Uzulu wemaNdebeleni ukhuthazwa ukulima ngokuthelezela
Izakhamizi zeZansi yemaNdebeleni sezikhuthazwe ukuba ziphatheke kunhlelo zokulima ngokuthelezela ukuze zilwisane lendlala edalwa yikuguquka komumo yomkhathi. Isabelo seZansi yemaNdebeleni sivele kasitholi izulu elinengi okudala ukuba izakhamizi zihlale zikhala ngendlala.
Linkuthazo iphume emkhosini wokuphiwa kwabalimi balesisabelo, izicoco lemivuzo yokulima kuhle eSebasa Irrigation Scheme kuWard 24 eGwanda South.
Inengi lezakhamizi esabelweni seZansi yemaNdebeleni liqale ukulima ngeviki eyedluleyo ngenxa yokuphuza kwezulu ukusewula.
Ngalokhu uzulu kulesisabelo sekhuthazwe ukuthi aqine ngenhlelo zokulima ngokuthelezela ukuze athole isivuno esingcono.
Ekhuluma emkhosini wayizolo owenzelwe eSebasa, eGwanda South, UNkosikazi Medlyne Magwenzi ongumqondisi wezokulima eNkabazwe obemele unobhala omkhulu walolugatsha UMnu Obert Jiri uthi izakhamizi akusamelanga zithembele emanzini alethwa yikuna kwezulu.
"Umhlaba uyaguquka, kunengi okutshintshileyo yiClimate Change esikhuluma ngayo, izulu izolo singabuza izinduna ziyalitshela ukuthi belisina ngoOctober belisina ngoNovember nxa liphuzile kodwa okwamanje lina ngo January, lina ekupheleni kukaDecember yikho okukhona. Sesikhuluma ngokuthi food security, everywhere and everyday, kwenzakala sisenza irrigation, sifuna ukuthelela ngoba sesibonile ukuthi ekutheleleni yikho okulempumela khona."
Uqhubeke ethi izakhamizi kumele ziqakathekise umsebenzi wokulima bawuphathe njengebhizimusi.
"Ukulima njengebhizimusi yikho esikufunayo kuphela ukuthi kusasa njengoba lilime kanje imali yenu esikhwameni into esiyifunayo sifuna lisebenze ngokuthula, kungabi lokudonselana, kungabi lokulwa, ukulwa kuyabisela emuva sifuna abantu abasebenza bebambene bedlulela phambili, umaneja ekhonapho kule AFC iyalincedisa ngemali."
UMnu. Ndodana Dlamini oyisiphathamandla sikahulumende uthi uzulu sekumele alime ngokuthelezela ukuze enqabele indlala.
"Lonyaka izazi zomkhathi zithi sihlaselwe yilokhu okubizwa kuthwe yiEl Nino, kukhanya izulu alikho linengi njengemnyakeni kungakho irrigation yiyo ezasincedisa kakhulu ukuthi sibone ukuthi ukudla kuyatholakala."
UMnu. Johnson Muleya olilunga lohlelo olweKwalu Irrigation Scheme eBeitbridge West, uthi sebesizakala kakhulu ngenhlelo zokulima ngokuthelezela ngoba indawo yakibo ingatholi izulu elinengi.
"Kuyasincedisa kakhulu ngoba asisakhangeleli amanzi ezulu kuphela sesikhangela phansi lapho esinikwe khona izikotsho ezisefuleni sithelela konke ngamanzi eirrigation , khonokho Kuyasincedisa kakhulu ngoba sesilima singami ikakhulu ngalesisikhathi kungela zulu lemisebenzi yikho ngoba yikho esesiyame khona."
UNkosikazi Miriam Tlou olilunga leSebasa Irrigation Scheme enqobe kulumncintiswano wezokulima esabelweni seZansi yemaNdebeleni uthi bakhangelele isivuno esihle esivandeni sabo.
"Ngenxa ye El Nino sitshiyanise umumbu lo, sile 7 hectares zomumbu owomileyo, sibelendima le yona iyi7, 4 hectares okwamanje silime i14, 4 le 9.7 okuyi 24.1 hectares sikhangelele ukuthi singavuna 7 tonnes ngehectare inkinga nje yikuthi asikayaziwa emnkambo."
Izanuse zomumo yomkhathi zithi isabelo seZansi yemaNdebeleni sizathola izulu elilingeneyo okulakho ukudala njalo enye indlala.
IKwalu Irrigation Scheme yeBeit Bridge ibengeyesibili kulumncintiswano kwathi iZhulube Irrigation Scheme yeInsiza yona yathatha isicoco sesithathu.
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