Abatshali bepelepele abasha eSarawak, eMalaysia, bayakhuthazwa ukuthi batshale uhlobo lweKuching noma iSemongok Aman. IPhini likaNgqongqoshe Wezimboni Nezimpahla Zokutshala u-Datuk Willie Mongin uthe ukutshalwa kohlobo lwe-'Kuching' ngopelepele omhlophe kanye nohlobo lwe-'Semongok Aman' lukapelepele omnyama.
“Abalimi bethu bebetshala imihlobo exubile epulazini elilodwa okungenzeka ukuthi kuphazamise izinga likapelepele wethu omhlophe nomnyama. Manje njengoba i-Malaysia Pepper Board (MPB) isithole izinhlobo ezifanele zikapelepele omhlophe nomnyama, ngifuna wonke umlimi, ikakhulukazi abasha, atshale lezi zinhlobo ezimbili,” esho esithangamini nabezindaba ngemuva kokwethulwa kocwaningo lweMPB kanye nentuthuko. : I-Pepper Support Pole Manual kanye ne-Pepper Variety Manual e-Malaysia.
UWillie wayekholelwa ukuthi i-Pepper Varieties Manual e-Malaysia izokwenza osomabhizinisi bakwazi ukuhlonza uhlobo lukapelepele ngoba kubalulekile ukunquma umkhiqizo wabo kanye nesivuno sabo.
Uthe ukufaneleka kohlobo lukapelepele kuncike ezicini ze-morphological zembewu kapelepele kanye ne-aroma quality index ehlolwe ngabacwaningi beMPB.
IMalaysia ingowesihlanu kwabakhiqizi bakapelepele emhlabeni wonke ngemuva kweVietnam, Indonesia, India, neBrazil. “Kodwa-ke, upelepele weSarwak udingeka kakhulu emakethe yamazwe ngamazwe ngenxa yekhwalithi yawo ephambili nephunga elimnandi eliyingqayizivele.
“Iyaqiniswa imizamo yokwandisa ukukhiqiza nokusimama kwezilimo zikapelepele ngokusebenzisa izifundo ze-biotechnology, agronomy, ukuzalanisa nokuvikela izitshalo ukuze kukhiqizwe izitshalo ezithela kakhulu ezimelana nezifo nezinambuzane.”
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