, okuhlanganisa neBritish Potato Council, the Ezolimo kanye neBhodi Lokuthuthukiswa Kwezolimo, kanye Nenyunyana Yabalimi Kazwelonke. Umbiko uphawula ukuthi izinhlobo zamazambane ezimelana nokubola zivame ukuba nesivuno esincane kanye nephrofayili yokunambitheka engathandeki uma kuqhathaniswa nezinhlobo zamazambane ezijwayelekile. Lokhu kusho ukuthi mancane amathuba okuthi babize inani lentengo ephezulu emakethe, okungenzeka ukuthi banciphise imali etholwa abalimi bamazambane.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, lo mbiko uqokomisa iqiniso lokuthi ukwethulwa kwezinhlobo ezimelana ne-blight kungaholela ekwehleni kokuhlukahluka kofuzo, okungenza isivuno samazambane ase-UK sibe sengozini enkulu yokuqubuka kwezifo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iphakamisa ukukhathazeka ngomthelela ongaba khona walezi zinhlobo emvelweni nempilo yabantu, njengoba ukusetshenziswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane nokunye zokwelapha ngamakhemikhali kungase kwande ukuze kunxephezele isivuno esiphansi.
Ngaphandle kwalokhu kukhathazeka, abanye ochwepheshe baphikisa ngokuthi izinhlobo ezimelana nokubola zisengaba nendawo embonini yamazambane yase-UK, ikakhulukazi uma zisetshenziswa ngokuhlanganiswa nezinye izindlela ezinjengokushintshaniswa kwezitshalo, ukuchelela okuthuthukisiwe kanye nokulawulwa kwezinambuzane okudidiyelwe. Baphinde baqaphele ukuthi ukuqhubeka nokutshalwa kwezimali ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni kungaholela ekuthuthukisweni kwezinhlobo eziningi ezikhiqizayo nezinambitheka kangcono ezimelana nokubola esikhathini esizayo.
Yize izinhlobo zamazambane amelana nokubola zinamandla okuguqula imboni yamazambane, ukwethulwa kwazo e-UK kungase kube nemiphumela engahlosiwe kubalimi. Kudingeka ukucatshangelwa nokuhlela ngokucophelela ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi izinzuzo zalezi zinhlobo zidlula izingozi ezingaba khona.