Ukunisela u-anyanisi nge-drip irrigation kunikeza isivuno esengeziwe ku-anyanisi, lapho amanzi asetshenziswa kahle kakhulu. Inikeza isivuno esiningi uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlelo. Kodwa futhi ibiza kakhulu.
Ezinkundleni zedemo ze-UIKC sekungatholakala ukuthi ukuchelela ngamaconsi ku-anyanisi kunikeza isivuno esiphezulu. 'Ngezinsuku zika-anyanisi sixoxa ngokuthi kunenzuzo engakanani ukungeza amanzi nokuthi iyiphi indlela esebenza kahle kakhulu', kusho uLuc Remijn waseDelphy.
'Ngonyaka odlule umehluko wesivuno ofinyelela kumathani angama-20 ehektheleni ulinganiswe nge-demo set-up nge-drip irrigation', kusho umcwaningi. 'Sibe sesiqhathanisa izinto lapho amanzi aphindwe kane amamilimitha angu-10 ahlinzekwa ngamapayipi okudonsa amanzi uma kuqhathaniswa nemvula yemvelo. Umbuzo uwukuthi ingabe lesi sivuno esengeziwe singatholakala minyaka yonke.'
Ngaphezu kokuba ngumeluleki wokulima eDelphy, I-Remijn i umdidiyeli wezinsuku zika-anyanisi ebezibanjwe zi-3 nezi-4 kuMandulo egameni lesikhungo solwazi sika-anyanisi i-UIKC e-Colijnsplaat.
Ukutholakala kwamanzi ahlanzekile kunquma uhlelo lokwakha
U-LUC REMIJN, UMELUSI WOKULIMA KWA-DELPHY
Awumuzwa neze u-Remijn ethi ukutshalwa kuka-anyanisi akusafezeki enhlabathini engezwani nesomiso. 'Ngiqiniseka kakhulu kunangaphambili ukuthi ukutholakala kwamanzi ahlanzekile yikho okunquma uhlelo lokwakha. Kwabanye abalimi abalinywayo kusho ukuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali kuyadingeka ukuqhubeka nokutshala u-anyanisi.'
Ukunikezwa kwamanzi ahlanzekile
Ngemuva kwesomiso esibi kakhulu ngo-2018, ipulazi lokuhlola i-Rusthoeve kanye ne-UIKC laba nesivikelo se-buffer 3,000 cubic metres yamanzi emvula eyakhelwe ukuhlola u-anyanisi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, zonke iziza ezikule ndlu zazifakelwe amapayipi angaphansi ukuze kutholakale amanzi ahlanzekile ngesizini edlule.
Kulo nyaka, i-UIKC yenze izivivinyo ezimbili zenkundla yocwaningo luka-anyanisi i-Uireka kanye nenkampani yokuvikela izitshalo i-Van Iperen eziphathelene nokulawula isomiso. Ocwaningweni lwe-Uireka, ukuchelela nge-drip kuqhathaniswa nokunisela nge-spray boom. Ukuhlolwa kuka-Van Iperen kuphathelene nezinhlelo zokuvundisa lapho, ngaphezu kwamanzi, yonke imfuneko yamaminerali ilawulwa ngamapayipi aconsayo.
Ukuvundisa okusekelwe ekuhlaziyweni kwamaqabunga
Ocwaningweni lokuvundisa, ukuhlaziya amaqabunga kuphakathi kwezinye izinto ezinqumayo ukuze kungezwe izimbiwa. Ukuqhathanisa kuthinta izinto zokuvundisa ngokutshalwa okujwayelekile ngaphandle komswakama kanye nokuvundiswa okubanzi.
Uma uthi nhlá, umehluko phakathi kwezinto usuvele mkhulu kakhulu, amanothi e-Remijn. 'Isitshalo esivundiswayo sihlala siluhlaza isikhathi eside, izinga libonakala ligugile ngokushesha ngemva kwesomiso esiqhubekayo.'
Ekuhlolweni kwe-drip yase-Uireka, amamilimitha angu-20 amanzi asetshenziswa isicelo ngasinye sokuchelela ngaphezu komhlabathi, uma kuqhathaniswa namamilimitha angu-10 wokuchelela nge-drip. 'Eminye yemigomo ukuthola ukuthi singasebenzisa amanzi ngezinga elingakanani ngendlela efanele. Sinelukuluku lokwazi ukuthi kuzokwazi yini ukuzuza imiphumela efanayo yokulima ngesigamu sokunisela,' kuchaza u-Remijn.
Inani elanele elengeziwe
Ezintweni zokuconsa kunamapayipi amabili okuconsa emibhedeni anemigqa emihlanu yezitshalo zika-anyanisi. Ipayipi elengeziwe lifakwe entweni eyodwa ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusatshalaliswa kwamanzi.
Sibheka ukuthi lokhu kunikeza inani elanele elengeziwe yini', kusho umeluleki wokulima. 'Esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, sicabanga ukulungisa uhlelo lokuhlwanyela emibhedeni enemigqa emine kuhlanganiswe nokunisela nge-drip. Kulolu hlelo lokusebenza, ukulethwa kwamanzi kanye nomanyolo kungafakwa kangcono ngepayipi elilodwa phakathi kwemigqa emibili.'
Isistimu yokuconsa epulazini lokuhlola i-Rusthoeve ibiza cishe ama-euro ayi-1,000 ihektha ngalinye. 'Ukutshalwa kwezimali kuncike, phakathi kwezinye izinto, kwikhwalithi yamapayipi asetshenzisiwe kanye nobude bepayipi elikhulu. Siyaphenya ukuthi ukuchelela kahle kunamthelela muni emananini ezindleko nokuthi iyiphi isivuno esengeziwe esidingekayo ukunxephezela lokhu.'