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Balimi abasha: Nakhu okuzonisiza

by Maluta Netshaulu
20th February 2023
in Food for Thought, isiZulu, Sidla Amathambo Engqondo
Reading Time: 5 mins read
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I-Agriculture Research Council (i-ARC) imenyezelwe njengomqashi ohamba phambili ngo-2023. Isithombe: Sithunyelwe/Food For Mzansi

I-Agriculture Research Council (i-ARC) imenyezelwe njengomqashi ohamba phambili ngo-2023. Isithombe: Sithunyelwe/Food For Mzansi

Balimi abasha: Nakhu okuzonisiza
Ubuchwepheshe bezolimo buyayithuthukisa mawala imboni nokuletha ithemba kulabo abaqhamuka nezinto ezintsha embonini. Isithombe: Sithunyelwe/Food For Mzansi. 

Ufuna ukuphumelela ngo-2023? Qala ngokuba nethemba ngendlela obuka ngayo izinto futhi usukume uzenze izinto, lesi yiseluleko sikaMnuz Maluta Netshaulu, usomnotho wezolimo futhi owungoti wamabhange. Indlela obuka ngayo izinto iyona ekusizayo.


Kunezincwadi zokufunda ezibhalwe ababhali abaphambili. Enye yalezi zinto ukukwazi kwabo ukubekezela baze baphumelele kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani. Lokhu kukunikeza umuntu ongamsebenzisa futhi ubheke impilo, ngokuphonsa ithawula uze ulithole. Ikakhulukazi balimi abasha

Abalimi, njengosomabhizinisi nabo bayazidinga izinto ezisizayo, ukuze baphumelele. Sengihlangane nenqwaba yabalimi ngenxa yomsebenzi wami, umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwabalimi abaphumelelayo nalabo abatabalasayo noma abasebenzayo nje okungatheni yindlela ababuka ngayo impilo.

Indlela ababuka ngayo impilo, wukuvuma ukuthi ngeke baphumelele bebodwa bayabadinga abazobambisana nabo (umeluleki wemali, ungoti wasebhange, umdayisi, umgcinimabhuku, i-agronomist, udokotela wezilwane, umakhenikha, njalonjalo); wukubaluleka kokuqonda yonke into ngebhizinisi (umsebenzi, ukuphathwa kwemali, ukufinyelela emakhasimendeni, ukwengamela ingozi nethimba elisebenzayo); wukubaluleka kwemfundo (ukuqonda imboni akuyona, izinselelo namathuba akhona, izindlela nezidingo ezintsha zabathengi, abangenayo embonini, ubuchwepheshe nezinto ezintsha) kanjalo nokubaluleka kokuphucula amakhono abo okuphatha.

Zizohlezi zikhona izinto ezingezukuhamba kahle kwezolimo. Abanye bahlangabezana nalezi zinto bengakaqali nokuqala kwezolimo. Njengokuthola umhlaba nokungabi namakhono okulima. Noma abanye benawo umhlaba kodwa baswele imali edingakalayo ukuwulima umhlaba.

Abanye bangaba nomhlaba, amakhono okulima nemali (okungaba yisibonelelo noma abayibolekile) kodwa bangakwazi ukufinyelela kumakhasimende. Abanye bangaba nomhlaba, bakwazi ukulima, babe nemali namakhasimende kodwa bangabi nazo izinto zokugada ingozi njengomshwalense obavikela uma bentshontsheliwe, kube nezibhicongo ezidalwa isimo sezulu noma ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu. 

Ukuthembela osizweni lukahulumeni 

Enye into evame ukwehlela abalimi abasanda kuqala wukuba nazo zonke izinsizakusebenza kodwa ungabi nayo imishini oyidingayo ukuze ulime. Lokhu kuphoqa umlimi ukuthi athembele kuhulumeni noma osonkontileka nokungaphazamisa indlela akhiqiza ngayo uma lowo mshini ewuthola sesidlulile isikhathi abewudinga ngaso (sokutshala, sokuchelela amakhemikhali noma sokuvuna) noma uma lowo mshini ungahleliwe kahle okungasho ukuthi ziyamosheka izitshalo.

Ukuqonda lezi zinselelo nokuqhamuka nezindlela zokuvikela isinkwa somlimi, yikona okuhlukanisa labalimi kulabo abahlalela ethembeni lokuthi ngeke kwenzeke lutho oluzobeka ibhizinisi labo engcupheni. Ukwenza kanjena kufana nokuthenga imoto uyishayele ingenawo umshwalense ngoba uhlalele ethembeni lokuthi ngeke kwenzeke lutho emotweni; ukushayisana nezinye izimoto, isichotho, ukuntshontshelwa noma kucekeleke phansi. Ingozi okungafanele uyithathe.

Abalimi abavelele abajatshuliswa wukwenza into eyodwa njalo. Bahlezi bebheka izindlela zokuphucula umkhiqizo wabo ngokuphucula indlela abalima ngayo nangokusebenzisa izinsizakusebenza abanazo ngendlela efanele.Abanye basebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obufana (nama-satellite noma ama-drone) ne-Internet of Things ukulawula kangcono amapulazi abo kanti abanye babheka izinto ezifana nokusebenzisa ugesi ovuselelwayo ukugwema ukuphazamisa ngenxa yokungasebenzi kahle kukagesi.

Abanye abalimi engibaziyo sebeke bazama izinto ezifana nokukhulisa ukudla kwemfuyo kuma-container asemikhunjini.

Ukuthola izisombululo

Isikhathi sokukhiqiza kusukela ekutshaleni imbewu kuya ekuvuneni kwaba amasonto esikhundleni sezinyanga okuzithathayo uma utshale ensimini evulekile. Sengike ngahlangana nomlimi womkhiqizo wobisi owayenenkinga yamanzi eyayenza angakwazi ukunyusa umkhiqizo wakhe.  

