Iphakethe elisha, elilungele imvelo elithuthukiswe ithimba lase-Uganda, ngokubambisana nenyuvesi yase-UK, lingakhuphula amaholo abalimi base-Uganda futhi lidale imisebenzi emisha edingeka kakhulu. Ukupakishwa kwenziwa ngesitovu sommbila - izinhlanga ezisele ngemva kokuvuna - futhi zinganciphisa izinga eliphezulu lokulahlwa kwezithelo nemifino efana notamatisi.
UDkt. Stephen Lwasa uhola ithimba laseMakerere University eKampala, ebelisebenza nabalingani bezohwebo base-Uganda i-Oribags Ltd kanye noMusabody Ltd kanye nososayensi base-Bangor University's BioComposites Centre eNyakatho Wales. Inhloso yabo bekuwukusebenzisa udoti ovela ekulinyweni kommbila, ummbila ungenye yezitshalo ezibalulekile zokutshala imali ezweni.
UDkt Lwasa: “Ubudlelwano esinabo ne-Bangor University, kanye nabanye ababambisene nabo, ukusebenzisa imfucuza yommbila ukukhiqiza izinto zokupakisha kuyithuba elijabulisayo kubalimi bethu nabanye. Ukulahlekelwa ngemva kokuvuna kuzoncishiswa, ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo izogcinwa futhi amathuba okumaketha lezi zinto zokupakisha kanye nemikhiqizo ezimakethe ezisezingeni eliphezulu, kuzokwandisa imifudlana yemali engenayo kulabo abahilelekile.”
“Imihlomulo izobandakanya ukuqwashisa ngokuthi isitofu sommbila nezinye izinsalela zezitshalo abaningi abazibheka njengemfucuza, ziyimpahla yokukhiqiza izinto ezisimeme, ezisekelwe ku-bio-based ezisetshenziswa abalimi, abahwebi kanye nabathengi.”
Ithimba elivela eNyuvesi yaseMakerere elinamasampula ephakethe le-Soverpack; UDkt Stephen Lwasa kanye noLeticia Katiiti.
ULwasa wengeze wathi: “Izinto ezipakishwayo azihambisani nemvelo futhi ziyawohloka futhi abalimi, iningi labo okungabesifazane, bazothola imali eyengeziwe ngokudayiswa kwama-stover kubakhiqizi abapakishayo okuzogqugquzela imiphakathi elimayo ukuthi yandise umkhiqizo wommbila. Ukupakisha umkhiqizo omusha usebenzisa le mikhiqizo esekelwe ku-bio kuzonciphisa ukulahlekelwa kwangemva kokuvuna okulinganiselwa phakathi kwamaphesenti angu-20 nama-65.”