Mapema mwezi huu, AHDB secured nine emergency authorisations for potato, herb, celery, carrot, parsnip, cherry and plum for UK growers to protect their crops.

Uidhinishaji wa siku 120 ulitolewa kwa kukabiliana na hatari kubwa za uharibifu wa mazao kutoka kwa ugonjwa wa ngozi, nyuzi, drosophila ya mabawa yaliyoonekana na magugu anuwai.

AHDB’s crop protection team coordinated the applications following serious concerns over available control options identified through close collaboration with industry.

Viv Powell, AHDB Crop Protection Senior Scientist:

"Tumefanya kazi kwa karibu na wakulima, vyama vya mazao, wazalishaji wa bidhaa, wenzetu katika EU na wasimamizi kupata bidhaa hizi."

"Idhini itawapa wakulima fursa ya kutumia bidhaa hizi kama sehemu ya mikakati yao ya ujumuishaji wa kudhibiti kusaidia kuhakikisha mazao yenye tija msimu huu."

Udhibiti wa Aphidi na hatari ya kuambukizwa virusi kwenye karoti imekuwa suala kubwa kwa wakulima.

Kufuatia utafiti uliofadhiliwa na AHDB katika majaribio ya SCEPTER, data ya mabaki ilitengenezwa kama sehemu ya mradi wa kushirikiana na Sweden baada ya majadiliano na Vikundi vya Wataalam wa Bidhaa za Uropa. Idhini ya dharura kwa Teppeki ilithibitishwa na Idara ya Udhibiti wa Kemikali (CRD) mnamo Juni.

Afalon itatoa wakulima wa karoti, parsnip, celery na mimea na siku 120 za ufikiaji wa linuron, kingo kuu inayotumika, ambayo iliondolewa kwa matumizi ya mazao anuwai mwanzoni mwa Juni mwaka huu.

Wakulima wa Viazi vya kikaboni pia wamepewa ridhaa ya kutumia Cuprokylt kudhibiti ugonjwa wa kuchelewa.

Tree fruit and soft fruit growers have been provided with emergency authorisations to help combat pressure from spotted wing drosophila. AHDB and the SWD working group have been working collaboratively to secure these actives.

Zaidi idhini za dharura zinatarajiwa mwezi huu. Tarehe za idhini zimepangwa kuzingatia shinikizo la wadudu na kumalizika kwa idhini ya siku 120.