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Hlola ukuthi abalimi baseKenya babhekana kanjani nezinselelo ezibangelwa ezolimo zezimboni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Zitholele amandla okulima okuphilayo nezindlela ezintsha ezehlisa izindleko zokufakwayo, zonga amanzi, futhi andise inzuzo. Joyina u-Kate Schecter, oyi-CEO ye-World Neighbors, kanye noDkt. Chris Macoloo, uchwepheshe wezolimo owaziwayo, ohambweni lwabo lwase-Kisumu nase-Busia ukuzobona umthelela wenguquko wezolimo ezisimeme.
Abalimi bomndeni baseKenya babhekene nenselelo ekabili: ukungena kwezolimo ezimbonini kanye nemithelela ekhulayo yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Njengoba ukuncintisana komhlaba kuya ngokushuba futhi nezindleko zokufakwayo zikhuphuka, imiphakathi yaseKisumu naseBusia iphendukela kwezolimo ezingaphili njengesixazululo. Ngokwamukela izindlela ezintsha ezingabizi kodwa ezisebenzayo, laba balimi bashintsha izindlela zabo zokulima, bathuthukisa ukukhiqiza, futhi bathole indlela yokuziphilisa. Kulesi sihloko, sibheka amasu aphambili asiza abalimi baseKenya ukuthi baphumelele phakathi kobunzima.
I-Circular Agriculture/Aquaculture: I-Sustainable Synergy
Ezolimo eziyindilinga kanye nezasemanzini zimelela indlela eguquguqukayo yokulima ekhuthaza ukuzwana kwemvelo futhi ikhulise ukusebenza kahle kwezinsiza. Ngokusebenzisa ubudlelwano be-symbiotic phakathi kwezitshalo nezilwane zasemanzini, abalimi eKenya bathola izinzuzo ezinkulu. Ngokusho kwedatha yakamuva evela ku-Ministry of Agriculture, lolu hlelo oludidiyelwe lubonise imiphumela ethembisayo, njengokukhuphuka kwesivuno sezitshalo kanye nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi, kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo ihlinzeka ngomthombo owengeziwe wemali engenayo ngokusebenzisa i-aquaculture.
Amaphampu Amanzi Anamandla Elanga kanye Nezisetshenziswa Ezisimeme
Ezifundeni lapho ukufinyelela kukagesi kunomkhawulo, amaphampu amanzi asebenzisa amandla elanga kanye nezinye izinto ezisimeme ziguqula izindlela zokulima. Lezi zindlela ezintsha zenza abalimi bakwazi ukunisela amasimu abo ngendlela efanele, bathuthukise ukuphathwa kwamanzi, futhi banciphise ukuthembela emafutheni ezinto ezimbiwa phansi. Ngokuphawulekayo, ucwaningo olwenziwa yi-Kenyan Institute of Organic Farming lwembula ukuthi ukwamukelwa kwamaphampu amanzi asebenzisa amandla elanga kwaholela ekwandeni kwesivuno sezitshalo ngo-30% kanye nokwehla okukhulu kwezindleko zokukhiqiza.
Amasu Okuvuselela kanye Nezitshalo Zekhava
Amasu okulima okuvuselelayo, okuhlanganisa nokusetshenziswa kwezitshalo zokumboza, aya ngokuya ethola ukuduma kubalimi baseKenya. Ngokutshala izitshalo zokumboza ngezikhathi zokulinywa, abalimi bangathuthukisa impilo yenhlabathi, bavimbele ukuguguleka, futhi bacindezele ukukhula kokhula. Okutholwe kwakamuva okuvela ku-Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) kukhombisa ukuthi izindlela zokuvuselela kabusha, ezihambisana nokusinywa kwekhava, ziholele ekwenyukeni okumangalisayo komkhiqizo wamapulazi ngama-40%.
Izingadi Zesaka: Ukulima Ezikhaleni Ezincane
Ezindaweni zasemadolobheni nasezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi, izingadi zamasaka ziye zavela njengoshintsho kubalimi abancane. Ngokusebenzisa kabusha amasaka njengezingadi eziphathwayo, abalimi bangakwazi ukwandisa indawo futhi batshale imifino ehlukahlukene. Lezi zinsimu ezincane zidinga amanzi amancane futhi zinganyakaziswa kalula ukuze zisebenzise ukukhanya kwelanga. Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) luveze ukuthi izingadi zamasaka zinamandla okukhulisa ukukhiqizwa kwemifino kuze kufike ku-50% ezindaweni ezilinganiselwe.
I-Agroforestry: Isixazululo Esiluhlaza Sokumelana Nesimo Sezulu
I-Agroforestry, ukuhlanganiswa kwezihlahla ezinhlelweni zokulima, kubonakala kuyisu elinamandla lokuthuthukisa ukumelana nesimo sezulu. Ngokutshala izihlahla eduze kwezitshalo, abalimi banganciphisa umthelela wesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, bathuthukise ukuvunda komhlabathi, futhi bahlukanise imifudlana yemali engenayo. Ngokwe-World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), izinqubo ze-agroforestry ziye zaholela ekwenyukeni kwesivuno ngo-25% kanye nokuncipha okukhulu kwesisi esingcolisa umoya.
Abalimi bomndeni baseKenya bayazamukela izinselelo ezilethwa ezolimo zezimboni kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezintsha zokulima ngokwemvelo. Ngokwamukela ezolimo eziyindilinga/ukulima kwezilwane zasemanzini, ukusebenzisa izinto ezisebenza ngamandla elanga, ukusebenzisa amasu okuvuselela kanye nezitshalo zokumboza, ukutshala izivande zamasaka, nokwamukela i-agroforestry, laba balimi bakha amandla okumelana nesimo sezulu, behlisa izindleko zokutshala, futhi bakhulisa nenzuzo yabo. Umthelela oguquguqukayo wale mikhuba eqhubekayo ubonakala emiphakathini echumayo yaseKisumu naseBusia.
Njengoba u-Kate Schecter, oyi-CEO ye-World Neighbors, kanye noDkt. Chris Macoloo, uchwepheshe wezolimo ohlonishwayo, beqala ukuvakasha kwabo eKenya, bazozibonela mathupha izindaba zempumelelo kanye nemizamo ekhuthazayo yalaba balimi. Uhambo oluya emkhakheni wezolimo osimeme futhi omelana nesimo sezulu eKenya luyaqhubeka, futhi lusebenza njengesibani sethemba kubalimi ezweni lonke nangale kwayo.