Tourism, Safety, Agriculture & Fisheries: Kuphatikizika kopambana ku Jamaica

Alimi ang'onoang'ono aku Jamaica adagulitsa $125,000,000 m'miyezi isanu ndi umodzi kumahotela pogwiritsa ntchito pulogalamu yaukadaulo yopangidwa ndi Jamaica's Tourism Enhancement Fund- Bartlett. Izi ndi US$800,000.00.

The Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, Executive Director, wa Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace, CEO, wa. Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Bambo Winston Simpson, Wapampando wa Agriculture Technical Working Group, Tourism Linkages Network, Bambo Wayne Cummings, Mtsogoleri, wa Tourism Linkages Network (TLN), Carolyn McDonald-Riley, ndi mamembala ena a gulu la Linkages, membala wa Komiti ya Gulu la Agriculture Technical Working Group (TLN), Senior Members ku Unduna wa Zokopa alendo, TEF, Unduna wa zamalimidwe ndi usodzi ndi RADA ndi ena mwa anthu omwe apezeka pamsonkhanowu lero.

Mtumiki Bartlett anakhudzanso mfundo zotsatirazi mu nkhani yake:

Ubwino wa mpweya umene timapuma, madzi amene timamwa, ndi chakudya chimene timadya n’zofunika kwambiri kuti moyo ukhalebe wokhazikika ndipo tiyenera kuuganizira poonetsetsa kuti chakudya chathu n’choyenera kudyedwa ndi anthu mogwirizana ndi mfundo zovomerezeka za umoyo.

M’zaka mazana ambiri zapitazo, pamene amuna amangosaka, kupha ndi kudya ndi mabanja awo, kunalibe miyezo ya thanzi, ndipo kunganenedwe kuti sanafunikire chirichonse chifukwa chakuti sanali kukhala m’dziko lodzala ndi zinthu zapoizoni ndi loipitsidwa ndi mafakitale. kuwononga monga ife tsopano. Imeneyi ndi nkhani yomwe yakhala ikudetsa nkhawa atsogoleri a mayiko kwa zaka 30 kapena kuposerapo pamene akugogoda mitu kufunafuna njira yothetsera mavuto onse.

Kumayambiriro kwa chaka chino, bungwe la United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (UNFAO) linatulutsa buku lake - "State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2021: Systems at Breaking Point,” ndipo limati, “kukhutiritsa zizolowezi zachakudya zosintha ndi kuwonjezereka kwa chifuniro cha chakudya kumakulitsa chitsenderezo pa chuma cha dziko lapansi cha madzi, nthaka, ndi nthaka.”

Tikamaganizira zachitetezo cha chakudya pazambiri zokopa alendo, pali zambiri zoti tizikumbukira chifukwa, pomwe tikufuna kupatsa alendo athu chidziwitso chowona cha ku Jamaica popereka zakudya zomwe zimapangidwa ndi zokolola ndi zinthu zomwe zimalimidwa ndikupangidwa ku Jamaica ku Jamaica. m’manja mwa anthu a ku Jamaica, tiyenera kukumbukira kuti tikuchita ndi anthu azikhalidwe zosiyanasiyana ndi zokonda zosiyanasiyana.

Zinthu izi zikuzindikiridwa ndi United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), lomwe latulutsa buku lofotokoza za chitetezo cha chakudya padziko lonse, lomwe linanena kuti “zakudya zabwino, ukhondo, ndiponso chitetezo ndi chimodzi mwa zinthu zofunika kwambiri pa ntchito zokopa alendo.” Bukuli linanenanso kuti “zochitika zabwino koma zosavomerezeka zomwe zimachitika chifukwa cha chakudya zingayambukire kwambiri kaonedwe ka kopita.”

The UNWTOBukuli ndi lambiri koma pa cholinga chathu, tidawona kufunika kopatsa omwe ali ndi chidwi ndi ntchito zokopa alendo buku lomwe limapereka chidziwitso chokwanira chomwe chimatsatira miyezo yapadziko lonse lapansi koma choperekedwa m'njira yosavuta yofotokozera komanso yomveka.

