Ku mugabane wa Afurika yose, isoko ry’ibiribwa muri Afurika yepfo, umuyobozi w’inganda, ryateye imbere. Kubera ko abaturage bo muri Afurika yepfo bakenera ibiryo bipfunyitse, byatumye iterambere ryihuta ry’isoko ryo gupakira ibiribwa muri Afurika yepfo kandi riteza imbere iterambere ry’inganda zipakira muri Afurika yepfo.
Kugeza ubu, imbaraga zo kugura ibiribwa bipfunyitse muri Afurika yepfo ahanini biva mu cyiciro cyo hejuru cyo hagati cyo hagati, mu gihe urwego ruciriritse rugura cyane cyane ibiryo by’ibanze nk'umugati, ibikomoka ku mata n'ibinure. Imibare irerekana ko 36% by'ingo zo muri Afurika y'Epfo zinjiza amafaranga make zikoresha ibiryo nk'ibinyampeke, umutsima n'umuceri, mu gihe ingo zinjiza amafaranga 17% gusa zikoreshwa mu biribwa.
Ubwiyongere bw’umubare w’icyiciro cyo hagati mu bihugu bya Afurika buhagarariwe na Afurika yepfo, icyifuzo cy’ibiribwa bipfunyitse muri Afurika nacyo cyiyongereye, kandi muri icyo gihe, cyatumye iterambere ryihuta ry’isoko ry’ibifungurwa ry’ibiribwa muri Afurika kandi biteza imbere iterambere y'inganda zipakira muri Afurika.
Kugeza ubu, gukoresha imashini zitandukanye zipakira muri Afurika: ubwoko bwimashini ipakira biterwa nubwoko bwibicuruzwa, amacupa ya pulasitike cyangwa amajerekani bikoreshwa mu gupakira ibintu, imifuka ya polypropilene, ibikoresho bya pulasitike, ibyuma cyangwa amakarito bikoreshwa mu ifu, kandi ibikomeye bikoreshwa Ikarito, ibikoresho bya granular bikoresha imifuka ya plastike cyangwa amakarito; Ibicuruzwa byinshi bifashisha amakarito, ingunguru cyangwa imifuka ya polypropilene, ibicuruzwa bicuruzwa bikoresha ibirahuri, plastike, file, amakarito ya tetrahedral cyangwa ibikapu.
Dufatiye ku isoko ryo gupakira muri Afurika y'Epfo, inganda zipakira muri Afurika y'Epfo zageze ku iterambere mu myaka mike ishize mu gihe ibiribwa by’abaguzi ndetse n’isoko rya nyuma ry’ibinyobwa, ubuvuzi bwite n’ibicuruzwa bikoreshwa mu bya farumasi byiyongera. Isoko ryo gupakira muri Afurika y'Epfo ryageze kuri miliyari 6.6 z'amadolari ya Amerika mu 2013, hamwe n'ubwiyongere bw'umwaka buri mwaka bwa 6.05%.
Impinduka mu mibereho y’abantu, iterambere ry’ubukungu butumizwa mu mahanga, ishyirwaho ry’ibicuruzwa bitunganyirizwa mu kongera ibicuruzwa, iterambere ry’ikoranabuhanga, ndetse no kuva mu bikoresho bya pulasitiki bikajya mu bipfunyika by’ibirahure byose bizaba ibintu by’ingenzi bigira ingaruka ku iterambere ry’inganda zipakira muri Afurika yepfo mu myaka mike iri imbere.
Mu mwaka wa 2012, agaciro k’inganda zapakiye Afurika yepfo zari miliyari 48.92 z'amafaranga y'u Rwanda, zikaba zatanze 1.5% by'umusaruro rusange w’umusaruro rusange wa Afurika y'Epfo. Nubwo inganda zikirahure nimpapuro zitanga ubunini bunini bwo gupakira, plastiki zitanga byinshi, zitanga 47.7% byumusaruro winganda. Kugeza ubu, muri Afurika yepfo, plastike iracyari icyamamare kandi cyubukungu bwo guhitamo.
Ikigo cy’ubushakashatsi ku isoko rya Afurika yepfo Frost & Sullivan yagize ati: Kwiyongera kw’ibiribwa n’ibinyobwa biteganijwe ko bizatuma abaguzi bakeneye ibikoresho byo gupakira. Biteganijwe ko uziyongera kugera kuri miliyari 1.41 z'amadolari ya Amerika mu 2016. Byongeye kandi, kubera ko inganda zikoreshwa mu nganda zipakira plastike ziyongereye nyuma y’ihungabana ry’ubukungu ku isi, bizafasha isoko gukomeza gukenera ibicuruzwa bipfunyika.
Mu myaka itandatu ishize, igipimo cy’imikoreshereze y’ibikoresho bya pulasitike muri Afurika yepfo cyiyongereye kugera kuri 150%, ugereranije n’ikigereranyo cy’ubwiyongere bw’umwaka (CAGR) cya 8.7%. Ibicuruzwa bya pulasitike byo muri Afurika y'Epfo byiyongereyeho 40%. Isesengura ry’inzobere ryerekana ko isoko yo gupakira plastike muri Afurika yepfo izatera imbere byihuse mu myaka itanu iri imbere.
Raporo iheruka gutangwa na PCI Consulting Company ivuga ko icyifuzo cyo gupakira ibintu byoroshye mu burasirazuba bwo hagati no muri Afurika kiziyongera hafi 5% buri mwaka. Mu myaka itanu iri imbere, izamuka ry’ubukungu mu karere rizashishikariza ishoramari ry’amahanga kandi ryite cyane ku bwiza bwo gutunganya ibiribwa. Muri byo, Afurika y'Epfo, Nijeriya na Egiputa ni byo bihugu bikoresha ibicuruzwa byinshi mu bihugu bya Afurika, mu gihe Nijeriya ari isoko rikomeye cyane, aho ibicuruzwa byapakira byoroshye byiyongereyeho 12% mu myaka itanu ishize.
Iterambere ryihuse ry’icyiciro cyo hagati, kwiyongera kw'ibiribwa bipfunyitse, no kongera ishoramari mu nganda y'ibiribwa byose bituma isoko ry’ibicuruzwa bipfunyitse muri Afurika y'Epfo bitanga icyizere. Iterambere ry’inganda z’ibiribwa zo muri Afurika yepfo ntirwatumye gusa izamuka ry’ibikenerwa mu bicuruzwa bipfunyika ibiribwa muri Afurika yepfo gusa, ahubwo ryanatumye ubwiyongere bw’ibicuruzwa bitumizwa mu mahanga muri Afurika yepfo.
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