Waqhamuka nesisombululo esimangalisayo ngokuthi wacela umasipala wakhe ukuthi umvumele asebenzise amanzi lawa aphuma uma abantu begeza noma bewasha. Wonke umuntu wasizakala ngoba umasipala wawungasenayo leyonkinga kanti yena wayenesemanzi angawasebenzisa ukuchelela umhlaba wakhe nokumsize akwazi ukwandisa umkhiqizo wakhe.

Ukufunda ukubekezela noma ngabe kwenzakalani kungenzeka kube yiyona mfihlo yempumelelo kwezolimo

Ukusebenzisa amandla obuchwepheshe bezolimo

Sivamile ukuzwa abalimi abavelele nongoti bezolimo bexwayisa abantu ngokulima ungenazo izivumelwano zamakhasimende azibophezela ekuthengeni umkhiqizo wakho. Lezi zivumelwano zimqoka ngoba zenza umlimi azi ukuthi likhona ikhasimende elilinde umkhiqizo wakhe. 

Lezi zivumelwano ikakhulukazi lezo ezisuke zilisho lenani okuzothengwa ngalo ziyamusiza umlimi akwazi ukuhlela izimali zakhe ngendlela futhi ziyamsiza enze isinqumo esiphusile ngokuthi inkontileka efanele yini noma bazama ukumxhaphaza kanjalo nokuthi uzokwazi yini ukukhokhela zonke izindleko zakhe zomkhiqizo. 

Abalimi abakhulu bayazi ukuthi umkhiqizo wabo uthengwa ezimakethe kanjalo nabemifelandawonye kodwa abalimi besimanjemanje banezindlela ezihlukile zokufinyelela emakhasimendeni. Ababheki nje izimakethe ezijwayelekile kodwa babheka nezindlela zokubhalisa umkhiqizo wabo nabantu abasebenzisa ubuchwepheshe besimanjemanje. 

Lezi zindlela ezintsha zivumela abalimi ukuthi babahlise imikhiqizo abanayo emazikweni obuchwepheshe bengakavuni nokubasiza ukuthi banciphise ukumosheka kwesivuno. Lokhu kwandisa nemali umlimi ayitholayo kodwa uzidayisela yena ngqo. 

Bonke abasebenzisa le ndlela (abalimi abadayisayo nalabo abathengayo) bayavikeleka kulabo bantu abagangile kodwa kunezindlela zokulandela konke okwenziwayo ngobuchwepheshe. Kuyakwazi nokuthi kube khona indali nokusho ukuthi umlimi ugcina ethole imali enkulu kakhulu. 

Kodwa-ke kufanele abalimi bazazi lezi zinto ukuze bakwazi ukuwasebenzisa lamathuba ngale kwalokho bazoqhubeka basebenzisa izimakethe ezindala. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kufanele abalimi, ikakhulukazi laba abasha, bahlezi befunda ngezinto ezintsha ezenzakalayo embonini kanjalo nangobuchwepheshe obungabasiza.

Balimi abasha: Thola ulwazi olufanele 

Ngivamile ukuthola ucingo kwabasekhaya, engangifunda nabo enyuvesi, esazana nabo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana noma engisebenza nabo. Ingxoxo yethu ijwayele ukuthi “Sawubona Maluta, nginomhlaba kodwa angazi ngiwenzeni.” 

Iqiniso wukuthi abantu abanomhlaba kodwa abangenalo ulwazi ngezolimo nanokuthi yiliphi ibhizinisi lezolimo elifanele umhlaba ongakanani nendawo enjani kanjalo nemicikilisho yalelo bhizinisi bazohlezi benale nkinga. Kodwa ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyikhiqize (izitshalo noma imfuyo) akwanele. 

Ngaphandle uma kuwukuthi ukufundele futhi unesipiliyoni, uyaludinga ulwazi oluthe thuthu ngebhizinisi lezolimo osuke usunqume ukuliqala. Uma usuqedile ngalokho, udinga ukwazi ukuthi uzodinga malini ukukhiqiza. 

Uma usunalo lolo lwazi futhi wanelesekile ngolwazi onalo, kufanele unqume ukuthi uzokukhokhela kanjani ukukhiqiza. Kungabe ngemali yakho, isibonelelo ozoxhaswa ngaso noma ngemali ozoyiboleka noma uzozisebenzisa zonke lezi zindlela zokuthola imali. 

Uma uzoboleka imali, kumqoka ukuwazi kahle umhlaba wakho, izikhungo ezibolekisa ngemali zifuna ukwazi konke lokhu nokunye ongakwenza ngomhlaba. 

Inselelo ngemboni yezolimo eNingizimu Afrika wukuthi alikho iziko elinesisombululo esiphelele salokhu, izikhungo ezikulethela ulwazi ngokukhiqiza nanokuqeqesha, izikhungo ezihlanganisa isabelomali samabhizinisi ahlukene, izikhungo ezixhasana ngemali nezikhungo ezikulethela amakhasimende.  

Uma lingakabi bikho leli ziko lolwazi, kufanele kube wukuthi ukwabelana ngolwazi wumsebenzi wawo wonke umuntu, uhulumeni, abezindaba, izinkampani ezizimele nabaholi embonini ukuze kuvaleke igebe lokushodwa kolwazi. 

  • UMaluta Netshaulu wusomnotho wezolimo, ungoti wamabhange, ingcicabuchopho, umyeni nobaba. Imibono ebhalwe lapha ngeyakhe, akusho ukuthi iFood For Mzansi iyavumelana nayo.

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