Lubhalwe nguPalesa Matlala
Izikhukhula e-Gamtoos Valley zihlasele amapulazi lapho nje abalimi beqala ukuvuna ama-mandarin namawolintshi athambile ezimakethe ezithunyelwa kwamanye amazwe.
Umoya onamandla nemvula enamandla kulimaze amasimu ezithelo zama-apula, ama-vineyards nemigwaqo, abanye abalimi besaba ukuthi bazolahlekelwa ingxenye yezitshalo zabo zesizini yokugcina.
Izikhukhula nomoya onamandla e-Eastern naseWestern Cape kube nomthelela omkhulu embonini yezithelo yaseNingizimu Afrika.
Abalimi bathi umonakalo ungathatha izinyanga ukuze uqondwe ngokugcwele ngemuva kokuthi amasimu ezithelo, imigwaqo kanye nezindawo zomphakathi zisale zimoshekile.
Esigodini sase-Eastern Cape e-Gamtoos Valley, amanzi ezikhukhula ahlasele amapulazi ngesikhathi abalimi beqala ukupakisha izitshalo zabo ezintsha.
Abalimi bathi amasimu ezithelo angaphansi kwamanzi kanti nezihlahla zilimele kakhulu. Izilinganiso zangaphambi kwesikhathi ziphakamisa ukuthi kungalahleka kufika ku-12% wesivuno sendawo.
Izikhukhula zifike ngesikhathi abalimi belungiselela ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe. INingizimu Afrika isanda kuba yizwe elithumela amawolintshi kakhulu emhlabeni ngemva kokudlula iSpain.
EWestern Cape, iLangkloof inqanyuliwe ngemuva kokuguguleka kwemigwaqo ebalulekile eya emachwebeni.
Imiphakathi imile futhi izindawo eziningi azinawo ugesi.
I-Breede Valley, okuhlanganisa i-Worcester ne-Robertson, nayo icekeleke phansi. Izindlu zamaholide eduze komfula iBreede zicekeleke phansi futhi amapulazi ewayini alahlekelwa kakhulu.
Abalimi bama-apula bathi ama-Cripps Pink kanye ne-Rosy Glow ziqathake kwizihlahla ngenxa yomoya onamandla. Lawa ma-apula asetshenziselwa uhlobo lwe-Pink Lady.
Abanye abalimi besaba ukuthi bangalahlekelwa kufike ku-50% wezithelo zabo zesizini.
UNgqongqoshe wezoLimo uJohn Steenhuisen kanye noNdunankulu waseWestern Cape u-Alan Winde bandize ezindaweni ezithintekile ngeSonto beyohlola umonakalo.
Amaqembu emboni iHortgro kanye neCitrus Growers’ Association manje sebehlola amapulazi ukuze babale ukulahlekelwa okuphelele.
Inhlekelele iza njengoba ukungqubuzana eWestern Cape kwenyusa izindleko zemikhumbi futhi kuphazamisa ukuthunyelwa kwezimakethe ezibalulekile zaphesheya kwezilwandle.
Naphezu komonakalo, abalimi be-citrus bathi basanethemba lokufinyelela imigomo yokuthunyelwa kwe-United States.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Amapulazi agcwele izikhukhula e-Gamtoos Valley eWestern Cape.
Umthombo wesithombe: IKouga Municipality