Inkampani Cambs Farms Growers Ltd iyingxenye yeGroup G's Growers. Kuyibhizinisi lomndeni e-East Anglia, elitshala isaladi nemifino, elinolwazi lweminyaka engaphezu kwengu-60.
U-Rob Parker ungumphathi wezitshalo ezinamaqabunga, futhi unesibopho samahektha ayi-1,000 e-iceberg kanye nesitshalo sabo esiyigugu esincane e-UK, kanye nomqondisi wesikhungo sokusabalalisa sika-G. U-Rob unguSihlalo we-British Leafy Salad Association (BLSA) futhi uhlala kuphaneli ye-AHDB Field Vegetables, Plant Propagators Ltd kanye nekomiti le-BLSA R&D.
Umkhakha wamasaladi wase-UK kanye nemboni yokulima ebanzi ibhekene nezinkinga eziningi ezifanayo, kusukela ekutholakaleni kwabasebenzi kuya emikhubeni eqhubekayo yokukhula. U-Rob uxoxa ngokuthi ukholelwa kanjani ukuthi i-AHDB njengamanje ibekwe endaweni engcono kakhulu yokweseka imboni ngezinselelo ezinzima ezizayo.
Ukufinyelela emsebenzini
Ukutholakala kwabasebenzi abasezingeni kungenye yezinselelo ezinkulu ezibhekene nawo wonke umkhakha futhi kwasheshiswa yi-coronavirus.
Ekuqaleni kwale nkathi yokuvuna yase-UK, besidinga izinombolo zabasebenzi, kodwa besidinga kakhulu iphesenti 'lababuyile' abanokuhlangenwe nakho - abantu abakwaziyo ukusika nokupakisha ulethisi futhi abangasiza ukuqeqesha abanye abasebenzi. Bekuyinselelo enkulu leyo kulo nyaka.
Ukutholakala kwabasebenzi kanye nezindleko zabasebenzi kuhamba ngendlela eyodwa kuphela. Ukuba nendlela yokuhlanganisa, ne-AHDB isiza futhi iqhube ukusebenza kahle kwabasebenzi kanye nokunciphisa okokufaka kwabasebenzi ngokusebenzisa I-SmartHort, ibaluleke ngokukhethekile okwamanje.
Umsebenzi we-Lean ubalulekile emabhizinisini amancane okungenzeka ukuthi akazange acabange ngale ndlela esikhathini esidlule. Sibe nohlelo lwe-Lean kwa-G iminyaka eminingana, kodwa sithumela abantu bethu ohlelweni lwe-AHDB ukuze sibenze bafunde imigomo ukuze baqonde futhi bangene ezimisweni zethu zebhizinisi.
Futhi nakuba abakwa-G bengangqongqoza emnyango wenkampani yamarobhothi futhi bathole isithakazelo sokwakha ikhithi entsha, i-AHDB ingaba nalowo mphumela futhi iqhubekisele phambili inzalo nakubalimi abancane. Bangakhombisa ubukhulu bomklomelo, inani lobuchwepheshe kanye nomfutho wokwakha. Lokho kuphinde kuzuzise abalimi abakhulu futhi kusigcina sonke sinolwazi ngentuthuko yezobuchwepheshe.
The I-Vegebot iphrojekthi yomfundi we-PhD oxhaswe yi-AHDB uLuca Scimeca uthuthukise uhlelo lokuvuna lwamarobhothi lwelethisi yeqhwa. Kodwa lena iphrojekthi ehlukahlukene, njengoba uma usunohlelo oluyisisekelo (isb. ukuphatha imifino ethambile), ingashintshwa ukuze ivumelane nohlobo lwezitshalo. Ukuthuthukisa lobo buchwepheshe obuyisisekelo kubaluleke kakhulu.
Ukulahlekelwa okuqhubekayo kwezibulala-zinambuzane
Imboni ilahlekelwa yizibulala-zinambuzane ezithile ezibeka amamodeli amabhizinisi engcupheni. I EAMU Uhlelo belubaluleke kakhulu kule minyaka emihlanu edlule kodwa luzobaluleka kakhulu ukuya phambili.
Sizobe silima sisebenzisa ama-bioprotectants amaningi futhi sidinga ukufunda ukuwasebenzisa. Njengomlimi ngamunye, uthola inqwaba yemikhiqizo abakhiqizi abathi ingenza izinto ezihlukile, kodwa uqala kuphi?
Okudingayo indlela ehlanganisiwe. Umsebenzi ongavivinya le mikhiqizo ngendlela elawulwayo, ukunikeza abalimi indlela ethile yokuthi bangaqala kuphi ukuphenya, njenge Iphrojekthi ye-AMBER.
SCEPTREplus isisiza ukuthi sithole ukugunyazwa kwemikhiqizo kanye nesivivinyo sokubonisa sinikeza abalimi ulwazi oluhle mayelana nendlela yokusebenzisa leyo mikhiqizo kumasistimu abo akhulayo. Lolu hlobo lomsebenzi luzoba inkimbinkimbi kakhulu kubakhokhi bentela ngabanye ukuba bawenze.
