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SANSOR Annual Report 2012 / 2013

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1. Notice of the 24th Annual General Meeting of SANSOR 2

2. Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors 3

3. Mission and Vision 5

4. SANSOR Membership 8

5. Report by the General Manager 10

6. Annual Report: Agronomy Division 12

7. Annual Report: Horticulture Division 15

8. Annual Report: Forage Division 20

9. National Seed Certification 23

10. Phytosanitary Issues 26

11. Seed Analysts 28

12. Human Resources 30

13. Genetically Modified Seed 31

14. INDUSTRY ISSUES HANDLED

14.1 ISF Issues 33

14.2 AFSTA Issues 35

14.3 OECD Issues 38

14.4 SADC Issues 40

14.5 Plant Breeders’ Rights Licences 42

14.6 Afri Compliance Services 43

14.7 Agricultural Development Issues 44

15. ANNEXURE – 2012/13 Membership List 46-59

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given of the 24th Annual General Meeting of the South African National Seed Organization (SANSOR)on Wednesday and Thursday, 8 and 9 May 2013.

According to Article 6 of the SANSOR Constitution, the functions of the Annual General Meeting are:

♦ The consideration and discussion of the SANSOR Annual Report, financial statements and auditor’s report

♦ The election of Office Bearers

♦ The appointment of auditors and approval of their remuneration

♦ The handling of such other business as may properly come before the meeting

The following is hereby submitted to the Annual General Meeting:

1. Report on the activities of the organization2. Annual financial statements (under separate cover)3. Relevant agendas and minutes of the 23rd Annual Congress of SANSOR (under separate cover)

Lukeshni Chetty

GENERAL MANAGER


MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

As we bid farewell to another successful year at SANSOR, we cannot help but reflect on those factors contributing to thestandard of excellence we achieved. We extend our gratitude to all the dedicated individuals who gave of themselves andtheir time.

At this time, the global seed trade is estimated to have sales of approximately $45 billion. Exports from South Africa are inthe region of $73 million while imports are estimated to be $89 million. In light of the above, although South Africa appearsto be a small player in the global market, we proudly still contribute to 50% of the total African seed business.

This large contribution by South Africa can be attributed to the fact that it is one of the few countries that has a good relationshipwith all of the relevant seed organisations, inter alia the International Seed Federation (ISF), International Seed TestingAssociation (ISTA), Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD) and the Union for the Protection of NewPlant Varieties (UPOV). South Africa and its representatives in the industry are held in high esteem by all of these organisations.It is thus imperative that we, at SANSOR, maintain this status quo.

During the last few months SANSOR met with officials from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) todiscuss the service delivery from the Official Seed Testing Laboratory (OSTL). This arose due to the fact that at certain timesof the year, long delays were experienced with receiving Orange International Certificates for seed export orders. We hopeto continue our interaction with them to provide further support.

It came to our attention earlier this year that there were challenges at the Roodeplaat Evaluation Centre, which could severelyimpact the ability of the Department to perform D.U.S. trials and cultivar evaluations this coming season. In light of theseconcerns the General Manager, on behalf of the Board, requested an urgent meeting with management of DAFF to endeavourto jointly tackle and alleviate these glitches. We are looking forward to a meeting confirmation in the near future.

In 2012 the SANSOR Board corresponded with DAFF with regard to farmers’ privilege. Again at the time of writing thisreport, a response from the Department to our proposals had not been received. Members would be advised once feedbackhad been received

Early in 2012, SANSOR started to admit international members and to date fiveinternational members have been recruited. The manner in which membership feesare collected and accounted for, has also come under review and all fees were nowbased on actual figures received from members and would be invoiced by 1 Marchof each year. This change would now enable us to budget more accurately.

Due to the dedication of Mr Eddie Goldschagg, I am pleased to announce that SouthAfrica has now been authorised to certify seed under the Association of Official SeedCertifying Agencies (AOSCA), as well as OECD. My sincere thanks to Eddie forrepresenting SANSOR, as well as South Africa in such a professional manner on allof these committees.

My appreciation goes to all who helped make the move to SANSOR’s new premisesa smooth one, as well as a big thank you to all the staff at SANSOR for theirdedication and co-operation throughout the year. It would be remiss of me not tospecifically mention Melody Spicer and Annamarie Botha, who so efficiently assistedduring the absence of a General Manager.

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Mr Brian Lever

Chairman: SANSOR Board of

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On that note, I would like to extend my gratitude to Mr Gerrie Reitsma for the outstanding work during his time as GeneralManager of SANSOR. We wish him well in his future endeavours.

It is with great pleasure and enthusiasiam that I announce the appointment of the new General Manager, Dr Lukeshni Chetty.Lukeshni holds a PhD degree and joins us with a wealth of knowledge and eagerness to take SANSOR forward and continueits achievements.

