I-USDA isanda kunikeza ama- $ 40.2 wezigidi izibonelelo ezingezwe ngabakhiqizi kwabamukeli abangu-298 ezifundazweni ezingu-44 nasePuerto Rico.
According to USDA, the grant program is a tool for independent fruit and vegetable producers, among others in the farming industry, to enhance their ability to meet consumer demand and move their products into the marketplace.
“Le misebenzi izohlinzeka ngembuyiselo yezimali futhi isize ukudala amathuba emisebenzi kubakhiqizi bezolimo, amabhizinisi kanye nemindeni ezweni lonke,” kusho uKathleen Merrigan, iphini likanobhala we-USDA. “Lolu xhaso luzogqugquzela ukwanda kwamabhizinisi amancane kanye namathuba osomabhizinisi ngokuhlinzeka amabhizinisi endawo ngokuthola imali, usizo lwezobuchwepheshe kanye nezimakethe ezintsha zemikhiqizo nemisebenzi.”
Imihlahlandlela yohlelo ibamba ukuthi izibonelelo zingenziwa ngamanani afika ku-$300,000 ngemali yokusebenza kanye no-$100,000 wokuhlela. Abafakizicelo kumele bakwazi ukufanisa idola lesibonelelo se-USDA ngedola.
“Lokhu akusona nje isipho esinikezwayo,” kusho uMike Daniels, uchwepheshe wemalimboleko oyingxenye yezinhlelo zebhizinisi nezokubambisana ze-USDA Rural Development eWisconsin. “Banesikhumba emdlalweni. Kuyidola lomdlalo wedola.
“Kuthatha umqondo wabo futhi bafaka umsebenzi wabo, isikhathi sabo, imali yabo futhi uhulumeni ubanikeze ithuba lokuthi bathathe ingulube abezoyidayisa bayoyidayisa bayiguqule ibe ubhekeni oshunqayo namaham nokunye bazidayise. ngenani eliphezulu.”
Nakuba izimali zingeke zisetshenziselwe ukuthenga okokusebenza noma ezinye izimpahla ezibonakalayo, zingakhokhela izifundo zokungenzeka, izinhlelo zebhizinisi, ukumaketha kanye namaphrojekthi wamandla avuselelekayo asekelwe epulazini, ngokusho kwe-USDA.
“Sibe nomnumzane oyedwa owakhuluma ngokuthi ufike kanjani emsebenzini ngenxa yemali yesibonelelo sikahulumeni eyatholwa ngonyaka odlule,” kusho uDaniels. “Ukwazile ukufaka izithandani noma ezintathu izisebenzi ezintsha. Ibhizinisi lakhe selikhulile.
"Ujabule kakhulu ngendlela lesi sibonelelo esimsize ngayo ukuthi aphume, abeke izinyawo phansi futhi enze izinto ziye phambili."
Ingadi Yompheki
I-Huron, i-Ohio-based Ingadi Yompheki isebenzise isibonelelo esisithole eminyakeni embalwa edlule ukuze ifunde ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukwengeza ingxenye yokucubungula emisebenzini yayo yomndeni. Le nkampani ihlinzeka ngezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-600 ze-heirloom nemifino ekhethekile, imifino emincane, amakhambi nezimbali ezidliwayo kubapheki emhlabeni wonke, ithumela cishe amaphesenti angama-95 omkhiqizo wayo ngobusuku obubodwa. Enye ingxenye yokusebenza kwayo ihlanganisa imifino enamahlamvu egeziwe.
"Imifino enamaqabunga yonke idlula ekupholiseni kwangaphambili kanye neyunithi ye-pflume," kusho uBobby Jones, umqondisi wezokukhiqiza.
Ngenxa yokuthi Ingadi Yabapheki ikhula kakhulu, futhi uku-oda izifiso zabapheki ngamunye, ukukhiqizwa ngokweqile nokuthi yini okufanele uyenze ngokweqisa kungaba yinkinga. Umqondo bekuwukuthatha ukuchichima futhi, kusetshenziswa amaresiphi avela kubapheki babo bamakhasimende, kwakhiwe imikhiqizo ecutshunguliwe.
"Silusebenzisile lolu lwazi, senza amaphaneli okuhlola, sangenisa abantu epulazini futhi banambitha umkhiqizo ogayiwe," kusho uJones. “Umphumela waba ukuthi kwakuwumbono omuhle kakhulu, kodwa sakhetha ukungawusukumeli lo mbono ngoba sinomuzwa wokuthi uzophazamisa ukugxila kwethu ekukhuliseni umkhiqizo omusha nokunakekela abapheki nsuku zonke.
“Ucwaningo lokungenzeka lube yimpumelelo. Awukwenzi njalo lokho okufundayo. Ngezinye izikhathi impendulo engcono kakhulu ongayithola ithi ‘Cha.’”
Uhlelo lwe-USDA lwe-value-added producer grant lwaqalwa kuMthethosivivinywa Wepulazi ka-2002 futhi lwavuselelwa ngenguqulo ka-2008.
Umjikelezo omusha woxhaso uzotholakala ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka.
"Sizoba nesinye isimemezelo onyakeni wezimali wombuso ka-2012," kusho uJeff Hudson, umqondisi wezinhlelo zebhizinisi nezokubambisana we-USDA Rural Development eStevens Point, Wis., ephawula ukuthi umjikelezo wokugcina wezibonelelo umele iminyaka emibili yoxhaso - 2010 no-2011.
Izibonelelo ezilinganiselwa ku-$14 million zizotholakala kulo nyaka. Imihlahlandlela eshicilelwe kurejista yenhlangano ngoMeyi, futhi abafake izicelo bazoba nezinsuku ezingama-60 kuye kwezingama-90 zokuhambisa iziphakamiso, kusho umkhulumeli we-USDA.
“Futhi lona unyaka wokugcina wesikweletu sepulazi,” kwengeza u-Hudson, “ngakho sizobona ukuthi uhlelo luzovuselelwa yini kumthethosivivinywa omusha wepulazi.”