Tsib qhov kev hloov pauv huab cua thiab kab mob resistant qos ntau yam uas tsim los ntawm Quikgro kev tshawb fawb project coj los ntawm James Hutton Institute (Scotland) tau pom zoo rau kev cog qoob loo hauv Malawi los ntawm lub teb chaws Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation thiab Water Resources. Agropages sau txog qhov no thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 27.
Cov hom tshiab Chikoka, Chitute, Khutula, Phindu thiab Tinyadile yog cov muaj txiaj ntsig zoo, ua noj sai, muaj qhov zoo ntawm tuber loj thiab cov duab, kev ntxhib los mos thiab saj, thiab nqaij xim. Ib txhia yog tsim rau crisping qos yaj ywm, thaum lwm tus yog haum rau boiling los yog kib. Cov ntau yam ripen thaum ntxov thiab yog resistant rau lig blight, kab mob thiab kab mob wilt, uas tso cai rau ib tug kom tsis txhob siv cov agrochemicals thiab tau ib tug environmentally phooj ywg sau.
"Peb cia siab tias ntau yam tshiab yuav pab txhawb kev txhim kho kev lag luam thiab kev ruaj ntseg zaub mov hauv Malawi thiab dhau mus, thiab ua tsaug ntau rau peb cov neeg koom tes thiab cov nyiaj pab rau lawv cov kev txhawb nqa tsis tu ncua. Cov kauj ruam tom ntej no yog hu rau cov neeg ua liaj ua teb thiab lwm cov neeg koom nrog thoob plaws lub tebchaws kom qhia lawv txog qhov muaj thiab cov txiaj ntsig ntawm kev loj hlob ntau yam tshiab, "said Professor Lesley Torrance, Tus Thawj Coj ntawm Kev Tshawb Fawb ntawm James Hutton Institute.
Quikgro's project koom tes hauv Malawi yog tsoomfwv Malawi Ministry of Agriculture thiab Kev Tshawb Fawb Kev Tshawb Fawb, International Potato Center, University of St Andrews thiab James Hutton Institute.