I-Produce Marketing Association (PMA) IPhini likaMongameli Wezobuchwepheshe, uVonnie Estes, wethule imibono ukuze aphendule i-USDA's. "Izicelo Zokufaka Kubabambiqhaza Ekusungulweni Kwezolimo." Ukuphawula kuzosiza ekwenzeni i-Ajenda ye-USDA yokusungula izinto ezintsha ezochaza kabanzi ngokuzibophezela komnyango empumelelweni eqhubekayo yabalimi baseMelika, abafuyi, abakhiqizi namahlathi.
“I-PMA ishayela ihlombe umsebenzi we-USDA wokuqondisa imizamo yocwaningo nokuthuthukisa amathuluzi amasha azokhuphula ukusimama kokukhiqizwa kwezolimo,” kusho u-Estes. “Ukusimama kumele kubandakanye ukusimama komnotho emisebenzini yezohwebo. Lokhu kunikeza imboni yethu isikhathi kanye nezindlela zokugxila ekuphathweni ngendlela efanele komhlaba namanzi okuzovumela abalimi ukuthi batshale izitshalo ezingenasici esincane sezemvelo kuyilapho bondla umhlaba wethu okhulayo. Ukuqamba okusha kusenhliziyweni yalokho.”
Amazwana agcizelela ukubaluleka kokugqugquzela izixazululo zokudala ezizosiza ukunciphisa ukumosheka kokupakisha futhi kugqugquzele ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okuhlakaniphile kuyilapho futhi kusekela izinqubo zezabasebenzi ezinokuziphatha nokuzibophezela. Kunesidingo samathuluzi ahlakaniphile aqinisekiswe ngokwesayensi ukuze kuhlolwe imithelela emihle ye-horticulture endaweni ezungezile ikakhulukazi esikhathini lapho abathengi bekhula bekhathazeke kakhulu ngokutholakala nomthelela wemithombo yabo yokudla.
Lapho ichaza izinselelo ezinkulu kanye namathuba okukhulisa umkhiqizo kanye nokunciphisa umkhondo wemvelo, i-PMA inikeze imibono egxile embonini egqamisa isidingo samazinga aqondene nomkhiqizo kanye nohlaka lokusimama ngenxa yemvelo eshabalala kakhulu efayo. Ngaphezu kokubonisa izidingo eziyingqayizivele zochungechunge lokuhlinzeka ngemikhiqizo, u-Estes ugcizelele ukuthi imboni isilungile futhi ilungele ukuzinikela nabalingani abakhiqizayo ekusekeleni i-ajenda ye-USDA, ngokuqonda ukuthi uguquko oluphelele luzodinga ukutshalwa kwezimali kukazwelonke.
“Imboni yemikhiqizo emisha izimisele ngokukhuphuka. Kodwa-ke kumele sazi ukuthi umthwalo wezimali ohambisana nokusetshenziswa kwale mikhuba akuwona owethu sodwa okumele siwuthwale,” kuchaza u-Estes. “Wonke umuntu ophikweni lwe-supply chain, odlala indima yakhe, kumele azi ukuthi imizamo yabo igqugquzelwa ngezinhlelo zikahulumeni ezinomthwalo wemfanelo. I-PMA iyayemukela i-USDA Ag Innovation Agenda futhi iyibona njengotshalomali hhayi embonini yethu nasendaweni yethu kuphela kodwa nakubathengi bethu abafanelwe umkhiqizo omusha, omnandi futhi onempilo unyaka wonke.”
Amazwana aphinde agcizelela ukubaluleka kokuhlanganisa idatha nokuthuthukisa amathuluzi afinyeleleka kalula ukuze abakhiqizi bahlanganise idatha yesimo sezulu, inhlabathi, izitshalo nesathelayithi ukuze kuncishiswe okokufaka kanye nokwandisa imiphumela. Sekukonke, u-Estes wagcizelela ukuthi ukuze sizuze ukulima okuhlakaniphile kwesimo sezulu, kufanele sivule amandla ofuzo lwezitshalo futhi sithuthukise amathuluzi esimanje okuzalanisa ukuze singagcini nje ngokukhulisa isivuno kodwa sinciphise ukulahleka kwezitshalo ngemva kokuvuna; ukwandisa ukumelana nezinambuzane nezifo; futhi andise isomiso, ukushisa, isithwathwa, nokubekezelela izikhukhula.
Ukuphawula kwe-PMA kuyatholakala kubo iwebhusayithi futhi bazoqhubeka nokuqapha ukuthuthukiswa kwe-ajenda ye-USDA Agricultural Innovation futhi banikeze imibono lapho kungenzeka khona.