#Ireland #horticulture #vegetableproduction #inputpriceinflation #labourcosts #packagingpriceinflation #sustainability #viability
Ngokusho kwe-Teagasc, indawo yokukhiqizwa kwemifino yasensimini e-Ireland ibikezelwa ukuthi izokwehla ngo-7% ngo-2023, abakhiqizi abaningi abayinhloko emkhakheni wemifino kanye neminye imikhakha ye-horticultural bayeka ukuhweba eminyakeni yamuva. Lo mbiko uphinde ugqamise umthelela wokwenyuka kwamanani entengo okokufaka, okukhuphuke ngenxa ye-Brexit, ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19, nokuhlasela okungekho emthethweni kweRussia e-Ukraine. Umkhakha wemifino udinga abasebenzi abaningi, kanti abasebenzi ubalelwa ku-36% wezindleko zokukhiqiza, futhi izindleko zabasebenzi zikhuphuke ngo-11% kusukela ngoNdasa wezi-2022. ekwenyukeni kwamanani entengo yokupakisha, okunokwenyuka okuyisilinganiso okungama-20% kumakhadibhodi namaphakheji epulasitiki. Umbiko ufuna impendulo yemakethe ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle kwale mboni.
Lo mbiko udweba isithombe esiphathelene nokusebenza nokusimama komkhakha wezokulima e-Ireland, nokwehla okubikezelwe kwendawo yokukhiqiza imifino ngo-2023. Isizathu esiyinhloko salokhu kwehla ukuntuleka kokusimama komnotho ngenxa yokuncipha kwemikhawulo ehambisana nobungozi bemali, okubangela abalimi abaningi. ukuphuma kulo mkhakha. Lokhu kuhlanganiswe nokwehla kwamandla emali okufakwayo emkhakheni wezokulima, nayo yonke imikhakha engaphansi ibika ukwenyuka kwamanani entengo okubonakalayo kuzo zonke izinto ezifakiwe.
Esinye sezici zezindleko eziyinhloko ekukhiqizweni kwemifino ukusebenza, okulinganiselwa ku-36% wezindleko zokukhiqiza. Izindleko zabasebenzi zikhuphuke ngo-11% kuzo zonke izisebenzi ezijwayelekile kanye nabanye abasebenzi abanamakhono, njengabashayeli bagandaganda kusukela ngoNdasa wezi-2022. Inkathi yonyaka yomkhakha wemifino iphinde isho ukuthi amabhizinisi akuthola kuba nzima ukuncintisana emakethe yezemisebenzi, okuholela ekwenyukeni kwezindleko abasebenzi njengoba bezama ukuheha abasebenzi ngokunyusa amaholo.
Ukwehla kwamandla emali okupakisha kungenye inselelo enkulu embonini, njengoba intengo yamakhadibhodi nepulasitiki ikhuphuka ngesilinganiso sama-20%. Izindleko zezinto ezingavuthiwe, ukukhiqiza, nezokuthutha, konke okuxhumene nezintengo zamandla, kuyisizathu esiyinhloko sokupakisha ukwenyuka kwamanani entengo. Nakuba izintengo zamandla zizinzile noma zehlisiwe, lokhu akukabi nomthelela oqondile emananini okupakisha ngenxa yokuntenga kochungechunge lokuhlinzeka.
Lo mbiko ufuna impendulo yemakethe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusebenza kahle kwemboni yezokulima e-Ireland. Ngokushoda kwakamuva kwemigqa yemikhiqizo ethile kanye nezinkinga ze-supply chain, ukubaluleka kokuqinisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-horticulture yase-Ireland akukaze kugxilwe kakhulu. Kubalulekile ukugcina ukugeleza komkhiqizo wendawo, onomsoco, omusha, kanye nekhwalithi ephezulu emashalofini ezitolo ezinkulu.