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Umnyango Wezolimo e-St. Kitts nase-Nevis uthatha izinyathelo ezinqala zokuguqula isimo sezolimo ekuphishekeleni ukuvikeleka kokudla. Evuma izinselelo ezilethwe umthethosivivinywa omkhulu wokungenisa ukudla, okwamanje omi cishe ezigidini ezingama-200 zamaRandi, uhulumeni utshala imali ezinhlelweni ezinikeza abalimi basekhaya amandla kanye nokunciphisa ukuthembela emithonjeni yangaphandle.
I-Greenhouse Villages, iphrojekthi enombono echazwe nguNgqongqoshe uSamal Duggins, ihlelelwe ukuguqula isimo sezolimo. Isigaba sokuqala salolu hlelo sigxile ekwakhiweni kwezindawo zokugcina izithombo ezingu-15 ezisezingeni eliphezulu esifundeni iBrothersons Estate eduze neNewton Ground. Lezi zakhiwo zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu zizogxila kakhulu ekukhiqizeni izitshalo ezihamba phambili ngobuningi, okuhlanganisa upelepele, utamatisi, imifino eluhlaza, i-broccoli, namakhukhamba.
UNgqongqoshe uDuggins ugcizelele ukuhlela ngokucophelela okukhona ekusungulweni kweGreenhouse Villages. Kusukela ekufikeni kwezindawo zokugcina izithombo ezi-odiwe kuya ohlelweni oluqhubekayo lokuhlanzwa komhlaba kanye nokuklanywa kwemephu, zonke izinyathelo zenziwa ngokunemba. Ngesikhathi efaka isandla engxoxweni yeSabelomali sika-2024, wagqamisa ukuzibophezela koMnyango ekuphatheni lezi zindawo ngokucophelela.
Uhlelo lweGreenhouse Village alunikezi nje kuphela abalimi ukufinyelela ezindaweni zokugcina izithombo ngenani elincane lezindleko kodwa futhi luhlanganisa nezinhlelo zokuvuselela izindlu ezigcina ukushisa ezikhona kuso sonke isiqhingi. Ekupheleni kuka-2024, uMnyango uhlose ukuba nezindawo zokugcina izithombo ezisebenzayo ezingaphezu kwekhulu e-Federation, ezifaka isandla kakhulu ekukhiqizweni kokudla kwendawo.
Umthelela wezomnotho mkhulu kakhulu. Ungqongqoshe uDuggins uhlose ukuphambukisa ingxenye enkulu yomthethosivivinywa wokungenisa ukudla ongamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-200 kubakhiqizi bendawo kanye nabalimi, okukhuthaze ukukhula komnotho ngaphakathi kweFederation. Lesi sinyathelo sihambisana kahle ne-Sustainable Island State Agenda, egcizelela indlela ephelele kwezolimo ehlanganisa ukusungulwa, ukusimama, nokusimama komnotho.
Ukuzinikela koMnyango Wezolimo kuphrojekthi ye-Greenhouse Villages kubonisa inkathi yenguquko kwezolimo e-St. Kitts nase-Nevis. Ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu kanye nokubeka phambili ukukhiqizwa kwasekhaya, uhulumeni uhlose ukuqinisa ukuvikeleka kokudla, ukunika abalimi amandla, nokudala imodeli yezolimo esimeme kakhudlwana. Imiphumela ye-ripple ilungele ukuzwakala hhayi kuphela ngokwemibandela yezomnotho kodwa nasekuqiniseni nasekuzineliseni kokutholakala kokudla kwesizwe.