Chitetezo cha chakudya ndi unyolo womwe umayambira m'munda kapena m'malo opangira zinthu ndipo umapitilira magawo onse mpaka kukafika pagome lodyera, kuwonetsetsa kuti miyezo yabwino ikukwaniritsidwa pazigawo zonse. Gastronomy, kapena zakudya, ndizomwe zimatengera kuchuluka kwa zokopa alendo ndipo ndichifukwa chake bungwe la Tourism Linkages Network lakhala likuchita gawo lofunikira kwambiri polimbikitsa mgwirizano pakati pa alimi m'gawo laulimi ndi gawo la zokopa alendo ndi malo ochereza.

Chifukwa chake, kupezeka kwathu pano lero ndikugwirizana ndi cholinga cholimbikitsa maulalo aulimi ndi zokopa alendo pachuma cha Jamaica. Bungwe la Tourism Linkages Network, kudzera ku Agriculture Technical Working Group (ATWG), lakonza ndikuchita zinthu zingapo zachitukuko pofuna kuwonetsetsa kuti alimi omwe amapereka gawo la zokopa alendo ali ndi chidziwitso choyenera kuyamba kapena kupitiriza kutero.

Kungotsindika, njira yoperekera zakudya zokopa alendo ndiyofunikira kwambiri pakukula, kukula, ndi kukhazikika kwa gawo lazokopa alendo. Pokhala ndi nkhawa zokhudzana ndi chitetezo cha chakudya komanso chiwopsezo chokhudzana ndi matenda obwera chifukwa cha zakudya, kukhazikitsidwa kwa njira zowongolera pagawo lililonse lazakudya zokopa alendo ndikofunikira kuwonetsetsa kuti chakudya chomaliza kwa alendo ndi ogwira ntchito ochereza alendo ku Jamaica ndi otetezeka.

Monganso dziko lonse lapansi, izi ndizofunikira kwambiri pamene Jamaica ikuchira ku mliri wa COVID-19. Tikudziwa za ma virus omwe akubwera kumadera osiyanasiyana padziko lapansi omwe adalumikizidwa ndi njira yopezera chakudya.

Chifukwa chake ndikofunikira kwambiri pano kuposa kale kupereka chitsimikizo kwa alendo kuti chakudya chapaulendo ku Jamaica chimakhalabe chotetezeka, chaukhondo, komanso chapamwamba kwambiri.

Choncho, tikuyenera kuyamikiridwa kuti opereka zaulimi ku gawo la zokopa alendo akuyenera kuwonetsetsa kuti atsatira malangizo okhudzana ndi chitetezo cha chakudya kuti achepetse chiopsezo cha ma virus okhudzana ndi chakudya.

Buku la Agricultural Suppliers Food Safety yomwe ikukhazikitsidwa ndi TEF lero ikukhazikitsa njira zomwe zimatsatira miyezo yapadziko lonse ndipo idapangidwa mogwirizana ndi Unduna wa Zaulimi ndi Usodzi, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA). ), okhudzidwa ndi zokopa alendo komanso Unduna wa Zaumoyo ndi Ubwino.

Ndi thandizo ndi thandizo la mabungwewa, bukuli likuyembekezeka kukhala ngati chidziwitso kwa alimi, okonza ulimi, ndi opanga omwe amapereka gawo lazokopa alendo.

Kukumbukira mayanjano omwe adapangidwa kale kudzakulitsa luso la alimi athu omwe amapereka Agri-Linkages Exchange. (ALEX) nsanja ndi opanga omwe amatenga nawo gawo pama projekiti ena a TLN, monga zochitika zamakalendala monga Khrisimasi mu Julayi, Chikondwerero cha Khofi cha Blue Mountain ku Jamaica, ndi Misonkhano Yaumoyo ndi Ubwino ndi Misonkhano.

• Zowopsa zachitetezo cha chakudya
• Kuchita bwino kwaukhondo, kuyeretsa ndi kuyeretsa
• Ukhondo Wantchito 
• zinyalala Management
• Kasamalidwe kaulimi 

Kuyang'ana maulalo ndi mabungwe ena angapo komanso madera ovuta omwe ali mu Agricultural Suppliers Food Safety Manual akuyenera kupatsa anthu kuyamikira kwakukulu kwa ntchito yokopa alendo ndikuwathandiza kuzindikira kuti ndi zochuluka kwambiri kuposa kungobwera apaulendo. kugombe lathu kuti tikhale ndi nthawi yabwino yoyendera zokopa kapena kupumula pamagombe athu.

Tili ndi udindo woteteza komanso thanzi la alendo athu ndipo, chifukwa chake, ndikofunikira kuti musamalire chilichonse pagawo lililonse lakukhala kwawo kuti awonetsetse kuti abwera ali athanzi ndikuchoka pano ali wathanzi.