As the calendar flips to a new year, I look forward to the continued success we have had so far and another year of excitingand challenging activities.

Brian Lever

Chairman


MISSION AND VISION

The South African National Seed Organization (SANSOR) was established in

March 1989 when existing seed trade associations amalgamated. SANSOR is

registered as a Section 21 company without profit motive.

MISSION

To represent, protect and further the interests of the seed trade to the benefit of its

members.

VISION

The establishment of SANSOR as the leading authority for the provision of industry-

related, strategic services to the South African Seed Industry and to promote the

South African Seed Industry.

OBJECTIVES

• To represent the seed trade nationally and internationally.

• To liaise with all parties relevant to the seed trade such as government

departments/ministries, parastatal organizations, universities, institutes

and organized agriculture.

• To facilitate consultation and training for its members in line with National

and International standards.

• To act as licensing body for cultivars of seed crops developed by the

Agricultural Research Council (ARC).

• To assist in the collection of industry-related statistics.

• To promote the use of good quality seed.

• To promote high standards of ethical conduct by way of having all its

members subscribe to a code of conduct and trade mission statement.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Strategic mediation of industry-related issues.

• Strategic co-ordination of industry-related issues.

• Strategic provision of industry-related information.

• Provision of industry-related extension services.

• Facilitation of technology transfer.

• Creation of an enabling environment for industry-related growth.

• Provision of an arbitration co-ordination to the industry.

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SANSORDEVELOPMENTFOUNDATION

AD HOC COMMITTEES

• AGM Organizing

• Arbitration

• International

• Legal

• Plant Breeders

• Training

• Turf Grass Seed

REPRESENTATIVES ON OTHER BODIES

INTERNATIONAL• ISF• AFSTA

INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS• ABC • Agri SA• Bee Associations • Croplife/SANSOR Liaison• Dry Bean Forum • Fresh Produce Forum• Grain SA: Agronomy • Groundnut Forum• GSSA • Maize Forum • Oil Seed Trust • NAMC• National Lucerne Trust • SAGIS• SAGL • SAPBA• SGASA • Sorghum Forum • Soybean & Sunflower Forum • Wheat Forum

RESEARCH• Cultivar Evaluation Committees • Dry Bean Research Committee• Oil Seed Trust • Protein Research Trust• Sorghum Research Committee

LEGISLATION• Agricultural Pests • Biodiversity & Plant Breeders • Biosafety sub-group• Environment • GMO Act• Govt. GMO Working Group • National Plant Genetic Resources• Plant Breeders Rights • SPS Market Access Task Team:• Trade Metrology Seed & Grain

SECRETARIAT

• National Seed

Certification

• Licensing of Plant

Breeders’ Rights

AGRONOMYDIVISION6-MemberCommittee

HORTICULTUREDIVISION6-MemberCommittee

FORAGEDIVISION6-MemberCommittee

STANDING COMMITTEES• Certification • Genetically Modified Seed• Human Resources• Phytosanitary• Seed Analysts

MANAGEMENT

Division Chairmen (3) Board of Directors

Division Vice Chairmen (3)

Former Chairman

General Manager

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SANSOR Staff

From left to right: 1st Row – Annamarie Botha(Financial Manager), LukeshniChetty (General Manager), TessaKleyn (Technical Secretary)2nd Row – Melody Spicer (OfficeManager), Oliver Sono (TechnicalAssistant), Eddie Goldschagg(Technical Manager), Pine Pienaar(Technical Consultant)

From left to right: 1st Row – Annamarie Botha (SANSOR), John Odendaal (Pannar), Gert Heyns (Monsanto SA), Gerrie Reitsma (previous SANSOR GeneralManager), Susan Allen (Sakata Seed), Brian Lever (Advance Seed), David Malan (Klein Karoo Seed Production) 2nd Row – Melody Spicer (SANSOR), Eddie Goldschagg (SANSOR), Jan Coetzer (Pannar), David Durandt (Seedcor), Whitey van Pletsen(Agricol), Hannes Oberholzer (Nickerson-Zwaan), Wikus Bergh (Sensako), Andries Wessels (Agricol), Patrick Graham (Sensako), Pine Pienaar(SANSOR), Kulani Machaba (DuPont Pioneer)

From left to right:1st Row - David Malan (ex-officio Chairman), John Odendaal, Susan Allen2nd Row - Gert Heyns (Vice-Chairman), David Durandt, Jan Coetzer, Brian Lever (Chairman), Gerrie Reitsma (co-opted)

SANSOR Board of Directors

Members of Divisional Committees, Chairmen of Standing Committees and SANSORSecretariat


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SANSOR MEMBERSHIP

A total of 114 members were recorded for the 2012/2013 financial year, comprising 71 full, one third party distributor, 22associate, five international, eight affiliate and seven honorary members (see figure 1). During the 2012 Annual Congressnew membership categories were introduced, namely third party distributors, international- and student members.

