Ukulima I-Alpaca eNingizimu Afrika

© Marinda Louw

Ngo-2000, ezifundeni eziphakeme kakhulu eziNtabeni zase-Andes zaseChile, ama-alpacas okuqala angama-60 aya eSouth Africa. Lawa ngamakamela akha umhlambi wokuqala oyisisekelo. Ukungenisa okulandelayo okuvela eChile, ePeru nase-Australia kwavumela imboni ye-alpaca eseNingizimu ne-Afrika ukuba ikhule iye ezilinganisweni eziyi-10 000 zezilwane ngonyaka ka-2019, hhayi bonke ababhalisile.

I-Alpacas manje isiyinhlobo ebhalisiwe eseNingizimu Afrika enabafuyi nabanikazi abasekelwa yiSouth African Alpaca Breeders Society - inhlangano eyasungulwa ngonyaka ka-2001. I-Alpacas eSouth Africa ilinyelwa ngoboya bayo, njengesitoko sokufuya, nayo iyathengiswa njengezilwane ezifuywayo, nangokugada kwabo ngempumelelo kwezimvu zezimvu.

Lezi zindatshana ezimbalwa zinikeza umbono ojwayelekile wokulima kwe-alpaca eNingizimu Afrika kanye neminye imininingwane ekusetshenzisweni nasekusetshenzisweni koboya be-alpaca.

Translated by Nsika Khoza

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