The current statutory measure regarding levies on winter cereals, as promulgated by Government Notice No. R.727 of 22 August 2010, will expire on 30 September 2014. The Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) received a request from the Wheat Forum, on behalf of the directly affected groups in […]

On 5 March 2014, the Southern African Macadamia Growers’ Association (SAMAC), on behalf of directly affected groups in the macadamia industry, applied to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, for the establishment of statutory measures (levies, registration and records & returns) on in shell macadamia nuts, macadamia kernel and macadamia trees (both in nurseries […]

The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) was requested by the Registrar of the Plant Improvement Act to facilitate a workshop to debate the Southern African Citrus Improvement Scheme (CIS) as a statutory scheme under the Plant Improvement Act (Act 53 of 1976) (PIA).