Eleven new members joined, i.e. Full members: Agri Seed Technology, Enza Zaden SA (Pty) Ltd., Nunhems Netherlands B.V.,Vita Nova Sel Plant and Umpukane Saad; Third party distibutors: Intelichem; International members: Cullen Brokerage,Nuseed (Pty) Ltd., Rijk Zwaan Export B.V., Seed Genetics International and Teague Australia.

Three members terminated membership, i.e. Douglas Bee Farms, Kynoch Kunsmis and Protein Research Trust.

The following members changed Company names:

• Pioneer Hi-Bred RSA to DuPont Pioneer.

• KwaZulu Hybrid Seeds to Southern African Cover Crop Solutions.

• Vrystaat Koöp Bpk. to VKB Landbou Bpk.

Please refer to figure 2 for statistical information on SANSOR membership over the past 24 years. Please also refer to theAnnexure on page 46 for a comprehensive list of current SANSOR members.

SANSOR Membership 2012/13

Figure 1: Relative distribution of SANSOR Membership for 2012/2013

Full members

Associate members

Third Party distributors

International members

Affiliate members

Honorary members

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Figure 2: Statistics of SANSOR membership over the past 24 years

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REPORT BY THE GENERAL MANAGER

The past year saw another successful year for the South African seed industry with annual sales of R5.45 billion. This can besubdivided into the various divisions with agronomy at 78.8%, forage at 6.9% and horticulture at 16.2%.

The use of Genetically Modified Seed in South Africa increased considerably, moving us up a rank in the global GMO statusfrom ninth to eighth. Just over 90% of yellow maize planted is genetically modified and similarly for white maize standing at80%. This is a substantial increase in the GMO market over the last few years, indicating a progressive adoption of thetechnology. Soya bean GM varieties have had a similar increase of 80% in production area.

The SANSOR membership has increased in the last year. In the five membership categories we have the following numberof members, i.e. 71 Full members; 22 Associate members; eight Affiliate members; one Third Party Distributor and fiveInternational members. In order to provide members with the most efficient and cost effective service, the current method ofmembership fee collection is being reviewed. For seed certification, the SANSOR database was converted from network toweb-based. This allows for clients to directly capture and access their own certification data. This is a novel technologicaladvancement for seed certification and will be tested in the coming months and hopefully will be launched towards the latterpart of the year.

In SADC matters, which are further elaborated on in the annual report, a SADC seed centre is to be established in Zambia.A SADC Seed Centre Charter and Plant Breeders’ Rights Protocol were developed for this purpose. It is envisioned that theseinstruments would play a very positive role in the region for assisting countries to develop their own legislation, thus facilitatingimproved trade in the region. Even though the process has been slow, there is still a way to go with SANSOR being committedto make a positive contribution to ensure that this process continues.

The 13th AFSTA Congress was held in Mauritius from 3 - 6 March 2013. It was well organised by the Seed Producers andTraders Association of Mauritius (SPATA) and covered a wide range of topics, including intellectual property, the harmonisationof seed regulation in Africa, stewardship of seed treatment and a discussion on Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND)situation in Kenya and the consequential impact on Food Security. The 14th AFSTA Congress will be held in Tunis, Tunisiafrom March 4 – 7, 2014.

The International Seed Federation Seed Congress for 2012 was held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from 26 - 28 June. TheCongress was attended by the former General Manager, Mr Gerrie Reitsma andmost of the SANSOR Board. Mr Tim Johnson, from Illinois Foundation Seeds, waselected as the new ISF President for the next two years.

In terms of skills development SANSOR had an outstanding presence at the 2012Royal Agricultural Show, which attracted several interested school learners. Thestand was manned with agricultural students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.Due to this success, we will be expanding our presence to other agricultural showsand career fairs throughout South Africa. We have also been able to support onestudent with a bursary viaan AgriSETA grant and hope to continue with training andempowering programmes to further develop the seed industry in the coming year.

SANSOR has also, with the assistance of ADLO consulting, developed an arbitrationand mediation document for the seed industry that is in line with ISF guidelines. We

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have taken this further to the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA), toact on SANSORs behalf as an Arbitration Chamber. Discussions are currentlyunderway and we hope to have a document outlining the various procedures forarbitration and dispute resolution that will be specific to our industry.

