Ngokwemininingwane yakamuva evela eMnyangweni Wezolimo wase-United States (i-USDA), ukusetshenziswa kwamazambane amazambane e-US bekulokhu kukhuphuka kancane kule minyaka eyishumi edlule. Ngo-2019, abantu baseMelika badle amakhilogremu amazambane alinganiselwa ezigidini eziyi-1.7, okuwukunyuka ngo-3.5% kunonyaka odlule.
Into eyodwa eqhuba lo mkhuba ukwanda kwesidingo sokudla okulula okunosayizi omkhulu. Ukuphendula, abakhiqizi bamazambane amazambane bethule ama-chips amakhulu ukuze ahlangabezane nalesi sidingo. Isibonelo, ngo-2018, i-Lay yethula ulayini wayo we-“Stax” wama-chips, acishe abe kabili ubukhulu bama-chips avamile. Ezinye izinkampani nazo zethule imikhiqizo efanayo.
Ukwethulwa kwakamuva kwe-chip yamazambane engama-intshi angu-12 kuyisa le ndlela ezingeni elisha. Nakuba lo mkhiqizo othile ungakatholakali kabanzi, ugqamisa isidingo esikhulayo sokudla okulula okukhudlwana.
Kubalimi bamazambane nabacubungula, lo mkhuba ungaba nemiphumela emihle nemibi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kungandisa isidingo samazambane, ikakhulukazi amakhulu. Lokhu kungahlinzeka ngemakethe entsha yabalimi bamazambane nabacubungula, futhi kungase kunyuse imali engenayo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane anosayizi omkhulu kungadinga izinguquko ezindleleni zokulima nezindlela zokucubungula. Isibonelo, abalimi bangadinga ukutshala izinhlobo ezahlukene zamazambane noma basebenzise umanyolo ohlukene ukuze bakhiqize amazambane amakhulu. Abaprosesa bangase badinge ukutshala imali ezintweni ezintsha zokuphatha amazambane amakhulu.
Ukukhuphuka kwamashiphu amazambane anosayizi omkhulu kuwumkhuba okungenzeka ukuthi uzoqhubeka eminyakeni ezayo. Nakuba lo mkhuba unganikeza amathuba amasha kubalimi bamazambane nabacubungulayo, ungase futhi udinge izinguquko ezindleleni zokulima nezindlela zokucubungula. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukuthi labo abasembonini yezolimo bahlale behambisana nalesi simo futhi bazilungiselele ukuzivumelanisa nezimo ezishintshayo zemakethe.