Abalimi badinga ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni elifanele. Amathuluzi nobuchwepheshe kungasiza abalimi bathuthukise ukusebenza kahle, bonge abasebenzi futhi baxhumane namakhasimende abo. Kodwa izinto ezintsha eziningi kwezolimo namuhla zakhelwe ukukhiqizwa kwenani elikhulu, ngaphandle kokufinyeleleka kwamapulazi emindeni eminingi.
Kusukela ku-hardware kuye ku-software, abavuni bemishini kuya kuzinhlelo zokusebenza zokumaketha, (i-CAFF) ifuna iziphakamiso zobuchwepheshe obuzosiza ukulinganisa inkundla, ukuqinisa izinhlelo zokudla zasendaweni kanye nokukhuthaza ukusimama epulazini.
Njengengxenye yeNgqungquthela Yamapulazi Amancane ka-2022, izethulo zizohlolwa ithimba lamajaji amele abalimi, abatshalizimali, osomabhizinisi kanye nemboni yezobuchwepheshe. Abawinile bazokhonjiswa engqungqutheleni nakwezinye izingqungquthela zezolimo ezimbalwa, ngevidiyo kanye naku-inthanethi ngenhloso yokusiza ekukhanyeni ekusunguleni kwakho futhi wenze umbono wakho oqhakazile ube ngokoqobo.
I-Small Farm Innovation Challenge ivulekele ukuthunyelwa komhlaba wonke futhi ingabandakanya abantu ngabanye, amaqembu, abafundi namabhizinisi okuqala. Sicela uqaphele ukuthi inqwaba yokuphromotha nokuqashelwa kuzokwenzeka e-California. Umnqamulajuqu wokufaka isicelo ungomhla ka-Nov. 1, 2021.
Abathathu abaphumelele bazomenyezelwa ngoJanuwari. Umcimbi wokuklomelisa ngokusemthethweni uzoba se 2022 Small Farms Conference, Feb. 27–March 3, 2022.
Vakashela lesi sixhumanisi kusizindalwazi se-CAFF ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe.
I-Farmhand Tractor, ophumelele ku-2019 Small Farm Innovation Challenge. Isithombe: CAFF