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IHydroponics, indlela yokulima eguquguqukayo ebandakanya ukutshala izitshalo ngaphandle kwenhlabathi, ithole ukuthambekela okubalulekile eminyakeni yamuva nje ngenxa yezinzuzo zayo eziningi. Ipulazi lesibili le-hydroponic greenhouse likaTabuk, elise-Brgy. I-Cabaritan, iwuhlelo oluyisibonelo oluhlose ukukhuthaza ukulima egcekeni njengendlela esebenzayo yokuzuza ukuvikeleka kokudla kanye nokubhekana nokungondleki kanye nokuntula ukudla.
Ngokungafani nokutshala okuvamile okusekelwe enhlabathini, i-hydroponics isebenzisa uhlelo lwamanzi oludla amanzi amancane kuyilapho londla izitshalo ngempumelelo. Uhlelo lokunisela ngenkasa oluzenzakalelayo luqeda isidingo sokuchelela okwenziwa nsuku zonke, kuphinde kugcinwe izinsiza. Ukwengeza, amanzi asetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokunisela aphinde asetshenziswe ngaphakathi kwesistimu, okwenza kube lula futhi kulondolozeke.
U-Harriet Tenda, umnikazi wombono wepulazi le-hydroponic, ugcizelela ukuthi i-hydroponics yenza isitshalo sithuthuke ngokushesha futhi sikhiqize amanani amakhulu, okuqinisekisa ukuzinza kwezezimali emindenini ebandakanyekayo ebhizinisini. Ipulazi ligxile kakhulu ekutshaleni izinhlobo ezinhlanu ezahlukene zikalethisi, kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zamakhambi nemifino. Phakathi nezinsuku ezingu-35 nje kuphela, izitshalo sezilungele ukuvunwa, zitshalwe ngaphandle kwezinambuzane, futhi zikhuliswa ngendlela ephilayo, okwandisa umsoco wazo.
Esinye sezici eziphawulekayo zale ndlela yokulima nge-hydroponic ukuphumelela kwayo kwezindleko. Isikhathi esisodwa sale ndlela yokutshala singathela kuze kufike kumakhilogremu angu-60 kalethisi, okwenza kube yindlela ekwazi ngayo ngokwezimali imindeni ehlose ukuzitshalela ukudla kwayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, le ndlela ayidingi izinsiza zezezimali ezibalulekile ukuze iqale. Imindeni ingasebenzisa izinto ezitholakala kalula njengoqalo esikhundleni semibhede yensimbi ukuze itshalwe, ikwenze kufinyeleleke kubantu abaningi.
Uma sibheka phambili, ipulazi le-hydroponic lihlela ukukhulisa isivuno salo ngokufaka izitshalo ezinenani eliphakeme njengama-strawberry, ngaleyo ndlela lehlukanise umkhiqizo walo futhi libe negalelo ohlelweni lokudla lendawo oluzinzile.
Ngaphandle kwempumelelo yabo, umndeni wakwaTenda wasungula i-Indigenous Path Foundation ukuze ukhuthaze futhi usekele amaphrojekthi afanayo alima imifino ephilayo emagcekeni angemuva. Umgomo wabo uwukufundisa omama nezingane indlela yokulima ingadi engasemuva, ukukhuthaza isiko lokuzethemba nokondleka.
Njengomphumela wesivuno sokuqala esichichimayo sepulazi, idolobhana laseBrgy. UCabaritan wamenywa ukuba abambe iqhaza ohlelweni lapho bengathatha khona ulethisi ekhaya, bekhuthaza izinzuzo zomkhiqizo otshalwe endaweni, onothile ngezakhi. Kuphinde kwabanjwa umncintiswano wokupheka, okhombisa ukuguquguquka kokudla okulula okunempilo nokunomsoco kanye nokudla okungaphekwa kusetshenziswa umkhiqizo wepulazi.
Ipulazi lesibili le-hydroponic greenhouse yaseTabuk limele igxathu elibalulekile elibheke ekuvikelekeni kokudla kanye nezolimo ezisimeme. Ngale ndlela yokusungula, imindeni ingakwazi ukuzilimela imifino enomsoco kuyilapho inciphisa umthelela wendawo. Amandla ale phrojekthi okukhula, okuhambisana nokuzibophezela kwawo ekukhuthazeni ingadi engadini ephilayo, kuyenza ibe imodeli okufanele ilingiswe ekuphishekeleni ikusasa elinempilo nelizinzile.