Inkampani yase-Egypt ihlanganyele nesiqalo saseSaudi ukuletha izindlela zokulima ezisimeme embusweni.
I-Schaduf, ibhizinisi lokulima nge-hydroponic e-Cairo, kanye ne-Mishkat, inkampani ye-agritech yase-Saudi Arabia, bazotshala inqwaba yezinhlobo zomkhiqizo embusweni, baqinise ukuvikeleka kokudla kwezwe ngokunciphisa ukuthembela ekuthengeni kwamanye amazwe.
I-Schaduf yaba yinkampani yokuqala ukwethula izingadi eziqondile - izitshalo ezixhunywe ngezinto ezikhethekile kanye nesistimu yokuchelela ezenzakalelayo eyakhelwe ngaphakathi - emakethe yaseGibhithe futhi iye yanda emazweni angomakhelwane e-Gulf, kuhlanganise ne-Saudi Arabia.
“Okwamanje sinozakwethu eSaudi Arabia, eMishkat, futhi besisebenza ndawonye nge-organic hydroponic, imifino kanye notamatisi phakathi nogwadule esimweni sezulu esibi.
"Ukusebenzisa lezi zinhlobo zobuchwepheshe lapha eSaudi Arabia kunengqondo kakhulu."
Ngemuva kokusungulwa kwayo ngo-2017, iMishkat yavula iNaeem Farms, ipulazi lokuqala le-organic hydroponic eSaudi Arabia eliqinisekisiwe.
“Lapho sekwakhiwe i-greenhouse nezindawo zokukhiqiza seziqalile ukusebenza, sagxila ekuhlanganiseni imbewu ye-organic evela kubahlinzeki abangcono kakhulu emhlabeni futhi sazama imbewu eminingi ehlukahlukene nokuhlukahluka ukuze sifinyelele kulezo ezisebenza kangcono kakhulu emvelweni lapha, ” kusho uFadi Ghalayini, iphini likamengameli wezokuthuthukiswa kwamabhizinisi eMishkat.
Kuleli sonto, ezombuso Isikhwama Sotshalomali Lomphakathi kanye nenkampani yezolimo eqhubekayo yaseMelika i-AeroFarms basayine isivumelwano sokusebenzisana sokwakha amapulazi angaphakathi aqondile embusweni kanye nesifunda saseMpumalanga Ephakathi kanye naseNyakatho Afrika.
I-Schaduf yigama lesi-Arabhu elichaza ithuluzi lezolimo lasendulo elalisetshenziselwa ukuphakamisa amanzi eNayile emanzini aphansi.
“Ingelinye lamathuluzi okuqala okunisela emhlabeni futhi libe nomthelela omkhulu empucukweni yaseGibhithe,” kusho uMnu Hosny. "Sisayisebenzisa eGibhithe namuhla."
Ngabe kusebenza kanjani ukulima kwe-hydroponic?
Ukulima ngeHydroponic konga amaphesenti angama-80 amanzi avame ukusetshenziswa ezindleleni ezijwayelekile, kusho uMnu Hosny.
Ngokususa inhlabathi ohlelweni bese ubeka izimpande ngokuqondile emanzini anomsoco, ukudla kungatshalwa cishe kunoma iyiphi indawo elawulwayo. Lokhu kuvumela ukulungiswa okuqondile ezicini ezibalulekile ezikhulayo ngenkathi kusetshenziswa amanzi angaphansi kwamaphesenti angama-70 kuye kwangama-90 kunokulima okuvamile.
Igama elithi "hydroponic" livela esiGrekini - "hydro" okusho "amanzi" kanye "ponic" okusho "umsebenzi".
Le ndlela yokulima, amanzi angasetshenziswa kabusha ngokuwampompa abuyele ku-aquifer, ungqimba olungaphansi komhlaba lwamadwala athwala amanzi emhlabathini.
I-Hydroponic oases ezingwadule zaseSaudi Arabia
Ngo-2020, iSaudi Arabia yamemezela izinhlelo ezimbili ezibiza ama-riyal ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-2.5 (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-665) zokweseka abalimi kanye nokuvumela ukungeniswa kokudla kwamanye amazwe emzamweni wokuqinisa ukuvikeleka kokudla kwezwe.
