#PepsiCoHybrid#PotatoSeeds#Agriculture#Small-ScaleFarmers#Sustainability#Ethiopia#CropYields#EconomicGrowth#SustainablePractices
NgokweNhlangano Yezokudla Nezolimo yeNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene (i-FAO), ezolimo zenza ngaphezu kwama-80% okuqashwa kwabantu base-Ethiopia kanye nama-40% e-GDP yayo. Kodwa-ke, abalimi bavame ukubhekana nesivuno esincane kanye nezimo zezulu ezingalindelekile. Imbewu yamazambane ayi-Hybrid, ehlanganisa izimfanelo zezinhlobo ezimbili zamazambane ezihlukene, inamandla okuthuthukisa ukuqina kwezitshalo nokwandisa isivuno.
Imbewu ye-hybrid potato ka-PepsiCo ibe yimpumelelo kwezinye izifunda, njenge-India, lapho ithuthukise izivuno zezitshalo ngama-30%. Imizamo yenkampani e-Ethiopia ihlose ukweseka abalimi abasafufusa kanye nokukhuthaza ezolimo ezisimeme esifundeni.
Lesi sinyathelo siphinde sihambisane nokuzibophezela kwe-PepsiCo ekusimameni nasekunciphiseni umthelela wayo kwezemvelo. Le nkampani ihlose ukwehlisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esingcolisa umoya ngo-40% futhi igcwalise u-100% wamanzi ewasebenzisayo ekusebenzeni kwayo ngo-2030.
Ukwethulwa kwembewu ye-hybrid potato e-Ethiopia kunamandla okuthuthukisa hhayi kuphela isivuno sezitshalo nokweseka abalimi abancane kodwa futhi negalelo ekukhuleni komnotho wezwe kanye nokukhuthaza izindlela ezisimeme zezolimo.
Isinyathelo sika-PepsiCo sokwethula imbewu yamazambane ayingxube e-Ethiopia siyisinyathelo esithembisayo sokuthuthukisa ezolimo esifundeni. Inamandla okuhlomulisa abalimi abancane futhi ikhuthaze izindlela ezisimeme kuyilapho ifaka isandla ekukhuleni komnotho wezwe.