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I-East Anglia, okungesinye sezifunda eziyinhloko zokulima e-UK, ibhekene nengozi yesomiso ngenxa yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Abalimi endaweni bayaphoqeleka ukuthi bathole izindlela ezintsha zokubhekana nezimo eziguqukayo. Lesi sihloko sihlola ukuthi ukushintsha kwezitshalo kungaba kanjani isu elisebenzayo kubalimi ukuze banciphise umthelela wesomiso futhi baqinisekise ukuphila kwabo.
Ngokwemininingwane yakamuva evela e-UK Met Office, i-East Anglia ibibhekene nehlobo elifudumele nelomileyo eminyakeni yamuva nje. Lokhu kwenyuse ingozi yesomiso, esibeka engcupheni enkulu kubalimi esifundeni. Ukusabela, abalimi abaningi sebeshintshe izilimo zabo ezinhlobonhlobo ezikwazi ukumelana nesomiso ezidinga amanzi amancane.
Isibonelo esisodwa ukushintsha kusuka kumazambane kuya ku-sugar beet. Ngokombiko wakamuva we-British Beet Research Organization, i-sugar beet iyisitshalo esimelana nesomiso esidinga amanzi amancane kunamazambane. Ngenxa yalokho, bayanda abalimi e-East Anglia bashintshela ku-sugar beet, osekuphenduke enye indlela ethandwayo kumazambane.
Esinye isitshalo esithole ukuduma esifundeni i-pulses. Ama-pulse, afana nophizi nobhontshisi, aziwa ngokukwazi kwawo ukulungisa i-nitrogen enhlabathini, engasiza ekunciphiseni isidingo somanyolo. Zidinga futhi amanzi amancane kunezinye izitshalo, okwenza zibe yinketho enhle kubalimi ezindaweni ezikhahlamezeke isomiso.
Ngaphandle kwezinzuzo zokushintshwa kwezitshalo, zikhona nezinselelo abalimi ababhekana nazo. Enye yezinselelo ezinkulu ukungabibikho kolwazi kanye nesipiliyoni ekutshaleni izitshalo ezahlukene. Abalimi kudingeka bafunde izindlela ezintsha zokulima futhi bazivumelanise nezinqubo ezintsha zokukhiqiza, ezingadla isikhathi futhi zibize.
Ukushintsha izilimo kungaba isu elisebenzayo kubalimi base-East Anglia ukuze babhekane nezingozi zesomiso ezilethwa ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Ngokushintshela ezitshalweni ezikwazi ukumelana nesomiso, abalimi bangaqinisekisa izimpilo zabo futhi bafake isandla ekusimameni komkhakha wezolimo. Nokho, ukwenza lelisu lisebenze, abalimi badinga ukusekelwa ngokolwazi, izinsiza, kanye noxhaso lwezimali oluzobasiza ukuba bashintshele ezitshalweni ezintsha.