"Omunye wemikhakha ebesibheke kuwo ukuhlinzeka ngezixazululo zebhizinisi kwezolimo, ukuhlanganisa izinhloso zokuvikela ukudla kwaseSaudi Arabia," kusho uFares Bardeesi, umsunguli kanye nozakwethu ophethe kwaSukna ventures, enye yezinkampani ezasungula iMishkat.
“Sitshala imbewu ye-organic kanye ne-non-GMO kuphela,” kusho uMnu Ghalayini.
Ipulazi lingaphandle kweJeddah ngemizuzu engu-40 kuphela futhi lisebenzisa ukukhanya kwelanga okugcwele kombuso ukuhlinzeka ngemikhiqizo ephilayo nengenazibulala-zinambuzane.
Amapulazi athola amanzi emithonjeni noma ezindaweni ezingaphansi komhlaba ezigcina amanzi anamazinga kasawoti angaphezulu kwavamile.
ISaudi Arabia ithola ngaphezu kwesigamu samanzi ayo ngezindlela zokukhipha usawoti emanzini futhi iyaqhubeka nokutshala izinsiza ezibalulekile ekuzameni ukwenza lezi zisebenze kahle.
Manje lo mbuso unesinye sezitshalo ezinkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni zokususa usawoti emanzini olwandle, isitshalo i-Al Jubeil, esikhiqiza ama-cubic metres ayizigidi ezingu-1.4 ngosuku.
“Amanzi esiwasebenzisayo anosawoti othile, ngakho sisebenzisa izindlela zokukhipha usawoti emanzini,” kusho uMnu Ghalayini.
Lezi zinkampani ezimbili zifuna ukusabalalisa umlayezo wokulima okusimeme ngokubamba imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi yabalimi nezingane zesikole ezindaweni zabo zokuhlala.
“Kubalulekile ukuhlinzeka abalimi bendawo kanye nosomabhizinisi bezolimo bangomuso, izixazululo zezomnotho kanye nezemvelo zekusasa elivikelekile lokudla futhi sikhumbule izinsiza zethu zamanzi ezivele ziyindlala,” kusho uMnu Bardeesi.
Enye yezingqinamba ezinkulu zokulima nge-hydroponic, nokho, ukuthi izitshalo ezimbalwa kuphela ezingatshalwa ngempumelelo kusetshenziswa le ndlela.
“Kunemikhawulo kuma-hydroponics — ijwayele ukufanela imifino enamaqabunga, utamatisi, ukhukhamba nopelepele okwamanje,” kusho uMnu Ghalayini.
Imifino ephilayo iyathengeka futhi, iqhudelana neminye imikhiqizo yemvelo emakethe ngentengo. Iphakethe elingu-250g le-arugula yasendle lithengiswa ngamariyali angu-13.
UMnu Hosny ukholelwa ukuthi inzuzo enkulu yale ndlela yokulima ukuthuthukisa ukuvikeleka kwamanzi endaweni eyomile.
"Ngokujikeleza amanzi kabusha, iSchaduf neMishkat bakwazile ukwehlisa ukusetshenziswa kwabo kwamanzi ngamaphesenti angama-80," esho.
Imithombo yamanzi eMpumalanga Ephakathi iya ngokuya intuleka, njengoba iyancipha phakathi namashumi eminyaka ngenxa yesimo sezulu esomile kule ndawo.
Ukwenyuka kwamazinga okushisa emhlabeni kanye nesomiso kubeka engcupheni ukuphepha kokudla, njengoba i-Unicef ihlonza iMpumalanga Ephakathi neNyakatho Afrika njengesifunda esintula amanzi kakhulu emhlabeni ngo-2021.
Amazwe athembele emanzini ahlanzekile abone imifula yawo yoma noma kudingeke ukuthi abhekane nezinkinga zezombangazwe zokwabelana ngamanzi, esifundeni lapho ezolimo zidlala indima ebalulekile empilweni yezenhlalo nezomnotho.
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