Njengoba imboni ihlala ishintsha, ngeke wazi ukuthi umsebenzi we-EAMU kanye ne-SCEPTREplus uzosebenza nini. Ngenkathi uhlelo lokuqala lwe-SCEPTER luthola ukugunyazwa kwangemva kokutshala kwe-Stomp (pendimethalin), lwalungenalo inani elikhulu njengoba sasineminye imithi yokubulala ukhula etholakalayo, njenge-CIPC (chlorpropham). Manje sesilahlekelwe yi-CIPC, ikakhulukazi njengabatshali benhlabathi emnyama e-Cambridgeshire, izicelo ze-Stomp ngemva kokutshala manje sezibucayi kithi.
Abalimi besilimo esidliwayo esinamagatsha anamanzi badalulwa lapho i-linuron (i-herbicide) ilahleka. Ukukhipha ukhula ngesandla kwakubukeka njengokuphela kwenketho, ngakho-ke incazelo yezindleko zenduku ngayinye yayinkulu. Ukuthola i-Emerger (aclonifen) igunyazwe nge-SCEPTREplus kube yinzuzo enhle kakhulu kulo mkhakha.
Kufanele siqhubeke nokushayela i-SCEPTREplus nomsebenzi we-EAMU ukuze sigcine imisebenzi eminingi etholakalayo ngangokunokwenzeka kodwa, ngesikhathi esifanayo, sitshale imali yethu ezifundweni ezizoba nezinzuzo zesikhathi eside. Kufanele sithembe ukuthi lezi zizophumelela ngenkathi sisenazo izithako ezisebenzayo ezisele.
Ukusabela ezinsongweni zezifo
I-lettuce fusarium wilt yisifo esisha osekuvele sihlasela abatshali ngaso kwezohwebo. Ngeke manje sithole izixazululo zezinhlamvu zesiliva, kodwa ucwaningo lwe-AHDB lubonise imikhiqizo ethile ukuthi ibe nomthelela othile. Njengomlimi wangaphandle, akukasithinti, kodwa sibheka izivivinyo futhi sifunda ngemikhiqizo ethembisayo ukuze isisize silungiselele uma kuba nokuqubuka kwesifo. Siphinde samukela izincomo zokuhlanzeka endaweni yethu yokusabalalisa.
Ukuthola isilinganiso sempilo yomhlabathi
Mina ngokwami ngikholelwa ukuthi impilo yomhlabathi, ikhabhoni yomhlabathi kanye nokusimama ngaphakathi komkhiqizo wethu kubaluleke kakhulu. Imboni inezinqumo ezinzima kakhulu kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo ukuze sikwazi ukuqhubeka nokukhiqiza esikwenzayo manje.
The Uhlelo lwe-GREATsoils kube yisiqalo esihle futhi ngethemba ukuthi lokho kuzothuthuka. Njengoba silahlekelwa izibulala-zinambuzane, sidinga ukuqaphela kakhulu inhlabathi yethu. Umhlabathi okwazi ukumelana nokuqina ekugcineni wenza isitshalo esikwazi ukumelana nezimo, okusho ukuthi asisancikile kakhulu kumakhemikhali ethu ukuze sivikele isilimo ezinambuzaneni nasezifweni.
Kunomsebenzi omningi kwa-AHDB nasezifundweni ukuze udale ipulani yokuthi wenze kanjani ukukala impilo yomhlabathi. Njengemboni, okwamanje asinayo inkinga esheshayo, ngakho-ke kunzima ukuthethelela ukutshalwa kwezimali, kodwa sidinga ukucabanga isikhathi eside ngokuthi siphokophelephi njengomkhakha wezolimo. Ukugxila kwemvelo kusu elisha le-AHDB kuwu-100% indlela efanele.
Futhi sidinga indlela yokuhlanganisa. Akusona nje isitshalo se-ulethisi, kodwa yisitshalo esishintshayo. Kudingeka sibheke umthelela wamazambane, ummbila, ukolweni, u-anyanisi, isithombo sebhitrudi, i-brassicas, izaqathi nanoma yiziphi izitshalo kanye nokushintshaniswa kwabalimi abamukelayo. Konke kunomthelela. Ngakho-ke izikhathi ziyashintsha, ngeke sisakwazi ukuhlala ezinqolobaneni. Ikusasa lihlangene kakhulu futhi line-cross-sector. Besingakufeza kanjani lokho ngaphandle komzimba ofana ne-AHDB? Inekhono lokuhlanganisa wonke umuntu futhi ibeke phambili iziphakamiso zamaphrojekthi amakhulu.
Ukuxhasa ucwaningo oluyisisekelo
Ngisho nenkampani elingana no-G ayikwazi ukwenza yonke into, akunakwenzeka. Izindlela eziningi onazo zokwenza ucwaningo kufanele zibe yinto enhle.
Kwa-G, sizothatha okutholwe ekuqaleni ocwaningweni lwe-AHDB kodwa sisebenzise izinsiza zethu ukuze siwacwengisise ukuze sisisebenzele. Sithatha isayensi eyisisekelo futhi siyisebenzise. Awunazo izimali ezingapheli njengezinhlangano ngazinye. Imali esiyikhokhayo ibingeke ihambe ibanga elide kangako ocwaningweni, iyabiza! Nge-AHDB, kunesicelo esisodwa kanye nokusakaza okukodwa okugxilile komsebenzi. Lokho kufanele kube yindlela ephumelela kakhulu yokuthola idatha eningi ngemali yakho.