Ukwakhiwa kwesikhungo esisha se-USDA Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) esisha se-Agricultural Research Technology e-Salinas, e-California, kuqale ngo-Aug. 26 ngomcimbi ongokoqobo nobukhoma.
Isikhungo socwaningo esisezingeni eliphezulu, esizobandakanya amalabhorethri amasha, izindawo zokugcina izithombo kanye namandla ososayensi abengeziwe, sakhela phezu kweLabhorethri Yocwaningo Lokuthuthukiswa Kwezitshalo ye-ARS ekhona manje e-Salinas.
“Lapho lesi sikhungo esisha sesiphelile, sizokwazi ukuqhubekisela phambili ucwaningo lwethu mayelana nokukhiqizwa okusimeme kwezitshalo zemifino nezithelo—ucwaningo olubalulekile empumelelweni yomkhakha wezolimo omkhulu waseCalifornia. Futhi sizokwazi ukukhulisa ukusebenzisana nabalingani bethu asebenesikhathi eside eNyuvesi yaseCalifornia, uDavis, asebesebenze nathi iminyaka ecishe ibe yi-100 kumaphrojekthi ahlukahlukene ahlanganise izitshalo zokudla nezimboni,” kusho uMlawuli we-ARS. Chavonda Jacobs-Omncane.
Omele uJimmy Panetta (D-CA, 20th), kanye noMmeleli osewathatha umhlalaphansi u-Sam Farr kanye no-Representative Sanford Bishop (D-GA, 2nd), ihole izindleko zezikhungo ezintsha zocwaningo. "Ngokwandisa kakhulu izikhungo zethu, kuzosiza ekuqinisekiseni ucwaningo olusha mayelana nezithelo nemifino ukuze sikhonze kangcono amakhasimende ethu, ababambiqhaza, kanye nomphakathi wesayensi," kusho uJames D. McCreight, Umholi Wokucwaninga we-ARS Crop, Improvement and Protection Research Unit.
Abanye abakhulume esigcawini bahlanganisa:
- UChris Valadez, uMongameli, i-Grow-Shipper Association yaseCentral California
- Rick Tomlinson, uMongameli, California Strawberry Commission
- UJennifer Clarke, uMqondisi Omkhulu, Uhlelo Locwaningo Lwe-California Leafy Greens
- UJessy Beckett Parr, uMqondisi weSisekelo, i-California Certified Organic Farmers Foundation
- UBrise Tencer, uMqondisi Omkhulu, i-Organic Farming Research Foundation
The Umsebenzi Wokucwaninga Kwezolimo yisikhulu esiphezulu soMnyango Wezolimo e-US ejensi yocwaningo lwasendlini. Nsuku zonke, i-ARS igxila ezixazululweni zezinkinga zezolimo ezithinta iMelika. Idola ngalinye elitshale imali ocwaningweni lwezolimo luphumela ku- $ 20 yomthelela wezomnotho.
- UKim Kaplan, ARS