Chifukwa cha nyengo yachilala komanso chinyezi, chaka chino sipadzakhala zokolola zamatumbo ngati zaka zapitazo, malinga ndi TV3. Zina mwa mbatata sizilinso zoyenera kugulitsa.
"Chifukwa cha nyengo yam'madera, kuchuluka kwa tuber sikokwanira kuposa momwe tikanafunira," atero Aiga Kraukle, wamkulu wa gulu la Union of Potato Kukula ndi Mapulogalamu.
Chakumapeto kwa chaka chino ndilinso kuposa kale. Malinga ndi kuchuluka kwa Plant Protection Service, nyengo yoipa kwambiri ili ku Latgale, komwe 60% ya minda yomwe ili ndi kachilombo, ndipo m'malo ena mpaka 90%. Ku Zemgale, kufalikira kwa vuto lakumapeto kukuyerekezedwa ndi 36%. Matendawa amatha kudula pakati.
“Kubzala mbatata zomwe zidayamba kale kudwala. Kenako kachilombo kameneka kamayamba pa tsinde, mawanga amawoneka pamasamba, ndipo nsonga zimasanduka zakuda. Mvula ikayamba kugwa, masamba a masamba amagwera m'nthaka, kenako amafika ndikuwapatsira, "akutero katswiri wa ntchito Evelina Freimane.
Mtengo suukwera
Zakuti zokolola chaka chino zikhala zoyipa kuposa zotsiriza sizitanthauza kuti mtengo udzakhala wokwera chifukwa cha izi, chifukwa olima mbatata am'derali ali pa mpikisano woopsa ndi mbatata zomwe zimachokera ku Poland. Chifukwa chake, mtengo umalembedwa osati ndi alimi aku Latvia, koma ndi kugula kwakukulu.
“Ngati mukufuna kugulitsa mbatata, akukuuzani mtengo wake. Muyenera kugulitsa pamtengo omwe adzagula, "atero Kraukle.
Adanenanso kuti minda yayikulu ikuchepetsa minda ya mbatata.
Chozizwitsa cha kusankha
Zoweta zikuthandizira kuthana ndi matenda osiyanasiyana omwe amawopseza mbatata. Mwachitsanzo, mitundu itatu yatsopano ikupezeka ku Latvia tsopano yomwe singatengeke ndi vuto lakachedwa komanso matenda ena.
“Titha kunena kuti chaka chino ndi chaka chachitatu mukatha kusankha kena kena. Mbadwo watsopano wa mbatata ndi obala zipatso zambiri ndipo watetezeka ku vuto lomwe lachedwa, "atero mwini wa famu ya Kalnares Ilgvars Krumins.
Komabe, kusankha sikukuteteza ku kachilombo ka Colorado.
"Sindinganene kuti minda yonse yakhudzidwa, koma zochulukirapo kuposa zaka zam'mbuyomu," adatero Kraukle.
Nthawi yomweyo, pali mwayi wochepa wolimbana ndi kafadala, chifukwa European Union ikuletsa pang'ono pang'ono kugwiritsa ntchito zinthu zina kuchiza mbewu, ndipo njira zina zomwe zilipo sizikugwira ntchito.