Ukukhiqiza ukudla nokuthuthukisa intsha yizinto eziyingxenye yempilo kaMnuz Andile Mkhize. Ukhule emndenini wabalimi, usebenzela isikhungo sezolimo futhi usengumlimi.
Uzalwe futhi wakhulela emishini KwaMagwaza, eMelmoth located, enyakatho neKwaZulu-Natali. Selokhu ajoveka ngothando lwezolimo kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
“Ezolimo yizona ezazisondla kungabe ngokudayisa izinkomo noma ngokutshala izinto ezifana namadumbe. Ngakho ezolimo zisegazini kimi, uthando lwami lwale mboni ludala futhi lujulile. Emva kokuphothula umatikuletsheni ngabhalisela iziqu ze-genetics and microbiology kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngabona ukuthi kufanele ngilandele uthando lwami lwezolimo,” kuosho uMkhize.
UMkhize utshale ispinach kubo, nokho, uzimisele ukuthola indawo enkulu ukuze ezotshala namanye amaveji.
“Sigxile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi umkhiqizo unohlonze futhi ungathengwa nanoma ngabe iliphi ikhasimende okugcine kusitholele inkontileka enhle noSpar wasendaweni.
“Ukungena ezitolo ezinkulu akulula ngoba siyinkampani encane futhi kunezinkontileka zeminyaka nabanye abadayisi.”
UMkhize wabhalisela iziqu ze-crop production eMangosuthu University of Technology aseyiphothulile.
Kuyamjabulisa ukukhiqiza ukudla
Uthi uMkhize uthando lwakhe lwezolimo nentuthuko lwenza angalali ebusuku ngoba ufuna ukubona inqwaba yentsha ithola indaowo kwezolimo.
“Kade ngibambe iqhaza ekuxhumaneni nomphakathi ngaphansi kwe-Enactus South Africa ebhekelele ukusimamisa amabhizinisi omphakathi, iningi lawo akwezolimo.
“Ukubamba kwami iqhaza emisebenzini yomphakathi nasebhizinisini lezolimo kuholele ekutheni ngifakwe ohlwini lwentsha engu-100 ehlakaniphe kakhulu e-Afrika ngo-2022,” usho kanje.
UMkhize usebenza eToutele Agricultural KwaZulu-Natali. Uphethe uphiko lwabaqeqeshi futhi usebenza kakhulu nentsha efisa ukwenza ezibukwayo kwezolimo.
“Ukubambelela nesineke yikona okufunekayo, ezolimo ziyashintshashintsha futhi izinkinga zijwayelekile. Njengomlimi omncane, kufanele ubekezele ngezikhathi ezinzima.
“Ngiyaqonda manje ukuthi impumelelo kwezolimo idinga isineke nokubuka izinto ngeso elibanzi. Okubalulekile kimina ukuze uphumelele ukuthi kufanele uxhumane nabantu, usebenzisane nabo okuwukhiye wokwakha ubudlelwane nabanye abalimi, abadayisi nomphakathi,” usho kanje.
Ngeke ukwazi ukukwenza wedwa
Ukusebenzisana nabalimi nezitshudeni kwenze uMkhize wakhumbula ekhaya lapho ezolimo nokukhiqiza ukudla kungenziwa ngendlela okufanele ngabe kwenziwa ngayo.
“Abantu abangithandayo yibona abangiqinisayo futhi abangesekayo, bayaziqonda izinselelo engibhekana nazo zonke izinsuku futhi bayangigqugquzela, bangisize lapho ngidinga khona usizo.
“Nabanye abalimi abahlale befuna kusetshenziswane, abangicathulisayo nabangilulekayo bayangeseka.”
UMkhize wengeze ngokuthi usesebenzela ukuthi ethule ubuchwepheshe kwezolimo ukuze ahehe intsha.
Ukushintsha ezolimo ngobuchwepheshe
“Sizimisele ukushintsha ikusasa lezolimo ngobuchwepheshe ngakho sizobambisana nabalimi abaningi embonini.”
Uthi uthando analo ngemboni yezolimo yilona olumenza azinikele ekulimeni nasekukhiqizeni ukudla kwalabo bantu abangekho eduze kwamadolobha amakhulu.
“Ziningi izizathu ezenza ngithande ezolimo. Zikuxhumanisa nemvelo, uyakwazi ukuzinakekela futhi kuyasiza ukuthi kube nokudla okwanele. Kukhona izinto ohlale uzizuza, uhlale ufunda futhi uqhamuka nezinto ezintsha.”
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