Joshua Kagera adalandira kulima mbatata mwachangu zaka zinayi zapitazo. Kalelo akuti, zinthu zinali zokoma. “Ndidakwanitsa kukhala moyo wabwino chifukwa cholima mbewuyi. Ndinali ndi msika wokhazikika komanso mitengo inali yabwino, ”akukumbukira Kagera. Anali wofunitsitsa kwambiri, mwakuti adabwereka maekala 20 mkati Madera a Ol Kalou kukwaniritsa ntchitoyo. Koma panjira yomwe akuti, ma broker adalowerera unyolo ndipo mitengo idayamba kutsika. Kuyambira pano adasiya kulima mbewuyi koma adayamba ntchito zodalirika.
"Ndasiya chifukwa mtengo wolima mbatata ku Nyandarua ndiokwera kwambiri kuchokera kuzipangizo zaulimi, mbewu ndi ntchito," akudandaula.
Iye akuti mbewu za mbatata zimawononga Sh3,000 pa thumba limodzi ndi thumba la feteleza la 50kg zimawononga pafupifupi ndalama yomweyo. Kagera akuti kubwereketsa malo kumachulukitsa mtengo chifukwa amalipira Sh10,000 pa maekala okwana Sh240,000 pachaka.
“Mbatata imafunikanso kupopera mankhwala pofuna kuonetsetsa kuti nyengo yozizira sikuwononga mbewu. Ndiye pomwe mbewu zikukhwima kuti zikolole, mlimi adzakhala atagwiritsa ntchito ndalama zambiri zomwe sangadzapezenso akagulitsa zokololazo, ”akutero.
Msika wamafuta a mbatata wamsika
Chifukwa china chomwe adasiyira ndi omwe amalonda amalamula mitengo pamsika.
“Mukavutikira ndi kuipitsa manja anu kutulutsa mbatata, wina amabwera nadzanena kuti adzakulipirani ndalama zingati pa thumba. Chifukwa mbatata sizingasungidwe kwanthawi yayitali, mlimi akuopa kuti zokolola zake zitha kuyipa, amalola zofuna zaogulitsa ndikugulitsa zokololazo pamtengo wotaya, "akudandaula. Kagera akuwona kuti ulimi wa mbatata ungapindule ngati maboma akumaboma azitsatira ndikulamulira gawolo.
“Lonjezo la zigawo kuonetsetsa kuti mbatata zagulitsidwa ndi kilos ndipo osinthitsa amachotsedwa akuyenera kukhazikitsidwa. Pakadali pano pali malonjezo ambiri koma palibe chomwe chikuchitika, ”akutero. Koma nkhaniyi ndiyosiyana ndi a George Rugene, omwe amati kulima mbatata kumapindulabe. “Kwa ine zomwe zandichitikira zakhala zolimbikitsa. Chinsinsi chake ndikulima mbewu zabwino zosiyanasiyana ndikuzisamalira bwino. Ndimalima Shangi ndipo sindinasowepo msika wake, ”akutero Rugene.
Mitundu ya mbatata ya Shangi imalimidwa ndi alimi ambiri a mbatata m'boma la Nyandarua, omwe ndi omwe amalima kwambiri mdzikolo. Shangi amakondedwa chifukwa imakhwima mwachangu, imaphika bwino komanso imakoma mukakazinga kwambiri ndikupanga chisankho chodyera m'malesitilanti. Kwa Rugene, pa mbewu zonse zolimidwa ku Nyandarua, mbatata ndizo osatayidwa ngakhale momwe zinthu ziliri zoipa.
"Ndawonapo anthu akudyetsa kabichi ku ng'ombe zawo chifukwa chamsu wamsika, koma sindinawonepo mbatata zikupatsidwa nyama," akutero. Koma ngakhale kulonjeza, Rugene apempha maboma amtundu ndi maboma kuti apange mbewu zovomerezeka za mbatata kwa alimi pamtengo wothandizidwa.
Kuyika zinthu kwa alimi a mbatata
Alangizi othandizira alangizi alangizenso alimi momwe angachitire ndi chimfine choopsa chomwe nthawi zambiri chimayambitsa kulephera kwa mbewu.
“Boma likuyenera kuchita kafukufuku wa momwe angapewere kuzizira Nyandarua pakuwononga mbewu za mbatata. Nyengo yozizira imatha kufafaniza mbewu yonse, ”atero a Rugene. Pokumbukira, mlimi yemwe walima mbewuyo kuyambira 2000, akukumbukira kuti anthu ambiri adalimbikira ulimi wa mbatata pomwe boma la purezidenti wopuma pantchito Mwai Kibaki limapereka feteleza wotsika mtengo kwa alimi. Pazinthu zamalonda, Rugene akuti nthawi zambiri amalowa munthawi yamtengo wapatali kuti apindule ndi kutaya mtima kwa alimi omwe nthawi zonse amafuna ndalama zokonzera minda yawo ndi kugula feteleza nyengo yotsatira yobzala.
Rugene akupempha Unduna wa zaulimi kuti uganizirenso za lamulo loletsa kugulitsa mbatata m'matumba akuluakulu akulemera zoposa 50kgs. Woyang'anira zaulimi Dr James Karitu akutero Malamulowa sanayende bwino chifukwa chololeza m'matauni ena. Ku Nyandarua, Karitu akuti pakhala ntchito yolemekeza kukhazikitsa lamuloli chifukwa kutsekedwa kwa makhothi awiri amilandu omwe amatumikira County - Engineer ndi Nyahururu chifukwa cha mliri wa Covid-19.