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Njengoba u-Okthoba eqhubeka, kanjalo nokuqala kweNhlolovo Yokuphathwa Kwezinsiza Zezolimo yango-2023 (i-ARMS) e-Minnesota, okuwuhlelo olubalulekile loMnyango Wezolimo Kazwelonke Wesevisi Yezibalo ZezoLimo (NASS) yoMnyango Wezolimo wase-US. Lolu cwaningo lubaluleke kakhulu kubalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi abazinikele emkhakheni wezolimo.
I-ARMS Initiative: Ukulandelela Imikhuba Yokulima
I-ARMS ingaphezu nje kokuqoqwa kwedatha; kuyiwindi lokuvela kwezinqubo zokulima kanye nokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe ekukhiqizeni izitshalo. UDan Lofthus, i-Minnesota State Statistician, uyichaza kahle ngokuthi “ucwaningo olubalulekile olulandelela ukuthi amapulazi aseMinnesota asebenzisa kanjani ubuchwepheshe ukuze alawule ukukhiqizwa kwezilimo zawo ezinkulu zasensimini.” Kuyisisekelo sokuqonda ukuthi abalimi bazijwayela kanjani nentuthuko yezobuchwepheshe, ngaleyo ndlela bathuthukise umkhiqizo.
Imininingwane ekhiqizwe yi-ARMS idlulela ngale kwamapulazi; kusiza abenzi bezinqubomgomo namaqembu asemapulazini ukuba baqonde ubunkimbinkimbi bezindleko zokukhiqiza kanye nembuyiselo, okubavumela ukuba benze izinqumo ezinolwazi ezingalolonga ikusasa lezolimo.
Yini eku-ARMS Radar ngo-2023
Ohlelweni lwamanje lwe-ARMS, i-NASS igxile ezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo, ezihlanganisa ibhali, i-oat, amakinati, nobhontshisi wesoya, okuhlanganisa izwe lonke. Le ndlela ebanzi iqinisekisa ukuqonda okuphelele kwezinqubo zezolimo. Ukuze kuthuthukiswe uhlelo lokuhlola, i-NASS incoma ukuthi abalimi bagcine amarekhodi abo okufaka umanyolo nezibulala-zinambuzane eseduze.
Ukwengeza, i-NASS isebenzisa imigudu ehlukahlukene yokuxhumana, okuhlanganisa nezingxoxo zocingo kanye nezikhumbuzi ze-imeyili, ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukubamba iqhaza kwabalimi ocwaningweni.
Indlela Yezigaba Ezintathu Yokuthola Idatha Ephelele
I-ARMS iqhutshwa ngokucophelela ezigabeni ezintathu, kusukela ngoMeyi 2023 kuya ku-Ephreli 2024. Isigaba sokuqala sibandakanya ukuhlola ababambiqhaza ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi bamele wonke umkhakha wamapulazi wase-US ngokunembile. Esigabeni samanje, i-NASS iqoqa idatha mayelana nezinqubo zokukhiqiza, igxile ekutheni ubuchwepheshe kanye nezinqubo ezintsha ziguqula kanjani ukulima.
Isigaba sokugcina, esidlulela ku-2024, sizongena sijule ezindlekweni zokukhiqiza, imali engenayo yepulazi, kanye nezindleko zokukhiqiza, sinikeze umbono ophelele wezinto ezithinta umnotho wokulima.
Ubumfihlo kanye Nokugcinwa Kuyimfihlo
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-NASS ibuthatha ngokungathi sína ubumfihlo bedatha. Ulwazi oluhlinzekwe abaphendulayo ngokwezinjongo zezibalo futhi ngeke lushicilelwe ngendlela engakhonjwa. Lokhu kuzibophezela ekugcinweni kuyimfihlo kuqinisekisa ukuthi abalimi bangabamba iqhaza ocwaningweni ngokuzethemba, bazi ukuthi imininingwane yabo izosetshenziswa ngokuzibophezela.
Ucwaningo Lokuphathwa Kwezinsiza Zokulima lwango-2023 (i-ARMS) loMnyango Wezolimo wase-US Isevisi Yezibalo Zezolimo Kazwelonke (NASS) luyisibani sokuqonda emphakathini wezolimo. Inikeza isifinyezo sesikhathi sangempela sokuthi ubuchwepheshe bubumba kanjani izinqubo zokulima zesimanje futhi bunikeza idatha ebalulekile ngezindleko zokukhiqiza kanye nembuyiselo. Lolu lwazi aluzuzisi nje abalimi kuphela kodwa futhi ludlala indima ebalulekile ekulolongeni izinqubomgomo nezinqubo zezolimo ukuze kube nekusasa elisimeme.
Abalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi abahileleke kwezolimo kufanele balandele ngokujulile ukuthuthukiswa kwe-ARMS, njengoba idatha ekhiqizwayo akuzona nje izinombolo; iwumhlahlandlela obheke emkhakheni wezolimo osimeme futhi osebenza ngempumelelo.