Ama-Avocados eNingizimu Afrika ayizithelo zasebusika, ezikhiqizwa ezindaweni ezinomswakama zezwe, ikakhulukazi ezifundazweni zaseLimpopo naseMpumalanga.
Ekuqaleni, kwakukhona izinhlobo ezintathu ukwatapheya ezilungele izindawo ezihlukile zokukhiqiza ukwatapheya. Izinhlobo ezingavuthwa yiqhwa zase-West-Indian eziqhakaza ezindaweni ezishisayo, ezishisayo nezinomswakama zaseCentral America, kanti izinhlobo zo-avocado zaseMexico zivumelaniswa ngokwengeziwe nezimo ezipholile, ezishisayo eziphakemeyo ezinokushisa okuphezulu. Uhlobo lwesithathu, ama-avocados aseGuatemalan, akhetha izimo ezipholile, ezishisayo ezinobubanzi obukhulu bezinga lokushisa.
Izilimo ze-'Eva 'ezinjengeFuerte, ezidumile eNingizimu Afrika, zakhiwe ngokuhlanganiswa kwemvelo kanye nokwenqatshelwa kwezinhlobo zoqobo ukwatapheya. Endabeni kaFuerte, isiphambano phakathi kweGuatemalan neMexico, kuvumela ukuthi lo msele ukhule ngesimo sezulu esinezinga lokushisa elibanzi kunohlobo lweGuatemalan oluhlanzekile.
Izikhathi Zokuvunwa kwe-Avocado
Isikhathi sokuvunwa kukatapheya sincike esifundeni sezulu kanye nakotshalo. ENingizimu Afrika, inqwaba yama-avocados akhiqizwa kusuka ngoMashi kuya kuSepthemba, kuya ngendawo yokukhiqiza kanye nopelepele ongakhulisa isizini kusuka ngoFebhuwari kuya kuLwezi.
Ukwenza isibonelo, i-avoerado avocado ivunwa kusuka ngoFebhuwari kuya ku-Ephreli ezungeze idolobha laseLevubu enyakatho ekude nesifundazwe saseLimpopo. Yize kunjalo, ingakhethwa kusuka ngoMeyi kuya ku-Agasti ezingxenyeni eziseningizimu zesifundazwe saKwaZulu-Natali. UFuerte ubuye umlimi wokuqala weavokhado.
Enye yezinhlanganisela zakamuva yiRyan, engavunwa ngasekupheleni kuka-Okthoba kusuka emapulazini aKwaZulu-Natali. Ezinye izinhlobo ezifike sekwephuzile yiWundlu iHass, okuwukulima kwakamuva, kanye nomhlanga omkhulu oyindilinga, uCarmen-Hass noGem.
Ngenxa yesikhathi esilinganiselwe sokutholakala kwama-avocados eNingizimu Afrika, abakhiqizi abaningi abazimele bathuthukise izingotshana zokwandisa isikhathi sokuvuna. Izibonelo ezimbili zifaka i-GEM, evunwa ngemuva kwamasonto amane kuneHasid, neCarmen-Hass, inqola yokuvuthwa kusenesikhathi, evunwa emavikini amane ngaphambi kweHasesi.
Translated by Nsika Khoza