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Ngemuva kwesomiso esinzima eKaliningrad, ukuzimela kwemifino kuye kwehlela ku-57% kulo nyaka, ukwehla okuphawulekayo kusuka ku-68% edlule. Cishe ingxenye yesine yezindawo ezitshalwa imifino esifundeni ihlaselwe isomiso sasekuqaleni kwehlobo lika-2023. Lesi sihloko sihlola imiphumela yesivuno sezitshalo, impendulo yomkhakha wezolimo, kanye nombono wekusasa wokukhiqizwa kwemifino eKaliningrad.
Indawo yezolimo yaseKaliningrad ibhekane nenselelo enkulu kulo nyaka njengesomiso esiqhubekayo, esihlasele isifunda ekuqaleni kwehlobo lika-2023, okuholele ekwehleni okukhulu kokuzanelisa kwemifino. Ngokusho koMnyango Wezolimo wesifunda (Минсельхоз), izinga lokuziphilisa lehlile laya ku-57%, okuphawula ukwehla okuphawulekayo ukusuka kuma-68%.
Phakathi nomhlangano wokusebenza kuhulumeni wesifunda, u-Artem Ivanov, inhloko ye-Минсельхоз, ubike ukuthi cishe ingxenye yesine yezindawo zokulima imifino eKaliningrad zathinteka kabi isomiso. Imiphumela yaba mibi kakhulu, okuholele ekuncipheni kwesivuno kanye nokushayisana okukhulu ekhonweni lesifunda lokuzinakekela ngokwemifino.
Ngo-2022, iKaliningrad yaziqhenya ngezinga lokuziphilisa elingu-68%, nokulinywa kwemifino okuthatha cishe amahektha ayizinkulungwane eziyi-1.2. Kodwa-ke, isibikezelo sika-2023 sidweba isithombe esingenathemba kangako. Uma isivuno semifino esifundeni sifinyelele amathani ayizinkulungwane ezingu-68 ngo-2022, izibikezelo zango-2023 ziphakamisa ukuthi ngeke zidlule amathani ayizinkulungwane ezingu-58. Umthelela wesomiso ube mubi ikakhulukazi emifino yasendle njengezaqathi, ubhontshisi neklabishi—izingxenye ezibalulekile zezinhlobonhlobo zemifino yalesi sifunda.
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi iKaliningrad yamemezela isimo esiphuthumayo ekuphenduleni isomiso senhlabathi, esaqala ekupheleni kukaMeyi. Njengoba imvula ingazange ibe khona isikhathi esingaphezu kwenyanga, ekuqaleni kukaJuni, uhulumeni wesifunda wamemezela isimo esiphuthumayo ngenxa yemiphumela yesomiso. Isomiso siholele ekulahlekeni kwezitshalo ezihlanganisa indawo engamahektha ayi-100, ngomonakalo olinganiselwa kuma-ruble ayizigidi ezingama-322.8 emkhakheni wezolimo, njengoba kubikwe yi-Минсельхоз Kaliningrad.
Uma kubhekwa kabanzi, lesi simo sigqamisa ubungozi bezindlela zezolimo lapho kubhekene nezimo zezulu ezimbi kakhulu. Imiphumela yesomiso ayigcini nje ngokuba nomthelela emnothweni wendawo kodwa iphinde iphakamise imibuzo mayelana nokusimama kwekusasa lesifunda kanye namasu okunciphisa umthelela wokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kwezolimo.
Isomiso sakamuva eKaliningrad sisebenza njengesikhumbuzo esiqinile sezinselele abalimi ababhekana nazo ekuqinisekiseni ukutholakala kokudla okuzinzile. Igcizelela ukubaluleka kokuqaliswa kwezinqubo zezolimo eziqinile kanye nokuhlola izixazululo ezintsha zokunciphisa umthelela wokushintsha kwesimo sezulu ezivunweni zezitshalo. Njengoba isifunda sihlola umphumela walesi somiso, kunesidingo esiphuthumayo semizamo yokubambisana, intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe, kanye nezinqubo ezisimeme ukuze kwakhiwe umkhakha wezolimo okwazi ukumelana nokuqina e-Kaliningrad.