Eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, i-International Potato Centre (CIP) yethula ubuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza imbewu yamazambane i-Apical Rooted Cutting (ARC) eNdiya, ingazi ngomthelela omkhulu obungaba nawo. Okwaqala njengendlela emisha yezolimo sekuphenduke amandla okuhlomisa abesifazane esizweni sonke. Kusukela esifundeni esiseningizimu ye-Karnataka kuya esifundeni esisenyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Meghalaya ngisho nase-Haryana, isifunda lapho abesifazane ngokwesiko babambe iqhaza elilinganiselwe kwezolimo, abesifazane bamukele ngentshiseko ubuchwepheshe be-ARC. Kulesi sihloko, singena endabeni yokuthi i-ARC iyiguqule kanjani indawo yezolimo yaseNdiya, abesifazane abahamba phambili.
I-ARC Revolution:
I-International Potato Center, ngokubambisana nePotato Technology Center, ithathe uhambo oluyingqayizivele lokuthuthukisa uchungechunge oluqhubekayo lokuhlinzeka ngamazambane e-ARC. Lolu hambo lwabayisa endaweni enhle enamagquma yaseMorni, eseduze kwaseChandigarh. Isinqumo sokusungula lesi sikhungo sasiyisu, njengoba isimo sezulu esipholile phakathi kukaJulayi kuya ku-Okthoba sinikeze izimo ezikahle zokuphindaphinda ama-ARC. Lezi zitshalo ezinakekelwa ngokucophelela kamuva zatshalwa emathafeni ngo-October, kwabeka isisekelo soshintsho oluphawulekayo.
Abesifazane Abaholayo:
Esimweni esimangalisayo, kwakungebona abalimi besilisa kodwa amakhosikazi abo athatha izintambo zokukhiqiza imbewu yamazambane e-ARC eHaryana. Njengamanje, abalimi abayi-14 babambe iqhaza ekwandiseni ama-ARC ezindlini, nabayeni bebamba iqhaza lokusekela. Kwesinye isenzakalo esithinta inhliziyo, umama osekhulile kathisha wesikole osewathatha umhlalaphansi uhlanganyela ngentshiseko kule nqubo. Lapho bebuzwa mayelana nalokhu kuguqulwa kwendima yobulili, abalimi bachaza ukuthi kwavele kwavela ngale ndlela, okugqamisa imvelo kanye nemvelo yalolu shintsho.
Amabutho Okushayela:
Ziningi izinto ezibe nomthelela empumelelweni yabesifazane ekuholeni ukukhiqizwa kwembewu yamazambane e-ARC. Okokuqala nokubaluleke kakhulu ukulula nokufinyeleleka kobuchwepheshe ngokwayo. Ukukhiqizwa kwe-ARC kudinga izinsiza ezincane futhi kungaphathwa kalula ngaphakathi kwemingcele yezibopho zasekhaya, okuyenza ibe inketho ekhangayo kwabesifazane. Ukwengeza, ukwesekwa neziqondiso ezihlinzekwa izinhlangano ezifana ne-CIP ne-PTC zidlale indima ebalulekile ekuhlomiseni abesifazane ngolwazi oludingekayo namakhono.
Imithelela Yezomnotho Nezenhlalakahle:
Ukwamukelwa kobuchwepheshe be-ARC ngabesifazane kwezolimo lwase-India kuveze izinzuzo ezibalulekile kwezomnotho nezenhlalo. Abesifazane abagcinanga ngokuzuza ukuzimela ngokwezimali kodwa baphinde bakhulisa amandla abo okuthatha izinqumo phakathi kwemizi yabo. Lokhu kunikwa amandla okusha kubumba kabusha ukuguquguquka kobulili bendabuko futhi kukhuthaze umuzwa wokulingana.
Izinselelo Namathuba:
Yize impumelelo yokukhiqizwa kwembewu yamazambane e-ARC phakathi kwabesifazane eNdiya incomeka, kunezinselelo zayo. Ukufinyelela ezinsizeni nasemfundweni kusalokhu kuyisithiyo kwabanye besifazane, kunqinda ukuhlanganyela kwabo. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuphinde kunikeze ithuba lokutshalwa kwezimali okwengeziwe ekuqeqeshweni nengqalasizinda ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abesifazane abaningi bangazuza kubuchwepheshe be-ARC.
Isiphetho:
Ukwethulwa kobuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza imbewu yamazambane i-Apical Rooted Cutting (ARC) eNdiya kuholele enguqukweni ebingalindelekile nekhuthazayo. Abesifazane, abavame ukubukelwa phansi emkhakheni wezolimo, bathathe izintambo kulo mzamo. Indaba yempumelelo yabesifazane abahamba phambili ekukhiqizeni i-ARC ayigcini nje ngezolimo; kuwubufakazi bekhono lokulingana ngokobulili kanye nokufukula imiphakathi yasemakhaya. Njengoba sigubha lolu hambo olumangalisayo, kubalulekile ukuqhubeka nokweseka kanye nokwandisa izinhlelo ezihlomisa abesifazane kwezolimo, ukuqinisekisa ikusasa eliqhakazile nelilinganayo kubo bonke.
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