Ukuhlomisa abalimi ngalolu lwazi olubucayi, esithangamini se-Isinya, abalimi bathathwa ngemikhuba yokufuya izitshalo eqinisekisa isivuno esikhulu.
Ukulima amazambane ngokwesiko bekwenziwa ezindaweni ezinemvula ephezulu. Abalimi abasezindaweni ezomile nezomile abakubalekeli ukutshala amazambane ngoba bacabanga ukuthi kuzosebenza kabi. Kepha ngokuthakazelisayo, amazambane angachuma ezindaweni ezomile nezomile, uma kusebenza umkhuba omuhle. Lokhu kufakazelwe ngesikhathi senkambu yabalimi eLatia Resource Centre e-Isinya, esifundeni iKajiado, lapho abalimi beye bathatha amasampula amazambane aphilile abekade elinywe endaweni kusetshenziswa ukuchelela. u-orien Herweijer, iMenenja Yezokuthuthukiswa Kwebhizinisi e-Agrico East Africa uthe umqondo wonke ukuthi kuguqulwe imiqondo yabalimi amazambane angakwazi ukwenza kahle ezindaweni ezomile.
- FUNDA KABANZI
- 1. Ukuze uthole isivuno esiphezulu nesiphezulu ekulimeni amazambane, ukusetshenziswa kokhiye bemishini
- 2. Kungani abalimi bamazambane behlala bedangele kakhulu yize benamandla
Abalingani abangaphansi kwephrojekthi yiLatia Agribusiness Solutions Ltd, Arysta / UPL, Baraka Fertilizer (Toyota Tsusho), Koppert kanye nePotato Services Africa Ltd (Agrico EA). Ochwepheshe bayavuma ukuthi ngokulawulwa kahle kwezinambuzane nezifo, abalimi bangathola amazambane amaningi kunezindawo ngokwesiko ezinemvula eningi.
Ngesikhathi sesithangami, uHerweijer uqaphele ukuthi baqaphele ukuthi abalimi bamazambane bathola amathani ama-3 kuye kwayi-4 ngehektare ngalinye eliphansi. Ngokusho kwakhe, ukuze benze inzuzo enhle, abalimi kumele bathole ngaphezu kwamathani ayishumi amazambane ngehektare ngalinye. "Inkinga ukuthi abalimi abaningi abanalo ulwazi olufanele lokuthi bangaliphatha kanjani ipulazi labo lamazambane futhi bathole isivuno esiphezulu," kusho uHerweijer etshela iThe Smart Harvest and Technology. Ukuhlomisa abalimi ngalolu lwazi olubucayi, esithangamini se-Isinya, abalimi bathathwa ngemikhuba yokufuya izitshalo eqinisekisa isivuno esikhulu.
Sebenzisa imbewu eqinisekisiwe
Okokuqala, kuqala ngokusetshenziswa kwembewu eqinisekisiwe. UHerweijer uchaze ukuthi lapho umuntu esebenzisa imbewu esezingeni nekhwalithi eqinisekisiwe, aqinisekiswa ngokuthola isivuno esikhulu.
“Sibuye sibeluleke abalimi ukuthi bangagcini imbewu isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezinhlanu. Amazambane akufanele agcinwe endaweni lapho kugcinwa khona amanye amazambane noma amasheya okudla, amakhemikhali noma umanyolo. Isikhala sokugcina sidinga ukuthi sibulawe amagciwane ngaphambi kokusetshenziswa, ”kusho uHerweijer, engeza ngokuthi ukusetshenziswa kwembewu ehlanzekile nakho kuvimbela ukutheleleka kwefungal, ikakhulukazi iLate Blight. Ubuye weluleka abalimi ukuthi basebenzise imbewu ekwazi ukubekezelela isimo sezulu esibi. Ngokufanelekile, izinhlobo ezibekezelela isimo sezulu zenza kahle emazingeni okushisa afudumele. Ukunikezwa kwamanzi unomphela kokunisela kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu kubalimi abasezindaweni ezomile, ngoba ukuthola isivuno samazambane esinempilo, isitshalo sidinga ukunikezwa kwamanzi okungaguquki.
Ngezidingo zokunisela ezindaweni ezomile, ochwepheshe bancoma ukuchelela ngenkasa ngoba izitshalo zithola amanzi ngqo ezimpandeni futhi kukhona ukumoshwa okuncane kwamanzi. "Usebenzisa ukunisela ngenkasa, awekho amanzi alahlekayo ngenxa yokuhwamuka futhi isimo somhlabathi sihlala sihle," kusho uVictor Obuchere, onguchwepheshe wezolimo eLatia Resource Centre. Uxwayise ngokuthi ukusebenzisa uhlelo oluhlukile lokunisela olufana ne-sprinkler kuhlanganisa inhlabathi ethile ne-oxygen kuba yinselelo okwenza amazambane akhule kancane.
Okunye ukucatshangelwa okubalulekile ekulimeni amazambane ukuhlola inhlabathi noma ukusampula ukuhlola izakhamzimba ezidingekayo enhlabathini. Ngemuva kokuhlola inhlabathi, umlimi uzobe esesimweni esingcono sokwazi ukuthi imuphi umanyolo odingekayo nokuthi ungakanani. USospeter Muturi, we-Baraka Fertilizer uqaphele ukuthi umanyolo ojwayelekile awusasizi kubalimi ekufezeni umkhiqizo omkhulu.
Isixazululo asho, ukuthi abalimi bathuthele kumanyolo oqinile osheshayo. “Sinama-fertiliser aqondene ngqo nezilimo ezithile. Zakhiwe eKenya futhi zihambisana nenhlabathi yethu, ”kusho yena. Ukuze uthole isivuno esikhulu, abalimi nabo bayelulekwa ukuthi babheke izinga le-pH lepulazi labo, ngoba linquma impumelelo yesivuno.
Hlanganisa ukuzungeza
U-Obuchere uphinde waxwayisa ngokuthi amazambane athanda ukuhlaselwa yizifo ezahlukahlukene zamazambane nezinambuzane. "Amazambane ahluma emasontweni amabili, bese uqala ukufafaza ngokushesha ukuvimbela ukuhlaselwa yizifo," esho. Ubuye weluleka abalimi ukuthi bazijwayeze ukushintsha izitshalo ukunciphisa ukuhlaselwa ngama-nematode.
Isazi sikaCharles Macharia sokulima kanye noMphathi Jikelele uKoppert Biological Systems uthe amazambane atshalwe ezindaweni ezomile angachuma kahle. "Ezindaweni ezifudumele neziphansi, amazambane awatholakali kalula ezifweni uma kuqhathaniswa nalezo ezilinywe ezindaweni ezinemvula eningi," kusho uMacharia.