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Imboni yamazambane embewu yaseScotland ibambe iqhaza elikhulu emkhakheni wezolimo waseScotland, ngenani elilinganiselwa ngonyaka elilinganiselwa ku-£100 million. Kodwa-ke, imboni ibibhekene nezinselelo eminyakeni yamuva nje ngenxa yezinto ezahlukahlukene, okubandakanya iBrexit kanye nobhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Ngokombiko kaHulumeni waseScotland, ukuthunyelwa kwembewu yamazambane athunyelwa ngaphandle kwehle ngo-11% ngo-2020, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yezinkinga ezihlobene neBrexit ezinjengokuhlolwa kwemingcele kanye nokwenyuka kwezikhulu.
Ngaphandle kwalezi zinselelo, abathumeli bembewu yamazambane baseScotland bazimisele ukuvuselela ibhizinisi labo lokuthumela ngaphandle futhi baphinde bangene ezimakethe zaseNyakatho Ireland kanye ne-EU. Ngokusho kwePotato News Namuhla, izinkampani ezimbalwa zaseScotland seziqalile ukuhlola amathuba okuthumela kuwo e-Northern Ireland, kuyilapho abanye befuna amakhasimende amasha e-EU. Baphinde batshale imali kubuchwepheshe obusha kanye nezinto ezintsha zokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi nokukhiqiza kwezilimo zabo.
Enye yezinselelo ezinkulu abathumeli bembewu yamazambane aseScotland ababhekene nayo wudaba lwezitifiketi ze-phytosanitary, ezidingekayo ukuze zithunyelwe ku-EU. NgokukaHulumeni waseScotland, kube nokubambezeleka ekukhishweni kwalezi zitifiketi ngenxa yokwanda kwesidingo namandla alinganiselwe. Ukubhekana nalolu daba, uhulumeni umemezele izindlela zokwandisa amandla ezinsiza zakhe zokuhlola impilo yezitshalo.