Ngokusuka enkathini yokukhula kanzima kanye nezindleko zokukhiqiza ezikhulayo, i-European potato acreage ingase yehle ngo-2022.
Kube iminyaka embalwa eyinselele kubalimi bamazambane e-Europe. Phakathi kwalolu bhubhane, amagagasi okushisa nezikhukhula ezingxenyeni ezithile zeYurophu, kanye nokukhuphuka kwezindleko zokukhiqiza, akubanga lula ukwenza inzuzo ekhulisa ama-spuds.
“Inkinga enkulu kulo nyaka ozayo kuzoba wukuhlinzekwa kwayo esikhundleni sokuyifuna. Ekuqaleni ubhubhane lwalumayelana nesidingo kanye nokuntuleka kwesidingo. Nakuba manje cishe kuzobe kumayelana nokushoda kwezinto,” uCedric Porter, umhleli we Izimakethe Zamazambane Emhlaba, kuchaza ku-Zoom interview.
Ngokubanzi, ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane esifundeni saseNyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-European Potato Growers (NEPG). yehle ngamahektha ayi-24,000 yaya kumahektha ayi-498,000 ngo-2020. Isikhathi sokukhula esinomswakama kanye nesivuno esibambezelekile kuholele ekuvuneni okuhle kuya kwesilinganiso, nokho ingqikithi yesivuno ibe ngaphansi ngenxa yokulahlekelwa emasimini ngenxa yokulimala kwamanzi kanye nezinkinga zomzimba.
“Kuleli hlobo lalipholile futhi limanzi, ngakho amazambane abe maningi kakhulu. Sinamazambane amaningi, kepha ngasikhathi sinye, kwezinye izifunda noma kwamanye amazwe, intwasahlobo yayibanda kakhulu, ibanda kakhulu kunokujwayelekile, futhi nelanga elincane, ngicabanga ukuthi umehluko phakathi kwamasimu, amazwe, izinhlobo ziphakeme, ”uDaniel Ryckmans Unobhala we-NEPG, usho njalo kwinhlolokhono ye-Zoom.
Ukuhlukahluka kwenkathi yokukhula kubuye kwaholela ezinkingeni zezinambuzane nezifo kulo lonke elaseYurophu.
“Sibe nesizini lapho kube khona izifo eziningi, kube nezifo eziningi, nezinambuzane eziningi. Ngakho-ke, okwenzekile ukuthi izivuno bezifana nesilinganiso, ekuvuneni kwensimu uma uthanda, kodwa kukhona isivuno esikhulu, lapho ukhiphe udoti, ezinye zezinkinga nezinto ziba phansi kakhulu, "Porter. kuchaza.
Izinkinga zezinambuzane nezifo ziholele ekushintshanisweni okubanzi emasimini kulo lonke elaseYurophu, futhi njengoba umhlaba ubiza kakhulu kunezindawo ezimbalwa ezitholakalayo zokutshala ama-spuds. Amazwe anjengeBelgium neHolland alima amazambane emasimini amaningi ngangokunokwenzeka ngenxa yamathuba amancane okwengeza amanye. Kodwa-ke, indawo yamazambane eFrance ikhula ngokushesha njengoba izifunda ezintsha seziqalile ukutshala ama-spuds.
Ukukhuphuka Kwezindleko Zokukhiqiza Amazambane
Izindleko zokukhiqiza amazambane ziyakhuphuka kulo lonke elaseYurophu ngezizathu ezimbalwa. Ukusetshenziswa kwe-European Union chlorpropham (CIPC) akuzange kuvuselelwe okusho ukuthi abalimi bamazambane abasakwazi ukuyisebenzisela ukulawula ukuhluma endaweni yokugcina kusukela ngo-2020. Abalimi baphoqeleke ukuthi basebenzise ezinye izindlela zokulawula ukuhluma okukhuphule izindleko zokuwagcina.
Izindleko zezolimo nazo ziyakhuphuka zizonke kubalimi emazweni ngamazwe njengoba izindleko zikamanyolo zikhuphuka. Ngokuhambisana nezindleko eziphakeme zomhlaba eYurophu, kanye nokukhuphuka kwentengo yokuthengisa kwezinye izinto, abalimi abaningi babheka ukutshala ezinye izitshalo esikhundleni samazambane ukuze benze inzuzo enkulu.
“Kunohlobo lwangempela lwesilingo sokutshala amazambane ambalwa ngoba unezindleko eziphakeme kakhulu, ubeka engcupheni encane futhi uthole amanani amahle kakhulu kakolweni. Kunokuba wenze lokho kunokuba sengozini enkulu yokutshala amazambane,” kuchaza uPorter.
E-Europe awekho amahektha amazambane amaningi athengiswayo ngaphambi kokutshala njengoba kwenzeka eNyakatho Melika. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abalimi bamazambane bathatha ama-spuds ayingozi kakhulu kunozakwabo ngaphesheya kwechibi. UPorter uchaza ukuthi okungenani amaphesenti angama-30 amazambane aseYurophu ngonyaka ayimakethe yamahhala, alindele ukuthi azokwenza abalimi bakhathale nakakhulu ukutshala ama-spud acres engeziwe kulo nyaka.
“Amazambane aseNtshonalanga Yurophu ahlala eyinhlanganisela yokunikezwa ngokufunwa, inkontileka nokuthenga mahhala. Futhi ngokokuqala ngqa eminyakeni edlule, umthelela wamanani okusanhlamvu, ngoba amanani ezinhlamvu zonyaka odlule abephansi,” kusho uRyckmans. “Manje, ngenxa yokuthi amanani entengo mahle, bangagcina sebehlwanyele okusanhlamvu okuningi kwasebusika.”
U-Porter ulindele ukuthi kungaba khona ukusika okuncane ku-acreage yamazambane nokwanda okungenakwenzeka. I-NEPG ibikezela izintengo zenkontileka zesizini yokukhula ka-2022/23 kuzodingeka zikhuphuke ngama-euro amathathu kuya kwamane nge-100 kg ngayinye ukuze abalimi bacabangele ukutshala amazambane. Uma lokhu kungenzeki i-NEPG ilindele ukuthi ukuncipha kwendawo yamazambane kuzokwenzeka.