I-Horticulture ingeyesithathu ngobukhulu engenisa imali yangaphandle futhi iye yaba noguquko kule minyaka engu-50 edlule iqoqa cishe izigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-150 ngonyaka futhi inegalelo elikhulu emnothweni waseKenya. Le mboni ihlinzeka ngamathuba omsebenzi kubantu ababalelwa ku-350,000 ngokuqondile futhi yeseka izimpilo ezingaphezu kwezigidi eziyisithupha.
E-Kenya, kuphela ama-4% ayo yonke imikhiqizo ye-horticultural (Izithelo Nemifino) ethunyelwa ngaphandle kanti ama-96% asetshenziswa kuleli. Ngaphezu kuka-90% wawo wonke lo mkhiqizo osetshenziswa kuleli ukhiqizwa abalimi abancane. U-95% wezimbali ezitshalwa kuleli zithunyelwa emazweni ahlukahlukene ezimakethe zomhlaba. Muva nje, kunamathuba amaningi adalwe ukuze abalimi bethu bafinyelele izimakethe zamazwe ngamazwe njenge-UAE, USA kanye nokunye.
Isihluthulelo sempumelelo yomkhakha singabalelwa ekusetshenzisweni kobuchwepheshe bamuva, ukutholakala kokuqeqeshwa kwezobuchwepheshe kanye nokufinyelela kalula ezimakethe. Ukuze kuthuthukiswe ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo wethu, izinhlangano zezimboni nabanye abadlali baqeqeshe futhi basekela abakhiqizi nabathumela kwamanye amazwe ngezimfuneko zokugunyazwa kwamazwe ngamazwe mayelana nokuphepha kokudla kanye nokulandeleka.
Ngaphandle kwezinselelo ezilethwe wubhubhane lwe-COVID-19, umkhakha weHorticulture usebenze kahle. Izinzuzo zokuthumela ngaphandle zonyaka ka-2020 zime ku-Ksh.151Bn. Izimbali zithole izwe u-Ksh 108B, Izithelo Ksh 18B kuyilapho imifino izuze u-Ksh 24B. Kodwa-ke, ingxenye enkulu yale mali engenile iye ekukhokheni izimpahla zezindiza. Abalimi nabathumeli kwamanye amazwe abazange babone uhlobo lwenzuzo ababelulindele. Kube nokuthuthuka okungu-5% emalini etholwayo uma kuqhathaniswa no-2019.
Nokho, imboni yezokulima iyaqhubeka nokuhlangabezana nezinselelo ezimbalwa:
Ukuncipha kwesidingo semakethe ngenxa yokukhiya ikakhulukazi ku
I-European Union kanye ne-United Kingdom
Izindleko eziphezulu zokuthutha ngendiza
Izindleko eziphezulu zokwenza ibhizinisi ngenxa yezintela zikahulumeni nezintela, izindleko eziphezulu zezinsiza njll.
Izinkinga zokugeleza kwemali phakathi kwabathumela ngaphandle.
Izidingo zemakethe eziqinile ikakhulukazi ezindabeni zenhlanzeko kanye ne-Phyto-sanitary.
Imboni ingathanda ukuthi uHulumeni aseke kanje:
Ukukhipha imali yephakheji ye-stimulus ukusekela abathumeli ngaphandle. Sincome ukuthi lezi zimali zisetshenziselwe ukuxhasa ukuthutha ngezindiza njengoba kulapho sizobona khona umthelela omkhulu wokwesekwa.
Kuhlehliselwe unyaka owodwa ukuqaliswa kwezilimo (Horticulture Crops Regulation 2019) ebeka intela yokuthumela ngaphandle engu-0.25% ku-FOB kukho konke ukuthengiswa kwe-horticulture. Lokhu kuzovumela indawo yezingxoxo nokubonisana phakathi kwezinselele ze-COVID-19.
Sicela uMnyango Wezolimo kanye Nephalamende ukuthi usheshe ushayele umthetho kanye nokushaywa komthethosivivinywa weziphathimandla zezitshalo ze-horticulture ukuze unike amandla ukuphathwa okungcono nokwesekwa embonini.
Ukuthuthukiswa kwendawo yokuthungula izimbali nopelepele kanye nendawo yokuhlanza umango ngamanzi ashisayo. Lokhu kuzoqinisekisa ukuthotshelwa kwezidingo zemakethe ikakhulukazi e-Australia nase-European Union ngokulandelanayo.
Chofoza lapha ukuze uthole isithombe esinwetshiwe.
Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe:
I-Fresh Production Exporters Association yaseKenya
T: + 254 (0) 20 516 0333