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Ngokombiko wakamuva we-USDA, i-United States ingumkhiqizi omkhulu wamazambane emhlabeni, kanti i-Idaho iyizwe elihamba phambili ekukhiqizeni amazambane. Ama-chips azambane awukudla okudumile e-United States, futhi isidingo samashiphu amazambane ekhwalithi ephezulu siyaqhubeka nokwanda. Kodwa-ke, ukukhiqiza ama-chips amazambane kuyinqubo eyinkimbinkimbi edinga amazambane anezici ezithile ezifana nokuqukethwe okuphezulu okuqinile.
I-ARS ithuthukisa uhlobo olusha lwamazambane anokuqukethwe okuqinile okuphezulu, okuzokhiqiza ama-chips anokwakheka nokunambitha okungcono. Lelizambane lizophinde linciphise ukungcola ngesikhathi licutshungulwa futhi lithuthukise ukusebenza kahle kwenqubo yokukhiqiza amashiphu amazambane. I-ARS isebenze kule phrojekthi iminyaka eminingana futhi yenze inqubekelaphambili ebalulekile ekuzaleni amazambane anezici ezifiselekayo.
Uhlobo lwamazambane olusha lwenziwe kusetshenziswa izindlela zokuzalanisa zendabuko, futhi i-ARS isebenzisane nabalingani bemboni ukuhlola uhlobo olusha. Imiphumela yokuqala ibilokhu ithembisa, futhi i-ARS iyaqhubeka nokucwenga izici zamazambane ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ihlangabezana nezidingo zemboni ye-chips yamazambane.
Ukuthuthukiswa kwalolu hlobo olusha lwamazambane kunamandla okuguqula imboni ye-chips yamazambane ngokukhiqiza ama-chips anokunambitheka nokuthungwa okungcono ngenkathi kunciphisa ukungcola kanye nokwandisa ukusebenza kahle. Lokhu ngeke kuzuzise imboni yamazambane kuphela kodwa nabalimi bamazambane abazokwazi ukutshala uhlobo olusha lwamazambane adingeka kakhulu.
I-ARS isebenza kanzima ukuthuthukisa uhlobo olusha lwamazambane oluzokhiqiza ama-chips amazambane angcono. Ngokunamandla okuguqula imboni ye-chips yamazambane futhi kuzuze abalimi nabathengi bamazambane, le phrojekthi ingeyodwa okufanele ibukwe. Ukusetshenziswa okusha kwezindlela zokuzalanisa zendabuko ukuze kuthuthukiswe isilimo esiyisisekelo njengamazambane kuwubufakazi bokubaluleka kocwaningo nentuthuko kwezolimo.