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A cikin zuciyar Sicily's citrus groves, wani rikici yana faruwa. Alessandro Scire, wani manomin citrus a Filin Catania, yana gani da idonsa mugun illolin rashin ruwa da ake fama da shi. Bishiyoyin lemu da suke a da a da yanzu sun bushe, ‘ya’yan itatuwan nasu sun yi kasa, ba a sayar da su saboda rashin ruwa. Wannan ba batu ne da aka keɓe kawai ba; yana barazana ga kashin bayan noma na Sicilian, wanda ya dogara ga noman citrus shekaru aru-aru.
Tushen masana'antar citrus ta Sicily yana da zurfi, tun daga zamanin Musulunci na tsibirin kuma ya sami bunƙasa a cikin ƙarni na 19. Daga yin aiki azaman magani don scurvy zuwa zama kayan masarufi masu fa'ida zuwa ketare, 'ya'yan itatuwa citrus sun daidaita yanayin noma da tattalin arzikin Sicily. Koyaya, matsalar ruwan da ake fama da ita tana haifar da ƙalubale da ba a taɓa yin irinsa ba, yayin da wannan lokacin sanyi ke nuna lokacin bushewar da aka yi tun shekara ta 1921.
Ga manoma kamar Scire, lamarin yana da muni. Tare da kadada 80 na itatuwan lemu da ke karkashin kulawar sa, nan gaba ba ta yi kamari ba saboda fari bai nuna alamun ja da baya ba. Duk da kokarin rage tasirin, kamar yin amfani da dabarun ceton ruwa da daidaita yanayin noma, girman rikicin na ci gaba da karuwa.
Karancin ruwa mai cike da tarihi a Sicily ba koma baya ne na wucin gadi ba amma babbar barazana ce ga al'adun noma da kwanciyar hankali a yankin. Ana buƙatar matakin gaggawa don tallafawa manoma, saka hannun jari a ayyukan kula da ruwa mai ɗorewa, da kiyaye masana'antar citrus ta Sicily har tsararraki masu zuwa.