Tisanatseke, ndiroleni ndikugawireni mapulojekiti ena opambana omwe amalizidwa ndi Agriculture Technical Working Group.

Gululi lakhala likulimbikitsa ulimi wa sitiroberi ndi alimi khumi ndi asanu (15) omwe akupanga sitiroberi kudzera mu thandizo la ndalama zochokera ku Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), ndipo asanu ndi atatu (8) mwa iwo akupereka gawo la zokopa alendo mosalekeza.

Pakati pa 30 ndi 40 peresenti ya sitiroberi omwe amabzalidwa ndi alimiwa amagulitsidwa mwachindunji kumadera okopa alendo komanso ochereza alendo. Izi zikuyimira ndalama zomwe alimi amapeza komanso kupulumutsa ndalama zakunja kudziko lino, chifukwa m'mbuyomu mabulosi onse omwe amatumizidwa m'mahotela ndi m'malesitilanti athu amayenera kutumizidwa kunja.

Kungokupatsani lingaliro la njira zopezera ndalama zotseguka kwa alimi a sitiroberi; pa avareji, alimi omwe ali ndi nyumba imodzi ya sitiroberi pano amagulitsa sitiroberi pa $800 pa lb kwa anthu amderali ndi $1,200 pa lb. wa zipatso pa sabata ndikupeza ndalama zochulukirapo pogulitsa maswiti opitilira 30 pamwezi $200 pa sucker iliyonse.

Kuchokera pa famu ya 3,000 sq. ft., amapeza ndalama zokwana $164,000 pamwezi mpaka $1,388,000 pachaka kwa miyezi 6 mpaka 7 ya ntchito. Pafupifupi 40% ya zomwe amapeza zimapita ku ndalama zogwirira ntchito.

Alimi omwe ali ndi nyumba zitatu kapena kupitilira apo akugulitsa sitiroberi pamtengo wa $1,000 pa chipata cha famu pa kilogalamu kumahotela, ogula zinthu, ndi masitolo akuluakulu. Amakolola pafupifupi mapaundi 1,600 pamwezi, zomwe zimawabweretsera ndalama zokwana $1,600,000. Ndalama zawo zapachaka zimafika $11,200,000 kwa miyezi 6-7 ikubwerayi, pafupifupi $2,794,000 ikupita ku ndalama zoyendetsera ntchito.

Ndizosangalatsa kuti alimi khumi ndi asanu a sitiroberi akuthandizidwa ndi bungwe la College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE), lomwe cholinga chake ndi kafukufuku ndipo lithandizira popereka chidziwitso cha mitundu yomwe ikuyenera kulimidwa ku Jamaica.

Chinthu chinanso chachikulu ndi polojekiti ya Agri-Linkages Exchange, yomwe ikupitirizabe kukhala yopindulitsa kwa alimi a 1,200 ndi ogula 247 omwe amalembedwa pa nsanja, ndipo ALEX Center ikupitiriza kugwirizanitsa alimi ndi mahotela pa intaneti, motsogoleredwa ndi gulu la Agri XNUMX. -ma broker.

Amayi ndi abambo, ndine wokondwa kunena kuti pakati pa Januware ndi Okutobala chaka chino, zokolola zosakwana J$125 miliyoni zidagulitsidwa kudzera pa webusayiti.

Ntchito zokopa alendo zimapindulitsanso anthu akumidzi komanso ntchito zaulimi m'madera saphedwa mwachisawawa ku Westmoreland, St. Catherine, St. James, ndi St. Elizabeth amapindula ndi alimi pafupifupi 130 omwe adalembetsa ndi RADA ndipo akupereka ALEX.

Momwemonso, pansi pa pulojekiti yothandizira matanki amadzi, matanki makumi asanu ndi awiri a madzi aperekedwa kwa alimi a St. Elizabeth ndi St.

Pomaliza, ndikuyembekeza izi ndi mabuku ena ofunikira opangidwa ndikufalitsidwa ndi Unduna wa Zokopa alendo kudzera m'mabungwe awo aboma, zomwe zipangitsa kuti omwe timagwira nawo ntchito ndi omwe akukhudzidwa nawo akhale okonzekera bwino pamene ntchito ikukulirakulira komanso kufuna kutsata miyezo yapamwamba.