Amazambane Embewu Anezinkinga: Uhulumeni waseMauritius Umemezela Usizo Olungama-Rs 85,000 Ngehektha ngalinye Kubalimi Abathintekile

Uhulumeni waseMauritius ungenelele ngosizo lwezezimali oluphuthumayo kubatshali bamazambane abalahlekelwe kakhulu ngesikhathi somkhankaso ka-2025 ngenxa yamazambane embewu angenisiwe anephutha. Ngemuva komhlangano nabakhiqizi eBhodini Lokumaketha Kwezolimo (i-AMB), uNgqongqoshe Webhizinisi Lezolimo u-Arvin Boollell umemezele uxhaso olukhethekile lwama-Rs 85,000 ngehektha ngalinye ukusiza ukumboza ingxenye yezindleko zokukhiqiza ezitholwe abalimi. Lolu sizo olusha luza ngaphezu kwesinxephezelo sembewu esiphelele esivele sikhokhiwe yiBhodi Lokumaketha Kwezolimo (i-WBA), esifinyelele kuma-Rs 3.5 million kumahektha angu-161 esizuzisa abatshali abangu-64 abathintekile. Njengoba zombili lezi zinyathelo zihlanganisiwe, ukwesekwa kukahulumeni sekufinyelele cishe kuma-Rs 160,000 ngehektha ngalinye. Lesi sinqumo sashukunyiswa uphenyo olusemthethweni oluvela kwi-Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI), oluqinisekisile ukuthi imbewu engenisiwe empeleni yayisezingeni eliphansi, ibeka engcupheni isivuno futhi isongela impilo yabalimi bendawo.

Ngenkathi uMengameli we-WBA uNavin Dirpalsing eqinisekisa ukuthi inhlangano iwufezile ngokugcwele umthwalo wayo wemfanelo ngokubuyisela izindleko zembewu enephutha, ucacise ukuthi ezinye izindleko zokukhiqiza—njengomanyolo, ukunisela, ukulungiselela umhlaba, kanye nabasebenzi—ziwele ngaphandle kwesibopho se-WBA. Uxhaso olwengeziwe luhlose ngqo ukubhekana nalezi zindleko ezingatholakali. Kodwa-ke, abalimi abaningi basalokhu benganelisekile, belinganisela ukulahlekelwa kwabo okuphelele cishe ku-Rs 250,000–265,000 ngehektha ngalinye, okungaphezu kakhulu kwesinxephezelo esihlanganisiwe. UMengameli we-WBA uVinesh Sevraz uncome isenzo sikahulumeni kodwa wavuma ukuthi kungase kudingeke ukwesekwa okwengeziwe ukukhuthaza abatshali ukuthi baqhubeke nokulima. Ukutshalwa kwamazambane kusalokhu kubaluleke kakhulu eMauritius, kuhlanganisa cishe amahektha angu-700 minyaka yonke futhi kuhlangabezana cishe no-54% wesidingo samazambane amasha asekhaya, kanti okunye kugcwaliswa ngokungenisa kwamanye amazwe. Ngaleli phakethe losizo, uhulumeni unethemba lokubuyisela ukuzethemba kwabalimi nokuqinisekisa ukusimama komkhakha obalulekile ekunciphiseni ukuncika kokudla kwesizwe.