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Isichotho sakamuva e-Los Palacios, eSpain siye sadala umonakalo omkhulu emasimini katamatisi, isitshalo seqanda, namaphuphu. Amatshe esichotho, amanye amakhulu njengamabhola egalofu, acekele phansi izitshalo futhi ashiya abalimi bekhungathekile. Lo mcimbi ugqamisa ukwanda komthelela wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu kwezolimo kanye nesidingo esiphuthumayo sezinyathelo zokuzivumelanisa nezimo.
Ngo-June 28, 2021, isichotho esinamandla sahlasela i-Los Palacios, idolobhana elisesifundazweni saseSeville, eSpain. Amatshe esichotho, abemakhulu njengamabhola egalofu, awe imizuzu engaba ngu-20, okudale umonakalo omkhulu ezitshalweni. Amasimu katamatisi, ama-eggplant, nama-chickpea aphakathi kwezindawo ezithinteke kakhulu, kanti abanye abalimi babike ukulahlekelwa okufika ku-100% wezitshalo zabo. Lesi sichotho siphinde salimaza nezindlu ezibamba ukushisa, izinhlelo zokunisela, nezinye izingqalasizinda zezolimo.
Isichotho eLos Palacios simane nje siyisibonelo somthelela okhulayo wokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kwezolimo. Izehlakalo zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, njengesichotho, isomiso, nezikhukhula, ziya ngokuvama futhi zibe zimbi kakhulu, zibeka engcupheni enkulu ekulondekeni kokudla nasezimpilweni. Ukulahleka kwezitshalo nemali engenayo kungaba nemiphumela elimazayo kubalimi nemindeni yabo, kanye nasemphakathini wonkana nasemnothweni. Ukuze kubhekwane nalezi zinselele, abalimi badinga ukufinyelela kubuchwepheshe obumelana nesimo sezulu, umshwalense, nokusekelwa ngokwezimali, kanye nezinqubomgomo ezikhuthaza ukulima okusimeme kanye nokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esingcolisa umoya.