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Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izinzuzo zokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe besimanje ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi okunisela kwezolimo. Imininingwane yakamuva iphakamisa ukuthi abalimi abaningi basanisela izitshalo zabo ngokweqile, okungaholela ezinkingeni eziningi zemvelo njengokuguguleka kwenhlabathi, ukuncipha kwamanzi, nokwanda kokusetshenziswa kwamandla. Sizoxoxa ngobunye bezobuchwepheshe obusha obutholakala kubalimi namuhla obungabasiza ukuba bathuthukise izindlela zabo zokunisela futhi bathole ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi okuqhubekayo.
Ngokombiko ovela ku-USDA, ukuchelela ngokweqile kungaholela ekulahlekelweni kwamanzi okuphawulekayo nokunciphisa isivuno sezitshalo. Nokho, ngosizo lobuchwepheshe besimanje, abalimi bangakwazi ukulawula kangcono izinhlelo zabo zokunisela futhi banciphise ukumosheka kwamanzi. Esinye isibonelo salobo buchwepheshe ukunisela ngenkasa okunembayo, okuhlanganisa ukusebenzisa izinzwa kanye nedatha yesimo sezulu ukuze kutholwe ukuthi angakanani amanzi adingekayo ngesilimo ngasinye ngesikhathi esithile. Ngokulungisa izilinganiso zokunisela ngokusekelwe kudatha yesikhathi sangempela, abalimi bangonga kufikela ku-50% wamanzi abebengawasebenzisa ngenye indlela.
Enye indlela ephumelelayo yokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi okunisela ukusetshenziswa kwezinzwa zomswakama womhlabathi. Lezi zinzwa zikala inani lamanzi enhlabathini futhi zinikeza abalimi ulwazi lwesikhathi sangempela, okubavumela ukuba balungise amashejuli okunisela ngokufanele. Ngokusebenzisa izinzwa zomswakama womhlabathi, abalimi bangagwema ukuchelela ngokweqile futhi baqinisekise ukuthi izitshalo zabo zithola inani elifanele lamanzi ngesikhathi esifanele.
Ukwengeza kulobu buchwepheshe, kunezinye izinhlelo eziningi zokunisela ezintsha ezitholakala kubalimi, ezifana ne-drip irrigation kanye nama-micro-sprinklers. Lezi zinhlelo ziletha amanzi ngqo endaweni eyimpande yezitshalo, zehlisa ukulahleka kwamanzi ngenxa yokuhwamuka nokugeleza.
Sengiphetha, ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi ngendlela eqhubekayo kwezolimo kubalulekile empilweni yesikhathi eside yomhlaba wethu. Ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe besimanje obufana nokunisela okunembayo kanye nezinzwa zokuswakama komhlabathi, abalimi bangakwazi ukuthuthukisa izindlela zabo zokunisela, banciphise ukumosheka kwamanzi, futhi bakhulise isivuno sezitshalo. Kubalulekile ukuthi abalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi basebenzisane ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi izindlela zethu zezolimo ziyasimeme futhi zibhekele imvelo.