NAIROBI, Novemba 9 (Xinhua) — Umlimi waseKenya ojwayelekile, okuhlanganisa nalabo abasemakhaya, usebenzisa amalitha amaningana ezibulala-zinambuzane minyaka yonke.
Ukusetshenziswa kwayo kuye kwanda eminyakeni edlule kulandela ukuvela kwezinambuzane nezifo ezintsha njengoba izwe laseMpumalanga Afrika libhekene nemiphumela emibi yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Nakuba ukusetshenziswa okwandayo kwezibulala-zinambuzane kuye kwasiza ekwakheni imboni ebiza izigidigidi zama-shilling ezweni, ochwepheshe bakhathazekile ngokuthi iningi labalimi lisebenzisa kabi amakhemikhali ngaleyo ndlela libeka abathengi kanye nemvelo engcupheni.
Ngokungafani neminyaka edlule, umlimi waseKenya manje usebenzisa izibulala-zinambuzane kuzo zonke izigaba zokukhula kwezitshalo.
Ngaphambi kokutshala, iningi labalimi lisakaza amapulazi abo ngemithi yokubulala ukhula ukuze kuncishiswe ukhula. Izibulala-zinambuzane ziphinde zisetshenziswe uma izithombo sezitshaliwe ukuze kuncishiswe ukucindezeleka kokutshala nokuvimbela izinambuzane.
Isivuno sizofuthwa kamuva ukuze kwandiswe amaqabunga kwabanye, ngesikhathi sokuqhakaza, ngesikhathi sokuthela izithelo, ngaphambi kokuvuna kanye nangemva kokuvuna, umkhiqizo uqobo.
“Ngaphandle kwezibulala-zinambuzane, awukwazi ukuthola isivuno kulezi zinsuku ngenxa yezinambuzane nezifo eziningi,” kusho u-Amos Karimi, umlimi wetamatisi eKitengela, eningizimu yeNairobi, engxoxweni yakhe yakamuva.
UKarimi uphawule ukuthi selokhu aqala ukulima eminyakeni emine edlule, lo nyaka ube mubi kakhulu ngoba usebenzise izibulala-zinambuzane eziningi.
“Ngilwile nezinambuzane eziningana nezifo kanye nezinselele zesimo sezulu ezihlanganisa isikhathi eside sokubanda. Isikhathi sokubanda sangenza ngathembela kumakhemikhali ukuze nginqobe ukubola,” kusho yena.
Isimo sakhe sifana nesezinkulungwane zabanye abalimi abancane kulo lonke izwe laseMpumalanga Afrika.
Ochwepheshe bezolimo baphakamise ifulege elibomvu, bephawula ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kakhulu kwezibulala-zinambuzane akulona nje usongo empilweni yabathengi kanye nemvelo kodwa futhi akuzinzile.
“Iningi labalimi baseKenya lisebenzisa kabi izibulala-zinambuzane ezibeka engcupheni ukuphepha kokudla,” kusho uDaniel Maingi we-Kenya Food Rights Alliance.
UMaingi waphawula ukuthi abalimi bezwe laseMpumalanga Afrika basebenzise izibulala-zinambuzane njengekhambi lezinselelo eziningi zezolimo zabo.
“Kufuthwa amakhemikhali amaningi kakhulu emifinweni, utamatisi nezithelo. Umthengi ukhokha intengo ephezulu kakhulu yalokhu,” kusho yena.
Futhi imvelo izwa ukushisa okufanayo njengoba inhlabathi eminingi ezweni laseMpumalanga Afrika iba ne-asidi. Izibulala-zinambuzane zingcolisa nemifula futhi zibulala izinambuzane eziwusizo njengezinyosi.
USilke Bollmohr, umhloli wezingozi zemvelo, waphawula ukuthi nakuba ukusetshenziswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane ngokwazo kungekubi, iningi lalezo ezisetshenziswa eKenya linezithako ezisebenzayo eziyingozi ezenza inkinga ibe nzima.
“Izibulala-zinambuzane zithengiswa njengesithako sezolimo eziphumelelayo ngaphandle kokucabanga ngemiphumela yazo,” kusho yena.
I-Route to Food Initiative, inhlangano yezolimo eqhubekayo, iphawula ukuthi izibulala-zinambuzane eziningi zinobuthi obukhulu, zinemiphumela yobuthi yesikhathi eside, ziyaphazamisa ukusebenza kwe-endocrine, zinobuthi ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zezilwane zasendle noma zaziwa ngokubangela ukwanda kwemiphumela emibi enzima noma engalungiseki.
“Kuyakhathaza ukuthi kunemikhiqizo emakethe yaseKenya, ehlukaniswa ngokuqinisekile njengebangela umdlavuza (imikhiqizo engu-24), eguqula imvelo (24), ephazamisa ukusebenza kwe-endocrine (35), enobungozi bemizwa (140) kanye neminye eminingi ebonisa imiphumela ecacile ekuzaleni (262),” kuphawula lesi sikhungo.
Ochwepheshe baphawule ukuthi njengoba befutha amakhemikhali, iningi labalimi baseKenya alizithathi izinyathelo zokuphepha ezifaka phakathi ukugqoka amagilavu, imaski namabhuzu.
“Ezinye zifutha ngesikhathi esingafanele isibonelo emini noma uma kunomoya,” kuphawula uMaingi.
Esikhungweni sokusetshenziswa kakhulu kwezibulala-zinambuzane eKenya kunezinkulungwane zezitolo zezihlahla ezisakazeke kabanzi, kuhlanganise nasemakhaya akude.
Izitolo seziyizindawo lapho abalimi bethola khona zonke izinhlobo zamakhemikhali asepulazini kanye nembewu exubile. Abalimi bavame ukuchazela abanikazi bezitolo izinambuzane noma izimpawu zesifo esihlasele izitshalo zabo bese bebathengisela ikhemikhali.
“Umuntu angangishayela ucingo esepulazini angitshele izimpawu bese ngimnikeza umuthi. Uma nginawo, ngiyawuthengisa, uma kungenjalo ngiyawu-oda eBungoma. Isikhathi esiningi uyasebenza,” kusho uCaroline Oduori, umnikazi wesitolo sezilwane eBudalangi, eBusia, entshonalanga yeKenya.
Uma sibheka inani lezitolo emadolobheni nasemadolobhaneni, ibhizinisi liyachuma njengoba abantu baseKenya bevuselela intshisekelo kwezolimo. Ochwepheshe bacele ukusetshenziswa kwezindlela ezihlanganisiwe zokulawula izinambuzane ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukulima.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Ephreli-07-2021