Imboni yamafutha omnqumo isencane kakhulu futhi inganikezela kuphela cishe kwisithathu sezidingo zaseNingizimu Afrika, nokho sithumela umkhiqizo kwamanye amazwe angomakhelwane.
Iminqumo ivunwa ngesandla bese ikhishwa ngamasu wokukhishwa wanamuhla. Abakhiqizi abaningi bamafutha omnqumo baseNingizimu Afrika banikezela ngomkhiqizo we-'boutique-style 'premium, iningi lekhwalithi eyengeziwe yobuntombi.
Izinhlobo Ezihlukene Ngamafutha
Ngenkathi kukhona amakhulu ezinhlobonhlobo zezihlahla zomnqumo, kukhethwa izinhlobo zeminqumo ngeminqumo yama-olivi noma ngokwenza uwoyela ngokuya ngesivuno sazo, okuqukethwe uwoyela, usayizi womnqumo nokunambitha, isikhathi sokuvuthwa nezinye izinto.
Izinhlobonhlobo ze-Olive esetshenziselwa uwoyela eNingizimu Afrika zifaka iFrantoio (747 ha), iCoratina (276 ha - emasimini inyuke ngo-56% ukusuka ngonyaka ka-2012 kuya ku-2018) kanye ne-FS18 ekutshaleni kwayo izilimo nayo ekhuphuke ngama-35% kuya kumahektha angama-231 esikhathini esifanayo.
Ukutshala kwezinhlobonhlobo zaseNingizimu Afrika iFrantoio kwehle ngo-15% ngenkathi kutshalwa izitshalo eziningi ezintsha, kube namahektha ambalwa ngamunye.'Izinhlobonhlobo zamafutha omnqumo zaseNingizimu Afrika - izinhlobo ezitshalwa kusukela ngo-2012 kuqhubeke - kufaka nePicual (78 ha), U-Arbequina (54 ha) noKoroneiki (52 ha).
Izinhlobo ngayinye inephrofayili yokunambitheka eyingqayizivele nezakhiwo zamakhemikhali. Imvamisa amafutha omnqumo avela ezinhlotsheni ezahlukahlukene axutshwa ukudala iphrofayili yokunambitheka ethile. Isibonelo, i-Arbequina eyisithelo yaziswa kakhulu ngokudla kwayo okunempilo, i-buttery, ukunambitheka okumnandi okusikisela i-apula ne-artichoke futhi inamazinga aphansi okubabayo nawokuqaqamba. Ngokuphambene nalokho, iFrantoio inephunga elimnandi ngokwedlulele, nokunambitheka okumnandi kancane, kuqeda ngama-nuances ababayo nanephunga. Amanye uwoyela akhethwa ngobunotshani namanothi we-peppery; izibonelo nguKoroneiki noManzanillo.
Intengo ka-Olive Amafutha
ENingizimu Afrika, kuvame ukutholakala ukuthi amazwe angenisa amanye ama-olive omnqumo ashibhile kunamafutha aseNingizimu Afrika anekhwalithi efanayo. Umphathi weKarien Bezuidenhout wakwaSA Olive uchaza ukuthi abakhiqizi e-EU basebenzisa ukuvuna imishini futhi bathola usizo lukahulumeni, oluxhasa ukukhiqizwa kwamafutha abo.
ENingizimu Afrika, iminqumo ivunwa ngesandla, okuholela ekwandeni kwentengo yokukhiqiza. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi u-oyela ungeniswa ovela e-EU noma kwenye indawo eNyakatho ye-hemisphere (lapho amasizini ephikisana nalelo laseNingizimu Afrika) akhiqizwa ngesizini 'eyedlule', kuyilapho kukhiqizwa uwoyela omnqumo waseNingizimu Afrika esikhathini samanje futhi ngakho-ke, okusha.
Translated by Nsika Khoza