Ukuphendula kwiingxaki zembalela eziya zisanda kunye nokuwohloka komhlaba, iSebe lezoLimo laseKenya, ngokubambisana namaziko ophando lwezolimo ngamazwe kunye nenkampani yetekhnoloji yaseBeijing iHonde Technology Co., LTD., bathumele inethiwekhi yezixhobo zokuvavanya umhlaba ezikrelekrele kwiindawo eziphambili ezivelisa umbona kwiPhondo laseRift Valley eKenya. Le projekthi inceda abalimi abancinci basekuhlaleni ukuba baphucule ukunkcenkceshela kunye nokuchumisa, bandise imveliso yokutya kwaye banciphise inkunkuma yezixhobo ngokujonga umswakama womhlaba ngexesha langempela, ubushushu kunye nomxholo wezondlo.
Ukuphunyezwa kobuchwepheshe: ukusuka kwilebhu ukuya kwintsimi
Izinzwa zomhlaba ezisebenza ngamandla elanga ezifakelwe ngeli xesha ziqhutywa yitekhnoloji ye-IoT enamandla aphantsi kwaye zinokugqunywa ngaphantsi komhlaba ngama-30 cm ukuze ziqokelele idatha ebalulekileyo yomhlaba rhoqo. Ezi nzwa zithumela ulwazi kwiqonga lefu ngexesha langempela ngeenethiwekhi zeselfowuni, kwaye zidibanisa ii-algorithms zobukrelekrele bokwenziwa ukuvelisa "iingcebiso zokulima ezichanekileyo" (ezifana nexesha elifanelekileyo lokunkcenkceshela, uhlobo lwesichumiso kunye nobungakanani). Abalimi banokufumana izikhumbuzo ngemiyalezo ebhaliweyo yefowuni okanye ii-APP ezilula, kwaye banokusebenza ngaphandle kwezixhobo ezongezelelweyo.
Kwilali yovavanyo yaseKaptembwa kwiSithili saseNakuru, umlimi wombona othathe inxaxheba kule projekthi uthe: “Ngaphambili, besixhomekeke kumava nemvula ukuze sikhule izityalo. Ngoku ifowuni yam ephathwayo iyandixelela ukuba ndinkcenkceshele nini kwaye ndifake isichumiso esingakanani yonke imihla. Imbalela yalo nyaka inzima, kodwa isivuno sam sombona sinyuke ngama-20%.” Iinkampani zokulima zasekuhlaleni zithe abalimi abasebenzisa izixhobo zokubona bagcina umyinge wamanzi angama-40%, banciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwesichumiso ngama-25%, kwaye baphucula kakhulu ukumelana nezifo zezityalo.
Imbono yeNgcali: Uguquko lwezolimo oluqhutywa yidatha
Amagosa avela kwiSebe lezoLimo noNkcenkceshelo laseKenya abonise oku: “I-60% yomhlaba olimekayo eAfrika ujongene nokonakaliswa komhlaba, kwaye iindlela zemveli zokulima azinakuzinza. Izinzwa ezikrelekrele aziphuculi nje kuphela ukusebenza kakuhle, kodwa zikwanceda ekwenzeni imigaqo-nkqubo yokubuyiselwa komhlaba yengingqi.” Isazinzulu somhlaba esivela kwiZiko lezoLimo leTropiki laMazwe ngaMazwe songeze ngelithi: “Olu lwazi luza kusetyenziselwa ukuzoba imephu yokuqala yedijithali yempilo yomhlaba eKenya enesisombululo esiphezulu, ebonelela ngesiseko sesayensi sezolimo ezikwaziyo ukumelana nemozulu.”
Imingeni kunye nezicwangciso zexesha elizayo
Nangona kukho amathuba amaninzi, le projekthi isajongene nemingeni: ukugubungela uthungelwano kwiindawo ezithile ezikude akuzinzanga, kwaye abalimi abadala bayamkela izixhobo zedijithali kancinci. Ngenxa yesi sizathu, amaqabane aphuhlise imisebenzi yokugcina idatha ngaphandle kwe-intanethi kwaye asebenzisana noosomashishini abancinci basekuhlaleni ukuqhuba uqeqesho lwasentsimini. Kwiminyaka emibini ezayo, uthungelwano luceba ukwandisa ukuya kwiingingqi ezili-10 entshona nasempuma yeKenya, kwaye ngokuthe ngcembe lufikelele e-Uganda, eTanzania nakwamanye amazwe aseMpuma Afrika.
Ixesha leposi: Februwari-14-2025