Abalimi abancane base-Jamaica bathengisele amahhotela u-$125,000,000 ezinyangeni eziyisithupha besebenzisa uhlelo lobuchwepheshe olwakhiwe yi-Jamaica's Tourism Enhancement Fund- Bartlett. Lokhu kungu-US$800,000.00.
UMhlonishwa. Pearnel Charles Jr, uMqondisi Omkhulu, we-Tourism Enhancement Fund, uDkt. Carey Wallace, i-CEO, ye- Iziphathimandla Zokuthuthukiswa Kwezolimo Zasemakhaya (I-RADA), uMnu. Winston Simpson, uSihlalo we-Agricultural Working Group, Tourism Linkages Network, uMnu. Wayne Cummings, uMqondisi, weTourism Linkages Network (TLN), uCarolyn McDonald-Riley, namanye amalungu ethimba le-Linkages, iLungu leKomidi le i-Agriculture Technical Working Group (TLN), Amalungu Aphezulu Abasebenzi eMnyangweni Wezokuvakasha, i-TEF, i-Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries kanye ne-RADA babephakathi kwalabo abeze emhlanganweni namuhla.
Izinga lomoya esiwuphefumulayo, amanzi esiwaphuzayo, nokudla esikudlayo kubalulekile ekusekeleni ukuphila futhi kufanele kucatshangelwe ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi ukudla kwethu kulungele ukusetshenziswa komuntu ngokuvumelana nezindinganiso zezempilo ezamukelekayo.
Emakhulwini eminyaka adlule, lapho amadoda ayemane azingele, abulale futhi adle nemikhaya yawo, zazingekho izindinganiso zempilo, futhi kungase kuphikiswe ngokuthi ayengazidingi ngenxa yokuthi ayengaphili ezweni eligcwele izinto ezinobuthi nelingcoliswe izimboni. ukumosha njengoba sinakho manje. Lolu wudaba oseluhlale luxaka ezingqondweni zabaholi bamazwe eminyakeni engu-30 noma ngaphezulu edlule njengoba beshayana ngamakhanda befuna isisombululo.
Ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, i-United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (UNFAO) ikhiphe incwadi yayo ethi – “Isimo Somhlaba Womhlaba kanye Nemithombo Yamanzi Yokudla Nezolimo 2021: Amasistimu ase-Breaking Point,” futhi ithi, “ukwanelisa imikhuba yokudla eshintshashintshayo kanye nesidingo esikhulayo sokudla kwandisa ukucindezela emanzini, umhlaba, nomhlabathi wezwe.”
Uma sicubungula indaba yokuvikeleka kokudla ngokombono wezokuvakasha, kuningi okufanele sikukhumbule ngoba, ngenkathi sifuna ukunikeza izivakashi zethu ulwazi lwangempela lwase-Jamaican ngokunikeza ukudla okwakhiwa ngemikhiqizo nemikhiqizo etshalwa futhi yakhiqizwa e-Jamaica. ezandleni zamaJamican, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi sisebenzelana nabantu bezizinda zamasiko ahlukahlukene kanye nezinto abazithandayo.
Lezi zinto ziqashelwa yi-United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), eye yanyathelisa incwadi yokuphepha kokudla emhlabeni wonke, ethi “izinga, inhlanzeko nokuphepha kokudla kungenye yezinto eziphumelela kakhulu kwezokuvakasha.” Le ncwadi iqhubeka ithi “okuhlangenwe nakho okuhle kodwa okungathandeki ikakhulukazi okubangelwa izinkonzo zokudla kungase kuthinte kakhulu umbono wezindawo okuyiwa kuzo.”
The UNWTOImanuwali ibanzi kakhulu kodwa ngokwenhloso yethu, sibone kunesidingo sokunikeza ababambiqhaza bethu kwezokuvakasha imanuwali ehlinzeka ngolwazi olunzulu oluhambisana namazinga omhlaba kodwa ethulwe ngendlela ekhonjwa kalula neqondakalayo.
Ukuphepha kokudla kuwuchungechunge oluqala ensimini noma endaweni yokukhiqiza futhi luqhubeke kuzo zonke izigaba luze lufike etafuleni lokudlela, luqinisekise ukuthi amazinga ekhwalithi ayahlangatshezwana nazo zonke izigaba. I-Gastronomy, noma i-cuisine, yenza ingxenye enkulu yezokuvakasha futhi yingakho i-Tourism Linkages Network ibidlala indima ebaluleke kangaka ekukhuthazeni ubudlelwano phakathi kwabalimi emkhakheni wezolimo kanye nemikhakha yezokuvakasha neyokwamukela izihambi.
