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Lesi sihloko sidingida umthelela wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu ekukhiqizeni amazambane. Ihlinzeka ngemininingwane efingqiwe yedatha nezibalo zakamuva, ezigqamisa izinselele abalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, nonjiniyela bezolimo kulo mkhakha. Ihlose ukufundisa nokuqwashisa abanikazi bamapulazi nososayensi abasebenza kwezolimo.
Ngokwemininingwane yakamuva ekhishwe uMnyango Wezolimo, Imfuyo, Nezokudoba waseKenya, ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane kuyehla kule minyaka embalwa edlule. Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kukhonjwa njengembangela eyinhloko yalokhu kwehla komkhiqizo. I-Kenya njengamanje ibhekene nezindlela zemvula eziguquguqukayo, amazinga okushisa aphezulu, nesomiso esithatha isikhathi eside, konke okunomthelela omkhulu ekulimeni amazambane.
Amazambane awumthombo obalulekile wokudla nemali engenayo kubalimi abaningi eKenya. Ukwehla komkhiqizo kuholele ekwenyukeni kwamanani entengo kubathengi, okunomthelela ekugcineni umnotho. Uhulumeni usibonile isidingo sokubhekana nalolu daba futhi uthatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa umthelela wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu ekulimeni amazambane.
Ososayensi nongoti bezolimo bebesebenzela ukuthuthukisa izinhlobo ezintsha zamazambane ezikwazi ukumelana nesimo sezulu esibi esilethwa ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Lezi zinhlobonhlobo ezintsha azikwazi ukumelana nesomiso, zidinga amanzi amancane, futhi ziyakwazi ukubekezelela amazinga okushisa aphezulu. Futhi zinamandla amakhulu esivuno futhi azikwazi ukumelana nezifo, okuzoholela ekunciphiseni ukusetshenziswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane.
Sengiphetha, ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuyingozi enkulu ekukhiqizeni amazambane eKenya. Uhulumeni, ososayensi nabalimi kumele babambisane ukwakha amasu anganciphisa umthelela wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu ekulimeni amazambane. Ngokwamukela izinhlobo ezintsha zamazambane nokusebenzisa izindlela zokulima ezisimeme, singaqinisekisa ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane kuhlala kuwumthombo osebenzayo wokudla kanye nemali engenayo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.