Mudunhu reBallarat (Victoria, Australia), dutu rine simba rakaparadza inenge 95% yembatatisi yechirimwa chitsva. Maererano nefungidziro yekutanga, dutu rakakuvadza mahekita zviuru zviviri zvechirimwa ichi, maererano neABC News portal.
Muvhiki yekutanga yaJanuary, dutu guru rakarova nzvimbo yeBallarat kumaodzanyemba kweAustralia. Mabhanan’ana apfuura, chimvuramabwe nemhepo dzakavhuvhuta zvinonzi nevarimi zvakaparadza chikamu che90% kusvika 95% chechirimwa chembatatisi.
Zvinoenderana nenhamba, inosvika makumi mashanu muzana emapatata ese ari mudunhu reVictoria anobva kuBallarat. Inosvika 50 matani embeu dzembatatisi anorimwa ipapo.
Varimi vakanyanya kuoma vanogona kurasikirwa ne70% yechirimwa chavo chembatatisi mwaka uno nekuda kwekukuvadzwa nedutu, sachigaro weBallarat Potato Growers Association Chris Stevens akadaro. Nekukuvadza kudiki, kurasikirwa kwembatatisi kunenge kuri 20%.
Pamusoro pezvo, kukuvadzwa kwakakonzeresa zvirimwa zvezviyo, kurimwa kwacho kunopawo chikamu chikuru mukurima kwedunhu. Maererano nekumwe fungidziro, varimi vezviyo vacharasikirwa kubva pa30% kusvika 80% yechirimwa.