Ngakho-ke, ukuba khona kwethu lapha namuhla kuhambisana nenhloso yokuqinisa ukuxhumana kwezolimo nezokuvakasha emnothweni waseJamaica. I-Tourism Linkages Network, ngokusebenzisa i-Agriculture Technical Working Group (ATWG), ihlele futhi yenze izinhlelo ezintsha zokuthuthukisa ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi abalimi abahlinzeka umkhakha wezokuvakasha bahlonyiswe ngolwazi olufanele ukuqala noma ukuqhubeka nokwenza lokho ngempumelelo.
Ukugcizelela nje, uchungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kokudla kwezokuvakasha luyisici esibalulekile ekusindeni, ekukhuleni nasekusimameni komkhakha wezokuvakasha. Ngokukhula kokukhathazeka okuhlobene nokuphepha kokudla kanye nengozi ehambisanayo yokugula okubangelwa ukudla, ukuphoqelelwa kwezinyathelo zokulawula kuzo zonke izigaba zochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kokudla kwezokuvakasha kuyadingeka ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ukulethwa kokudla kokugcina kubavakashi nabasebenzi bezokuvakasha eJamaica kuphephile.
Njengasemhlabeni wonke, lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu njengoba iJamaica ilulama kubhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Siyazi ngamagciwane asafufusa ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zomhlaba axhunywe ohlelweni lokuhlinzekwa kokudla.
Ngakho-ke kubaluleke kakhulu manje kunanini ngaphambili ukunikeza isiqinisekiso ezivakashini sokuthi ukudla kwezokuvakasha e-Jamaica kuhlala kuphephile, kuhlanzekile, futhi kusezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu.
Ngakho-ke, kufanele kuthakaselwe ukuthi abahlinzeki bezolimo emkhakheni wezokuvakasha kumele baqinisekise ukuthi bayayilandela imihlahlandlela efanele yokuphepha kokudla ukuze kuncishiswe ingozi yamagciwane ahlobene nokudla.
I-Agricultural Suppliers Food Safety Manual eyethulwa yi-TEF namuhla ibeka izinqubo ezihambisana nezindinganiso zamazwe ngamazwe futhi yathuthukiswa ngokubambisana noMnyango Wezolimo Nezokudoba, i-Bureau of Standards Jamaica, i-Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), i-Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA). ), ababambiqhaza kwezokuvakasha kanye noMnyango Wezempilo Nezempilo.
Ngokufaka nokusekelwa okuphelele kwalezi zinhlangano, kulindeleke ukuthi leli bhukwana lisebenze njengensiza yolwazi kubalimi, ama-agri-processors, kanye nabakhiqizi abaphakela umkhakha wezokuvakasha.
Ukuqaphela ukusebenzisana osekwenziwe kakade kuzothuthukisa amandla abalimi bethu abahlinzeka nge-Agri-Linkages Exchange. (ALEX) inkundla kanye nabakhiqizi ababamba iqhaza kweminye imiklamo ye-TLN, njengemicimbi yekhalenda efana noKhisimusi ngoJulayi, i-Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, kanye Nezinkomfa Zezempilo Nezempilo Nezokusebenza.
- Izingozi zokuphepha kokudla
- Imikhuba emihle yenhlanzeko, ukuhlanza nokuhlanza
- Ukuhlanzeka Kwabasebenzi
- Ukusingathwa kwendle
- Ukuphathwa kwepulazi
Uma ubheka ukuxhumana nezinye izinhlaka ezimbalwa kanye nezindawo ezibalulekile ezivezwe kwi-Agricultural Suppliers Food Safety Manual kufanele kunikeze umphakathi kabanzi ukwazisa okukhulu ngokubaluleka kwemboni yezokuvakasha futhi ibasize babone ukuthi ingaphezu nje kokuba abahambi beze. ogwini lwethu ukuze sibe nesikhathi esihle ngokuvakashela izindawo ezikhangayo noma ukuphumula emabhishi ethu.
Sinesibopho sokuphepha kanye nesimo senhlalakahle yezivakashi zethu, ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukuthi kuthathwe zonke izinyathelo zokuphepha kuzo zonke izigaba zokuhlala kwazo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ziza lapha ziphilile futhi zihamba lapha ziphilile.
Ngaphambi kokuvala, ake ngihlanganyele nawe eminye imiklamo eyimpumelelo esephothulwe yiQembu EliSebenzayo LezobuChwepheshe bezoLimo.
