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I-Europatat, i-European Potato Trade Association, izwakalise ukukhathazeka ngesiphakamiso se-European Commission sokuvimbela ukupakishwa kwemifino engaphansi kuka-1.5kg. Lesi siphakamiso sihlose ukunciphisa udoti wepulasitiki, kodwa i-Europatat ithi ukupakisha kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuvikeleni imifino emincane ngesikhathi sokuthutha nokugcinwa. Ngokocwaningo olwenziwe yiNyuvesi yaseFlorida, ukupakisha kunganciphisa ukulahlwa kokudla kuze kufike ku-80%. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukucabangela izinzuzo zokupakisha ngaphambi kokusebenzisa ukuvinjelwa.
Ucwaningo olwenziwa yiNyuvesi yaseFlorida luthole ukuthi ukupakisha kunganciphisa kakhulu imfucumfucu yokudla ngokuvikela umkhiqizo ekulimaleni ngokomzimba, ukushintsha kwezinga lokushisa, nokulahlekelwa umswakama. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu emifino emincane, njengotamatisi we-cherry kanye nezaqathe zezingane, ezisengozini yokulimala ngesikhathi sokuthutha nokugcinwa. Ukupakisha kuphinde kusize ekweluleni isikhathi sokuphila kweshalofu lomkhiqizo, kunciphisa isidingo sokuphinda kuthengwe futhi ekugcineni kunciphise ukumosheka kokudla.
Nakuba isiphakamiso se-European Commission sihlose ukunciphisa udoti wepulasitiki, kubalulekile ukucabangela umthelela wemvelo wokulahlwa kokudla. Ngokusho kwe Ukudla kanye neNhlangano yezoLimo yeNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene, ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yakho konke ukudla okukhiqizwa emhlabeni kuyalahleka noma kumoshwe. Lokhu akugcini nje ngokufaka isandla ekukhishweni kwesisi esibamba ukushisa kodwa futhi kumosha izinsiza ezibalulekile ezifana namanzi nomhlaba.
Nakuba ukunciphisa imfucuza yepulasitiki kubalulekile, kubalulekile ngokufanayo ukucabangela izinzuzo zokupakisha imifino emincane. Ukupakisha kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuvikeleni umkhiqizo ngesikhathi sokuthuthwa nokugcinwa, ekwehliseni ukumoshwa kokudla, futhi ekugcineni kwehlise umthelela wemvelo wokumoshakala kwezinsiza. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukuthola ibhalansi phakathi kokunciphisa udoti wepulasitiki nokuqinisekisa ikhwalithi nokuphepha kokudla kwethu.