Izintengo zamazambane zikhuphuke zafinyelela emazingeni angakaze abonwe kulezi zinyanga ezimbili ezedlule, okushiya abathengi nabathengisi bebhekene nomthelela wezomnotho. Yize amanani entengo ehle kancane kuleli sonto, ochwepheshe nabathengisi manje sebenxusa uMnyango Wezolimo ukuthi ungenelele ukhuthaze ukutshalwa kwamazambane atshalwe kuleli ukuze kuncishiswe le nkinga.
Muva nje, i-Trinidad ne-Tobago ibone ukwanda okushaqisayo kwamanani amazambane okushiye abathengisi nabathengi besesimweni sokucindezeleka. Izindleko zalokhu kudla okuyisisekelo sezicishe ziphindeke kabili kusukela ngoJulayi, okuphoqa abaningi ukuthi bahlole ezinye izindlela ezifana ne-breadfruit ne-eddoes. Lokhu kunyuka okushaqisayo kwentengo yamazambane akugcini nje ngokukhinyabeza isabelomali sasekhaya kodwa kuphinde kwagqamisa ubungozi bochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kokudla kwesizwe.
Inkinga Yamanje Yentengo Yamazambane
Isazi sezolimo esihamba phambili, u-Akanath Singh, ugcizelela isidingo sendlela yokubhekana nalolu daba. Ukholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi iTrinidad neTobago inamandla okukhiqiza amazambane ayo ngezinga elikhulu, inqobo nje uma izimo zokukhula ezifanele zihlangatshezwana nazo. U-Singh uveza nokuba khona komanyolo otholakala endaweni kanye nezikhuthazi eziphilayo ezingakhuphula ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane.
Abathengisi bezitolo ezitolo ezinkulu e-San Fernando Central Market, njengo-Visham Mahabir, bazizwele ukukhuphuka kwamanani amazambane. Isikhwama samazambane esingamakhilogremu angama-50, esasithengiswa ngo-$60 kuya ku-$80 ngonyaka odlule, manje sesikhuphuke safinyelela ku-$200 saya ku-$250. Abathengisi bezitolo, njengo-Radica Arjoonsingh, bayaphoqeleka ukuthi badlulisele lezi zindleko ezimba eqolo kubathengi, nesikhwama esingamaphawundi angu-50 manje esithengiswa ngemali efika ku-$200. Lokhu kukhuphuka kwentengo okumangazayo kwenze abathengi abafana noDexter George bangabaza ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukungenisa amazambane kwamanye amazwe lapho ukutshalwa kwendawo kubonakala kuyisixazululo esisebenzayo.
U-Anil Boodram, omunye umthengisi, ugqamisa ukuguquguquka kwentengo yamazambane futhi uthi ukukhuphuka kwentengo kubangelwa isidingo esikhulu. Kodwa-ke, uphawula ukuthi amanani aqale ukwehla muva nje, enikeza ukuphumula okuthile kubathengi.
Amathuba Okutshalwa Kwamazambane Kwasendaweni
E-Biche, umlimi wengadi u-Judy Narine-Persad uzibambele mathupha ngokutshala amazambane ase-Ireland. Indaba yakhe yempumelelo ibonisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukutshala amazambane ngezinga elincane eTrinidad naseTobago. Ngomugqa wesikhathi wokuvuna wezinyanga ezintathu kuya kwezine, kuyabonakala ukuthi ukulima endaweni kungasiza ekwehliseni ingcindezi edalwa amanani aguquguqukayo amazambane.
Izinyathelo Zikahulumeni kanye Namathemba Esikhathi esizayo
Ungqongqoshe wezoLimo uKazim Hosein usikhanyisela ngemizamo kahulumeni yokubhekana nale nkinga. Kule minyaka emihlanu edlule, uMnyango ubulokhu uhlola izinhlobo ezahlukene zamazambane ukuze uthole ukuthi zikulungele yini ukukhiqizwa kuleli. Intuthuko yakamuva ibandakanya ukuhlonza izinhlobo zamazambane ezikwazi ukumelana nokushisa kanye nezifo eziqhamuka eJalimane. UMnyango, ngokubambisana ne-Inter American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), usebenzela ukungenisa kanye nokuhlola lezi zinhlobonhlobo ukuze zikhiqize ukuhweba ngaphansi kwezimo zasekhaya.
Izintengo ezikhuphukayo zamazambane e-Trinidad nase-Tobago ngokungangabazeki zidale umthwalo omkhulu kubo bobabili abathengi nabathengisi. Izicelo zokuthi uMnyango Wezolimo usekele ukutshalwa kwendawo ziya ngokuya zikhula, ikakhulukazi njengoba izindaba zempumelelo ezifana nezika-Judy Narine-Persad zibonisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukukhiqiza amazambane endaweni. Imizamo kahulumeni yokuhlola izinhlobo ezintsha zamazambane ikhombisa futhi isithembiso sekusasa elisimeme.
Njengoba izwe libhekene nenkinga yentengo yamazambane, kubalulekile ukucabangela izinzuzo zesikhathi eside zokunciphisa ukuthembela ekuthengeni kwamanye amazwe kanye nokuqinisa ukukhiqizwa kwasekhaya. Ngokukhuthaza indawo ekahle yokulima amazambane kanye nokuhlinzeka abalimi bendawo ukwesekwa, iTrinidad neTobago ingathatha isinyathelo esibalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuvikeleka kokudla nezintengo ezinzile zale mpahla ebalulekile.
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