Southern African Grain laboratory NPC (SAGL)
The SAGL is an accredited laboratory, established in 1997 as a reference laboratory on request of the South African Grain Industry.
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South African Gelbvieh Association (SAGA)
SAGA’s mission is to methodically satisfy, serve and promote the mutual needs and expectations of its members and commercial producers. The Gelbvieh Cattle Breeders Society of South Africa has a scientific approach to breed improvement and performance testing is therefor compulsory to all members while visual appraisal is a prerequisite for registration of all animals.
Continue reading →South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS)
The main goal of SAGIS is the gathering, processing, analysing and timeous distribution of reliable agronomic information to all role-players. As time progressed and the needs of the industries changed, SAGIS was approached to also render additional information services to the industries, for example the monitoring of import tariffs, audit certificates for minimum market access and weekly import and export figures for the maize and wheat industries.
Continue reading →South African Honeybush Tea Association (SAHTA)
Also known as Suid-Afrikaanse Heuningbostee Assosiasie, the SA Honeybush Tea Association (SAHTA) is the representative body that coordinate activities in the industry. Our aim is to help more farmers to grow and market honeybush successfully, and also to ensure that farming and wild-harvesting is done sustainably.
Continue reading →South African Grain Farmers Association (SAGRA)
The SA Grain Farmers Association (SAGRA) is a Non-Profit Organisation that is incorporated under South African legislation. The organisation was founded by grain farmers from various grain producing regions of South Africa in June 2018. South African Grain Farmers Association is a grain commodity organisation widely known as “SAGRA”. SAGRA is a voluntary membership based organisation that represents the interests of small-scale and developing commercial grain farmers in the South Africa grain industry.
Continue reading →South African Garlic Growers Association (SAGGA)
The South African Garlic Growers’ Association (SAGGA) is a representative body for local garlic growers and producers that was founded in 1991. SAGGA works with a number of research institutes that implement projects to improve the quality of local planting material. This ensures garlic growers and the broader organisation have access to accurate and relevant information regarding the garlic industry and that there is research to aid with common problems that garlic growers face.
They also host information conferences bi-annually that creates an opportunity for role-players and industry partners to come together, discuss important matters, share knowledge and have access to information provided by industry professionals. The association sets out to preserve the sustainability of the industry and also protect the industry from the unfair competition.
Continue reading →South African Winter Cereal Industry Trust (SAWCIT)
SAWCIT is committed to support research projects that prioritise the development of new technology and methodologies, and the development of environmentally adapted winter cereal cultivars with the desired qualitites, that will optimise the production processes in harmony with the environment, and to support research of any other matters that enhance the industry and winter cereals in general.
Continue reading →South African Wool and Mohair Buyers’ Association (SAWMBA)
The SA Wool and Mohair Buyers’ Association is a member of Cape Wools SA (CWSA) and consists of wool brokers who have the responsibility to ensure that lots comply with sustainable cape wool standards (SCWS).
Continue reading →South African Feedlot Association (SAFA)
The SA Feedlot Association (SAFA) represents the feedlot industry on all formal structures where each member’s interests will be established and protected. The SA Feedlot Association strives to be an effective, representative and legitimate organisation that plays a leading role in all fields that will contribute to the advancement of the feedlot industry.
Continue reading →South African Farmers Development Association (SAFDA)
The South African Farmers Development Association (SAFDA) is a registered non-profit organisation as described in the Non-profit Organisations Act of 1997, and is committed to the principles of good corporate governance as set out in King IV report on good corporate governance 2016.As part of its main functions, SAFDA offers economic research and business advisory services, grower training and development, lobbying and advocacy for policies thereby ensuring the sustainability of all its members.
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