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Isikhathi sokukhula sika-2023 silethe izinselelo ezingakaze zibonwe kubalimi bembewu baseYurophu. Izimo zezulu ezingezinhle nokuncipha kwe-acreage yokutshala kuholele ekubambezelekeni kokutshala, ukwehla kwesivuno, kanye nokuntuleka okukhulu kwamazambane embewu. Lesi sihloko sidingida umthelela walezi zinselelo embonini yamazambane embewu futhi sinikeza izincomo zokubhekana nokushoda kwempahla.
Isizini ka-2023 Eyinselele Yezambane Lembewu YaseYurophu: Ukuzulazula Isimo Sezulu Esingabikezeli Nokushoda Kwempahla
Imboni yamazambane yaseYurophu, edume ngezinto zayo zokutshala ezisezingeni eliphezulu, ibhekane nempi enzima ngesikhathi sokukhula sika-2023. Izimo zezulu ezingalindelekile kanye ne-acreage encishisiwe yokutshala kufake ithunzi phezu komkhakha ovame ukuchuma, nemiphumela engase ibonakale ngesizini ezayo yokuthekelisa (2023-2024).
Izimo Zezulu Ezingalindelekile:
I-Europe, eyaziwa ngezimo zayo ezihlukene zesimo sezulu, yaba nezimo zesimo sezulu esishintshashintshayo ngo-2023. I-Joint Research Centre ye-EU yazilandela ngenkuthalo lezi zinguquko, yasikhanyisela ngomthelela wazo ezitshalweni ezihlukahlukene, kuhlanganise nembewu yamazambane. Amazinga okushisa abandayo nemvula engapheli kwaphazamisa izinhlelo zokutshala emazweni amaningi aseYurophu. Imibiko evela kumalungu e-Europatat ikhombisa ukubambezeleka okufika emavikini amahlanu, okuthinta kakhulu izikhathi zokuvuna kanye nesivuno. Izithiyo ezinjalo zilungele ukuqubuka kulo lonke uchungechunge lokuhlinzeka, okuholela ekushodeni okungaba khona ezinyangeni ezizayo.
I-Shrinking Acreage, Ukukhathazeka Okukhulayo:
Esinye isithiyo esikhulu abalimi bamazambane base-Europe ababhekene naso kwaba ukwehliswa kwe-acreage yokutshala. INorth-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) ihlabe umkhosi, ilinganisela ukuncipha cishe kwamahektha ayi-5000 endaweni yembewu eNetherlands neFrance kuphela. IJalimane, iBelgium, neScotland nazo zabona ukwehla. Sekukonke, i-Europe yehle ngo-7% endaweni ezinikele ekutshaleni amazambane embewu uma kuqhathaniswa nesizini edlule. Lokhu kuncipha kwandisa izinselele ezilethwa isimo sezulu esibi, okuholela ekushayweni okukabili kwe abalimi nabahlinzeki ngokufanayo.
Ukulindela Ukushoda Kwempahla:
Amalungu e-Europatat abheke ukushoda kwembewu yamazambane, ikakhulukazi ezigabeni zosayizi othize (28-55 mm) kanye namakilasi athile, njengesigaba sika-E esifiselekayo, afunwa kakhulu amazwe angenisa impahla. Lokhu kushoda kulindeleke ukuthi kube nomthelela omkhulu ekulethweni kwamazwe aphesheya kwezilwandle, kuphakamise ukukhathazeka ngokuvikeleka kokudla emhlabeni wonke kanye nokusimama kwezolimo. Ukuphendula, i-Europatat iphakamisa isixazululo sesikhashana: ukwelula usayizi omkhulu wamazambane athengiswayo ukusuka ku-55 mm kuya ku-60 mm. Lokhu kulungiswa kuzothuthukisa ukutholakala kwembewu yamazambane ezindaweni ezithunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, kunciphise ukwehla okuqhamukayo kwesizini ka-2023 eyinselele.
Ukukhulisa Ukuqina Phakathi Kobunzima:
Isizini ka-2023 igcizelele ukuqina kwabalimi bembewu baseYurophu lapho bebhekene nezinselelo ezingakaze zibonwe. Ngokulungisa amasu, ukwamukela izindlela ezintsha, kanye nokukhuthaza ukusebenzisana kwamazwe ngamazwe, imboni ingakwazi ukuzulazula kulezi zikhathi ezinesiyaluyalu. Njengoba siqhubekela phambili, kubalulekile ukuthi abalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi bahlanganyele, babelane ngolwazi nobungcweti ukuze bavikele ikusasa lezolimo emhlabeni wonke.