Iqembu leli selithuthukise ukulinywa kwamastrawberry labalimi abalitshumi lanhlanu (15) abakhiqiza amastrawberries ngoxhaso lweTourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), kuthi abayisitshiyagalombili (8) labo abalokhu bephakela ugatsha lwezokuvakasha.
Phakathi kwamaphesenti angu-30 no-40 ama-strawberry atshalwa yilaba balimi athengiswa ngokuqondile emikhakheni yezokuvakasha neyokwamukela izihambi. Lokhu kumelela abalimi imali engenayo kanye nokonga imali yakwamanye amazwe yezwe, njengoba phambilini wonke ama-strawberry asetshenziswa emahhotela ethu nezindawo zokudlela bekufanele angeniswe kwamanye amazwe.
Ukukunikeza nje umbono wemithombo yemali engenayo evulekele abalimi besitrobheli; ngokwesilinganiso, abalimi abanendlu eyodwa yama-strawberry okwamanje bathengisa ama-strawberry ngo-$800 ngelb ngayinye kubantu bendawo kanye no-$1,200 ngelb ngayinye kubathengisi futhi bathengisa ama-30 lbs. zamajikijolo ngeviki futhi uthole imali engenayo ngokuthengisa ama-sucker ama-strawberry angaphezu kuka-200 ngenyanga ngo-$100 i-sucker ngayinye.
Kusukela epulazini elingu-3,000 sq. ft., bathola imali engenayo yanyanga zonke engu-$164,000 futhi ifinyelela ku-$1,388,000 ngonyaka ngezinyanga eziyisi-6 kuye kweziyi-7 zomsebenzi. Cishe u-40% walokho okutholwayo uya ezindlekweni zokusebenza.
Abalimi abanezindlu ezintathu noma ngaphezulu zama-strawberry babika ukuthi njengamanje bathengisa ama-strawberry nge- $ 1,000 ngesango elilodwa lepulazi lamahhotela, abahlinzeki kanye nezitolo ezinkulu. Bavuna isilinganiso samapondo ayi-1,600 ngenyanga, okubalethela imali eyi-$1,600,000. Imali yabo engenayo yonyaka ifinyelela ku-$11,200,000 ezinyangeni eziyisi-6–7 ezizayo, kanti cishe u-$2,794,000 uzongena ezindlekweni zokusebenza.
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi abalimi abayishumi nanhlanu bama-strawberry basekelwa uhlaka eKolishi Lesayensi Yezolimo Nezemfundo (CASE), oluqondiswe ocwaningweni futhi oluzosiza ngokuhlinzeka ngolwazi mayelana nezinhlobonhlobo ezizotshalwa e-Jamaica.
Olunye umkhankaso omkhulu iphrojekthi ye-Agri-Linkages Exchange, eqhubeka nokuba usizo kubalimi abangu-1,200 kanye nabathengi abangu-247 ababhalise endaweni yesikhulumi, futhi i-ALEX Centre iyaqhubeka nokuxhumana nabalimi namahhotela ku-inthanethi, igqugquzelwa ithimba le-Agri eziyisithupha. -abathengi.
Madoda namanenekazi, ngiyajabula ukubika ukuthi phakathi kukaJanuwari no-Okthoba walo nyaka, umkhiqizo ongaphansi nje kuka-J$125 wezigidi udayisiwe ngesizindalwazi.
Ezokuvakasha ziphinde zihlomule imiphakathi yasemakhaya kanye nezinhlelo zokulima zomphakathi sezibulawe ngempumelelo e-Westmoreland, e-St. Catherine, e-St. James, nase-St. Elizabeth zihlomulisa abalimi abangaba ngu-130 asebebhalise ne-RADA futhi bahlinzeka nge-ALEX.
Ngokunjalo, ngaphansi kohlelo olusekela ithangi lamanzi, amathangi amanzi angamatshumi ayisikhombisa anikezwe abalimi eSt. Elizabeth kanye leSt.
Sengiphetha, ngibheke ngabomvu lawa kanye namanye amabhukwana abalulekile akhiqizwe futhi ashicilelwa uMnyango Wezokuvakasha ngokusebenzisa izinhlangano zomphakathi ezihlukene, okuzokwenza ozakwethu nababambe iqhaza bazilungiselele kangcono njengoba imboni iqhubeka nokukhula futhi ifuna ukulandelwa kwezindinganiso eziphakeme.
