Malinga ndi nyuzipepala ya Eastern Daily Press, anthu okhala ku UK akulimbikitsidwa kuti agule mbatata zambiri zam'deralo kuti athandize alimi kuchotsa kuchuluka kwakukulu komwe kumabwera chifukwa cha kuchepa kwa mbatata.
Mliri wa coronavirus wadzetsa kutsekedwa kwa malo operekera zakudya, kusiya matani masauzande a mbatata osaloledwa. Zina mwazogulitsazo zidatumizidwa kumaketani ogulitsa, zina zidagulitsidwa mwachindunji kuchokera kumasitolo akumafamu, zina zimapita ku chakudya cha ziweto. Potengera momwe zinthu ziliri, alimi ena amakakamizika kuchepetsa kubzala munyengo yamakono.
Tim Papworth ndi director of LF Papworth (Felmingham) ndipo ndi membala wa NFU Horticultural and Potato Council komanso membala wa NFU Potato Forum. Anayamikira zoyesayesa za otembenuza kuti athandize opanga panthawi yamavuto ndipo adanenanso kuti ogula malonda tsopano atha kutenga nawo mbali.
"Ndine wolima mbatata ndipo ndikuganiza kuti ndinali ndi mwayi kwambiri chaka chino pazifukwa zingapo," akutero. - Choyamba, ndidagulitsa mbatata zanga zonse kuchokera mnyumba yosungiramo zinthu zisanakhazikitsidwe njira zokhazikitsira anthu. Kenako, kumayambiriro kwa Marichi, ndidakwanitsa kukweza gawo la zokolola za chaka chatha zomwe zidatsalira m'nyengo yozizira, timalola ma tubers kuti aume ndikusanjidwanso, ndipo mkati mwa Marichi mankhwalawa adagulitsidwa. Koma alimi ena angapo anali ndi mbatata zotumizidwa ndi makontrakitala mu Epulo, Meyi kapena Juni, ndipo mwadzidzidzi kufunikira kwa malondawo kudazimiririka. Zinali zovuta kwa ambiri, ngakhale sindingachitire mwina koma kuzindikira kuti makampani ambiri okonza zinthu anali ndi ulemu ndipo adachita chilichonse chotheka kuti achepetse vutoli m'mikhalidwe yovutayi. "
Tim Briscoe (Buxton Potato Company) ndi mlimi wina waku Norfolk. Anapeza njira ziwiri zogulitsira mbatata yake. Zina mwazinthuzo zitha kugulitsidwa kudzera m'sitolo yake, yomwe Tom Briscoe adatsegula pakhomo la famuyo. Kuwonjezera apo, mlimiyo amapereka matumba a mbatata kwa anansi ake akutali.