Ngokuhlanganisa ndawonye okwakamuva ekuzaleni kwezitshalo ngendawo yokukhula entsha, ingabe i-horticulture yase-UK inganqoba izinselele ze-supply chain futhi yehlise amamayela okudla? Lowo ngumbuzo obuzwe uchwepheshe wezimbewu ozimele u-Elsoms njengengxenye yomsebenzi wabo wokuthuthukisa ukuqina kokukhiqizwa kwama-strawberry.
Ngokubona isidingo sokuhlola kabusha izinhlelo zamanje zokukhiqiza izithelo ezithambile, u-Elsoms usebenzisana ne-Natural Light Growing Centre (NLG), isikhungo esiphethwe ozakwethu i-CHAP (Crop Health & Protection), kanye ne-RIPE, eNyuvesi yaseWarwick Life Sciences. .
Le ndlu yokushisa yezinga lokuhweba igqoke i-ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene), yona, ngokungafani nengilazi, idlulisa ukukhanya kwelanga okugcwele, okuhlanganisa i-UVA ne-UVB, endaweni ekhulayo. Ukuze uhlole izinzuzo ezingaba khona zokukhiqizwa kwama-strawberry, i-Elsoms ibizama enye yezinhlobo zayo ezintsha ezikhiqiza ama-strawberry, i-Estavana.
Izinhlobo ezintathu zama-strawberry
U-Elsoms Technical Coordinator, uClaire Taylor, uthe: “Sethule izinhlobo ezintathu zama-strawberry ekuqaleni konyaka, eyodwa yazo kube yi-Estavana. Lezi zifuywa ochwepheshe be-Dutch F1-hybrid strawberry ABZ Seeds, bese besakazwa e-UK ukuze bathole imakethe yezohwebo yi-Ball Colegrave.
“Njengoba izitshalo zinikezwa ngaphandle kwezifo, lokhu kunikeza izinzuzo eziqinile zezentengiselwano kubalimi, futhi sinalokhu emqondweni, besifuna ukubheka ukuthi singakhela kanjani kulokho, ukusiza ukuthuthukisa ukuqina kwe-UK supply chain.
"Ngemuva kokwethulwa ku-NLG ngobudlelwano bethu neNyuvesi yaseWarwick, sicabange ukuthi kungaba indawo enhle ukuqala ukuhlola izindlela ezikhulayo zamanje, nokuthi i-agri-tech ingenza umehluko."
Ngenxa yekhono layo lokudlulisa ukukhanya kwelanga okugcwele, i-ETFE greenhouse ingasiza ekuqondeni ukuthi zingathuthukiswa kanjani izici ezifana nokuqina kwempilo yezitshalo kanye nesivuno sonke, kanye nezimfanelo ezidayiswayo ezifana nokunambitha nombala, zingathuthukiswa. Njengenhlobo eqinile engenazifo, i-Elsoms ithole ukuthi i-Estavana ikhula kahle kule ndawo, iqhubeka nokuthela izithelo kuze kube ngu-Okthoba.
Ukunweba isizini
Lokhu kuyinto uClaire kanye nethimba bazimisele ngokuqhubeka nokuphenya. “Sinesizini elinganiselwe yama-strawberry e-UK, ngakho-ke umqondo wokwelula lokhu ngokuhlanganisa ukuzalanisa kwezitshalo okuqinile nendawo yokukhula emisha ujabulisa ngempela.
“Ukuhlola lokhu ngokuqhubekayo, singathanda ukubheka enye yezinhlobo zethu, i-Soraya, njengoba lokhu kunganikeza isivuno sasebusika uma kunezimo ezifanele. Yebo, kuzodingeka futhi sicabangele indima yokukhanyisa kwe-LED okonga amandla ukuze lokhu kwenzeke, kodwa i-ETFE inikeza isiqalo esihle kakhulu. "
Njengoba kunwetshiwe isizini yamasitrobheni akhule e-UK, lokhu kungase kunciphise ukuthembela ekuthengeni kwamanye amazwe, ubufakazi besikhathi esizayo bochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwezwe, futhi kuxazululwe izinkinga ezibanzi zochungechunge lokudla njengokunciphisa indawo yayo yekhabhoni kanye nokukhishwa kwekhabhoni okuhlobene.
Umholi we-CHAP Innovation Sector, u-Martin Squire, uthe: “Umsebenzi owenziwa u-Elsoms kwa-NLG uyisibonelo esihle salokho i-CHAP emayelana nayo - ukusebenzisana nemboni ukubhekana nezinselelo zomkhakha wonke kanye nokusebenzisa ukusungulwa kwe-agri-tech ukuthola izisombululo ezisebenzayo.
“Amandla okwandisa inkathi yama-strawberry atshalwe ekhaya anenani langempela kubalimi nakubathengi.”
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