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Edolobheni eliphithizelayo laseDepok, eNtshonalanga yeJava, ukulima kwasemadolobheni kuye kwavela njengesibani sokusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nokusimama. Phakathi kwezinselele zendawo elinganiselwe, uguquko olumangalisayo luyaqhubeka, oluholwa abantu abazinikele kanye nemiphakathi.
Amandla abalulekile empumelelweni yokulima kwasemadolobheni e-Depok ukuzibandakanya okubonakalayo kwe-Agricultural Extension Officers (PPL). Njengoba izakhamuzi zasemadolobheni zivame ukuntula ulwazi lwezolimo, izikhathi zokuqeqesha ezijwayelekile nezihlukene zenze isithakazelo esisha sokutshala izingadi ezindaweni ezivaliwe.
I-ERSA Women Farmers Group (KWT ERSA) iyisibonelo esihle sale nhlangano. Okuhlanganisa abanikazi bamakhaya abayisishiyagalolunye abathanda ukulima kanye nokumela imvelo, bathole indawo yomphakathi emphakathini wabo, bayenza ingadi encane ekhiqizayo. Ekuqaleni lingaqiniseki ngamakhono omhlaba, iqembu laqala uhambo lokwakha indawo engakhiqizi nje kuphela kodwa futhi ejabulisa ngobuhle, esebenza njengendawo yokuzijabulisa yasendaweni. Ngemva kokucwaninga nokuvakashela izindawo ezihlukahlukene zokulima zasemadolobheni e-Depok, banquma ukuguqula isiqephu esingu-24 m2 sibe ingadi ye-hydroponic kanye nemifino yemifino.
Njengoba isikhathi sokuvuna sisondela, i-KWT ERSA ilindele ukukhiqiza cishe amaphekhi angu-190 emifino emisha, okuhlanganisa i-Pak Coy, i-Kangkung, ne-Celery. Le nala ayinikezi nje umphakathi ithuba lokuthola umkhiqizo osezingeni eliphezulu kodwa futhi inomthelela ekuvikelekeni kokudla, ikakhulukazi mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwemifino.
Imifino evuniwe izodayiselwa izakhamuzi zendawo, nengxenye eyabelwe uhlelo “lweZibusiso zangoLwesihlanu” ngokubambisana ne-Al-Awwal Mosque eseduze. Ukwengeza, imali etholwa ngokuthengisa izokhokhela ukusebenza kwengadi, ihlanganise nezindleko ezinjengokuthenga imbewu, imisoco ye-hydroponic, nokunakekelwa kwengadi, nanoma iyiphi imali enqwabelene esebenza njengezimali ezigciniwe zeqembu.
Uma sibheka phambili, uMila, umholi we-KWT ERSA, ubona ngeso lengqondo ukwanda nokuthuthukiswa kwengadi, ehlose ukuyisungula njengomklamo wokuhlola wabanye abathanda ukulima emadolobheni.
Itholakala e-Jl Kenanga 1, Perumas Depok 1, Kelurahan Depok Jaya, Kecamatan Pancoran Mas, Kota Depok, West Java, ingadi ye-ERSA ithatha indawo yomphakathi ebikade ingasetshenziswa kancane, okuyisibonelo samandla okuguqula ezolimo zasemadolobheni.
Indaba yokulima kwasemadolobheni e-Depok, eNtshonalanga yeJava, isebenza njengobufakazi obukhuthazayo bezinhlelo eziqhutshwa umphakathi zokuguqula izindawo zasemadolobheni zibe izizinda eziqinile zokusimama kanye nokuvikeleka kokudla. Ngokusebenzisana, ukusungula izinto ezintsha, kanye nokuzinikela, amaphrojekthi afana ne-ERSA Women Farmers Group avula indlela yekusasa eliluhlaza, eliqinile.