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Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuwusongo olukhulayo kubalimi abancane basemaphandleni aseNdiya, abahlupheka ngenxa yokulahlekelwa minyaka yonke ngenxa yesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu nokuhlaselwa yizinambuzane. Ukuphendula, i-Kheyti eqalayo isungule indlela entsha 'Yokubamba i-Greenhouse-in-a-Box' ukuze kubhekwane nalezi zinselele futhi kukhuphule inzuzo yabalimi. Ngokunciphisa ukushisa okudlulele, izinambuzane, nokonga amanzi angafika ku-98% uma kuqhathaniswa nokunisela okuvamile, imodeli ye-greenhouse inikeza indawo elawulwa yisimo sezulu evumela izitshalo ukuba ziphumelele. Ngokuhlukahluka okubili okutholakala ngamanani athengekayo, isixazululo sihlanganisa nokuqeqeshwa kokuthi yini okufanele ikhule, ikhule kanjani, nokuthi ikhule nini.
NgokweBhange Lomhlaba, cishe u-50% wabasebenzi baseNdiya baqashwe kwezolimo. Nokho, abalimi abancane babhekana nezinselele ezihlukahlukene, ezihlanganisa isomiso, izikhukhula, ukushisa nokuhlasela kwezinambuzane. Lezi zici zithinta kakhulu isivuno nekhwalithi yezitshalo, okuholela ekulahlekelweni okuthinta impilo yabalimi. Kulo mongo, i-'Greenhouse-in-a-Box' kaKheyti inikeza isisombululo esibhekana nalezi zinselele futhi sithuthukise imali engenayo yabalimi.
Imodeli ye-greenhouse inciphisa ukushisa okudlulele kanye nezinambuzane ngo-2-4 degrees Celsius no-90%, ngokulandelana. Ngaphezu kwalokho, yonga amanzi afinyelela ku-98% uma kuqhathaniswa nezindlela ezijwayelekile zokuchelela, okubalulekile ezindaweni ezingenawo amanzi. Lobu buchwepheshe buhlinzeka ngendawo elawulwa yisimo sezulu evumela abalimi ukuthi batshale izitshalo unyaka wonke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isimo sezulu sinjani. Ngemodeli ye-greenhouse, abalimi bangaphinda batshale izitshalo zenani eliphezulu, njengezithelo nemifino, okuthola amanani aphezulu emakethe.
I-'Greenhouse-in-a-Box' ka-Kheyti itholakala ngezinhlobonhlobo ezimbili, ibiza cishe ama-Rs 2 lakh (ngo-320 sq mts) kanye nama-Rs 3.35 lakh (ngo-462 sq mts). Lawa makhithi athengeka kubalimi abancane, abangawathenga ngesikweletu ngozakwethu bezimali be-Kheyti. Isixazululo sihlanganisa nokuqeqeshwa ekukhetheni izitshalo, amasu okukhulisa, kanye nokufinyelela emakethe, okuvumela abalimi ukuthi bathuthukise ukukhiqiza kwabo futhi bakhulise imali yabo.
I-'Greenhouse-in-a-Box' kaKheyti iyisixazululo esithembisayo sabalimi abancane baseNdiya ukuze balwe nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu futhi bathuthukise indlela yabo yokuphila. Ngokunikeza indawo elawulwa yisimo sezulu enciphisa ukushisa okukhulu, izinambuzane, futhi yonga amanzi, imodeli ye-greenhouse yenza abalimi batshale izitshalo zenani eliphezulu unyaka wonke. Ngamanani athengekayo kanye nokuqeqeshwa ekukhetheni izitshalo nezindlela zokukhula, uKheyti usiza abalimi abancane ukuba bakhulise inzuzo yabo futhi bathole ukuvikeleka kokudla.