#potatoindustry#agriculture#economicimpact#ruralcommunities#foodsecurity#nutrition#exports
Ngokombiko wakamuva weNational Potato Council, imboni yamazambane yaseMelika ikhiqize ngaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-20 zamarandi emisebenzini yezomnotho ngo-2020, isekela imisebenzi engaphezu kuka-87,000 futhi inikela ngemali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezine zamaRandi. Lo mbiko uphinde uqokomise indima ebalulekile yokuthunyelwa kwamazambane kwamanye amazwe ekuthuthukiseni umnotho wase-US, ngokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe amazambane aseMelika kanye nemikhiqizo yamazambane efinyelela ku- $ 4 billion ngo-1.8.
Imboni yamazambane ibaluleke kakhulu emiphakathini yasemakhaya, lapho ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane kunikeza umthombo obalulekile wemali engenayo nomsebenzi. Ezifundeni ezifana ne-Idaho, iWashington, neNyakatho Dakota, lapho amazambane eyisitshalo esikhulu, imboni ibamba elikhulu iqhaza emnothweni wendawo.
Ngaphezu komthelela walo kwezomnotho, izambane liphinde libe yisitshalo esibalulekile ekuvikelekeni kokudla nokudla. Amazambane awumthombo ocebile wezakhi ezibalulekile ezifana ne-vitamin C, i-potassium, ne-fiber, futhi awumthombo wokudla othengekayo futhi otholakala kabanzi ezigidini zabantu.
Umkhakha wamazambane wase-US ungumshayeli obalulekile wokuchuma komnotho, usekela imisebenzi, imali engenayo, kanye nokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini yasemakhaya. Inani lokudla okunomsoco kanye nokufinyeleleka kwezambane nakho kuyenza ibe yisitshalo esibalulekile ekuvikelekeni kokudla. Njengabalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi abasebenza kwezolimo, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukubaluleka kwemboni yamazambane kanye negalelo layo empilweni yonke yomnotho wase-US.