Ikhukhamba ngokungangabazeki ingenye yemikhiqizo ethakazelisa kakhulu emkhakheni wemifino. Imifino ikhiqizwa ngezinga elikhulu eningizimu ye-Italy. Phakathi kwabakhiqizi abagxile ekukhuliseni ukhukhamba ezindaweni zokugcina izithombo kukhona ipulazi iF.lli Facchini.
Amakhukhamba atshalwa ezindlini zokugcina izithombo ze-hydroponic kusetshenziswa ukulawulwa kwezinambuzane okudidiyelwe kanye nezinsalela ze-zero eziqinisekisiwe, kanye nokulima okungekho nickel. Inkampani ese-Giovinazzo (BA), e-Apulia, iphinde ikhulise izinhlobo ezahlukene zamatamatisi ukuze imakethe entsha, njengotamatisi we-insalataro, utamatisi we-datterino obomvu nonemibala (onemithende, ophuzi, owolintshi) kanye notamatisi we-ciliegino.
Amakhukhamba awohlobo lwe-Minuto (uhlobo lwe-Baresano) aphuma enkampanini yembewu i-TSI Italia, etshalwe endaweni eyihektha elilodwa. Le nkampani imaketha amathani angama-1 ngesikhathi sikaMeyi-Septhemba, ehlelelwe amaketanga ezitolo ezinkulu enkabeni nasenyakatho ye-Italy emaketangeni ezitolo ezinkulu. Ikakhulukazi amaphakheji angama-200-gram alethwa.
“Isici esihlukanisayo sekhukhamba le-TSI Italia Minuto ukukhiqiza kwesitshalo. Isithelo singadliwa nesikhumba sonke, ngoba sincane; ayibaba, nenyama imnandi, icwebile futhi inojusi,” kusho uPietro Facchini.
Ake sihlolisise izici ezithile zale hybrid ye-parthenocarpic mini cucumber hybrid, elungele kokubili ukulima kwe-greenhouse kanye ne-polytunnel.
"Isithelo siyi-cylindrical ngokuphelele, ubude buka-10-14 cm, futhi sihlala sibushelelezi futhi sigqamile, sinombala oluhlaza omangalisayo. Iphinde ibe nempilo enhle yeshelufu langemva kokuvuna, okuyisici esibizwa ngokuthi yi-long shelf-life (LSL) ukuhweba ngezinga elikhulu okulithanda kakhulu. Lesi sitshalo sivulekile futhi siminyene, sinama-internode amafushane kakhulu namandla okuzalanisa amahle kakhulu,” kuchaza uFacchini, isazi sezolimo namahlathi.
Ipulazi eliqinisekisiwe le-GlobalGAP lihlanganisa indawo engaba amahektha ayi-15, angu-10 kuwo angaphansi kwama-polytunnel. Izitshalo ziphathwa ngokobuchwepheshe omunye wabazalwane, isazi sezolimo namahlathi u-Pietro Facchini, onakekela ukukhiqizwa ngokuhlanganisa ulwazi lwezemfundo nemisebenzi yocwaningo esetshenziswa emijikelezweni yokukhiqiza.