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Ezimweni ezithokozisayo zase-Uttarakhand, ukutshalwa kwamazambane kunomlando ocebile oqhubeka nokuchuma. Muva nje, u-Samarendu Mohanty, uMqondisi Wesifunda sase-Asia e-International Potato Center (CIP), waqala uhambo oluhehayo enqamula izifunda ezitshala amazambane zase-Uttarakhand. Ehlangene nabasebenzi boMnyango Wezokulima kanye ne-Rural Enterprise Acceleration Project (REAP), bahlola izifunda ezihlukahlukene zombuso, baxhuma nabalimi, izikhulu zikahulumeni, futhi babona umhlaba othakazelisayo wokulima amazambane. Okunye okuphawulekayo okwagqama phakathi nalolu hambo kwaba ukuphikelela kokutshalwa kwezindawo zendawo, ikakhulukazi izinhlobo ze-Tumrhi kanye ne-Up-to-Date, okwenziwa abalimi abancane ezindaweni ezisezintabeni zaseKumaon naseGarhwal. Ukuzibophezela kwabalimi ekulondolozeni lezi zindawo kuqhutshwa amanani aphezulu abawalanda emakethe.
Ukuhlola i-Local Landraces:
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ukusabalala kwezindawo zeTumrhi kanye ne-Up-to-Date landraces kuyahlukahluka ezifundeni ezahlukene, okwenza ukuthi kuqhutshekwe nokuhlolwa kwezici zazo ezithile kanye namagama ezifunda. Naphezu kokwenziwa kwesimanje kwezolimo kanye nokuba khona kwezinhlobo ezixubile, kuyakhuthaza ukubona abalimi bebambelele kule mikhakha yendabuko ngenxa yezimfanelo zabo eziyingqayizivele kanye nezinzuzo zezomnotho abazinikezayo. Ukunambitheka okuhlukile, ukuvumelana nezimo zendawo, kanye nokukhanga kwabo kubathengi kunomthelela ekulimeni okuqhubekayo kanye nesidingo salezi zinhlobonhlobo zendabuko.
Indawo yabatshali bezambane abakhulu:
Ngenkathi lizicwilisela ku-ecosystem yamazambane enempilo, iqembu liphinde lahlangana nabalimi abakhulu bamazambane e-Kashipur. Laba balimi abasafufusa, abanomhlaba obanzi osukela kumahektha angama-80 kuye kwayi-100, bagxile kakhulu ekukhiqizweni kwembewu yezinkampani zembewu ezivelele e-Punjab. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi futhi banikezela ngembewu ezindaweni ezisezintabeni zase-Uttarakhand, baqinisekisa ukutholakala kwezinto zokutshala ezisezingeni eliphezulu kubalimi abancane. Lobu budlelwano be-symbiotic phakathi kwabalimi abakhulu nabancane buthuthukisa indawo yokukhiqiza amazambane futhi bukhuthaza intuthuko yezolimo esifundeni.
Ukuthola Ukuceba kuka-Uttarakhand:
Ngaphandle kwemihlangano yezolimo, uhambo olunqamula e-Uttarakhand lunikeze ithuba lokwamukela ubuhle besifunda kanye nokunambitha izitsha ze-pahadi zasendaweni. Kusukela ku-chaunsa daal enambitheka kuya ku-jakhiya aloo ekhangayo kanye ne-mithai kashokoledi emnandi, konke okuhlangenwe nakho kokupheka kwakuwukuhlola okujabulisayo kokudla kwasendaweni. Lezi zinto ezithokozisayo ze-gastronomic azigcini nje ngokuwondla umzimba kodwa futhi zikhombisa amagugu amasiko nokuhlukahluka kwe-Uttarakhand.
Ukucabanga kanye nesiphetho:
Uhambo luka-Samarendu Mohanty ezifundeni ezitshala amazambane e-Uttarakhand lunikeze ukuqonda okujulile ngokubaluleka kokulondoloza imihlaba yendawo. Ukuzibophezela kwabalimi ekutshaleni izinhlobo zomdabu ezifana ne-Tumrhi kanye ne-Up-to-Date kugqamisa ukuqina kwabo, ukuhlakanipha, nokuqaphela ukubaluleka okugxiliswe emisebenzini yokulima yendabuko. Lezi zindawo zisebenza njengenqolobane yofuzo, enikeza inqolobane yezimpawu ezingase zibe nengxenye ezinhlelweni zokuzalanisa amazambane esikhathini esizayo kanye nokuvikeleka kokudla.
Njengoba sibungaza ifa elicebile lokulima amazambane e-Uttarakhand, kuyabaluleka ukuqwashisa ngokubaluleka kokulondoloza imihlaba yendawo kanye nokweseka abalimi abancane. Imizamo yokubambisana evela ezikhungweni zikahulumeni, izinhlangano zezolimo, kanye nabathengi ingakha uhlelo lwemvelo oluzinzile lapho ukulima kwendabuko nesimanje kuhambisana khona, kuqinisekiswe ukulondolozwa kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, ubukhosi bokudla, kanye nokuchuma kwezomnotho emiphakathini yabalimi.