In this short period as General Manager, the last few months have been excitingand incredibly busy. After almost two decades at the CSIR we have moved to newoffices with a friendlier and more expansive feel allowing us to grow as the SouthAfrican seed industry grows. Unfortunately I have not had the opportunity to meetall of you, but plan to do so in the months ahead. I would like to extend a sincerenote of gratitude to the current Board of Directors for their confidence in me andtheir continued support, a special extension of gratitude to the SANSOR Secretariatstaff for their continued dedication and commitment to SANSOR and the seedindustry. This was admirably shown with the proficient running of SANSORwithout a General Manager for three months and their unwavering support theygave me during the transitional period.


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ANNUAL REPORT: AGRONOMY DIVISION

We are all very much aware of the ‘global village’ and in our case, markets for thecrops in which we market seed. The severe drought experienced in many parts of themid-west of the USA last year, probably comes to mind. According to the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture (USDA) this was the worst drought since 1956 and resultedin the US maize price peaking at over $8.35/bushel after a season high of $4.80 wasprojected in April. Consequently, with maize being a major contributor, global grainstock levels remain low, with less than 70 days stock currently on hand.

As a consequence of favourable price prospects at the time of planting during the2011/12 season in South Africa, the Crop Estimates Committee estimated that nearly14% more maize in total was planted with hectares (ha) increasing from 2.372 millionha to 2.699 million ha. Following a difficult season, a surprisingly good crop of 11.83million metric tons was ultimately harvested.

The 2012/13 planting season was generally more favourable in the eastern half of thecountry and less so in the west. The most recent estimates indicate a slightly larger cropof 2.78 million ha planted. About 1% less white maize and 9% more yellow maize wasplanted. Extremely dry conditions currently prevail in large parts of the western areasof the country and will certainly impact negatively on the size of the crop that will beharvested this autumn and on our grain stock situation.

The adoption of GM technologies in South Africa continued to increase and accordingto International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) the areaplanted to GM crops increased from 2.3 million ha in 2011/12 to 2.9 million ha in2012/13 and in so doing SA moved up one position in the world to the eighth largestproducer of GM crops. According to a recent report from Agri SA over 80% of thewhite maize and as much as 93% of the yellow maize was planted to GMO hybrids thisseason. In total over 86% of the crop was thus planted to GMO hybrids, which is asignificant increase.

Much in line with projections and international trends, the area under soya beanscontinued to increase and 515 000 ha was planted this season. Over 90% of thisarea was planted to herbicide tolerant GMO varieties. This trend was forecasted tocontinue in the foreseeable future. ‘Brown bagging’ and farmer retained seedremained a serious threat to ongoing research and investment in new varietydevelopment of open-pollinated crops such as soya beans, sugar beans and wheatas companies were unable to recoup development expenses from sales. Currentestimates are that close to 85% of soya beans are planted with retained or ‘brownbag’ seed. Although some progress has been made by SANSOR and the AgronomyDivision in particular, in lobbying key role-players and a letter sent to the Departmentof Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries proposing possible alternatives, no viablesolution is on the table at the time of writing. Sadly, compromised food security andincreased imports would be the long-term consequence if no solution is found soon.

Mr John Odendaal

Chairman: Agronomy Division


Favourable prices and good early planting conditions resulted in sunflower plantings increasing significantly by over 11% to504 500 ha. Interest in Clearfield technology is rapidly gaining momentum because of ease of use and improved weedcontrol.

As a consequence of unfavourable prices, the area planted to wheat in 2012 reduced by 100 000 ha to 511 200 ha (thereduction being primarily in the dryland Free State). Prospects for the current season are also uncertain, unless good rainfallis received in the primary production regions.

During the past year the Agronomy Division Committee held its customary bi-annual meetings. Again the accuracy of seedstatistics was discussed and a few minor adjustments were made to the format of the return sheet, which hopefully would resultin an improvement in the agronomic crops seed statistics in future. The inherent dangers held by the poor post-planting useand disposal of used seed bags was discussed at some length and Mr Dirk Uys from Bayer Crop Science was invited to givea presentation to the committee, on good stewardship and waste management of these bags. Dirk presented a pictorialpamphlet showing correct use and this was later endorsed with the SANSOR logo, before being circulated to all membersfor use and distribution to farmers. The following issues were also discussed:

• Pest risk analysis to establish maize seed exports to the USA

• OECD feedback and other matters

• Grain and Oilseeds Supply and Demand Liaison Committee

• Market access for export of soya beans to China

The August meeting was followed by the annual meeting with Grain SA’s Input and Production Working Group. An issue raisedby Grain SA at the meeting and currently receiving attention, pertained to the marking and identification of traits on seed bagsto ensure clear understanding by farmers. An article showing how each company’s bags are marked will shortly be publishedin Mielies/Maize. Another issue raised (already mentioned) was that of the ‘farmer’s privilege’ clause pertaining to farmers’rights to retain seed of open-pollinated varieties for planting purposes. It is pleasing to note that there is, in principle, consensusbetween both parties on possible ways forward in this regard.

In closing, I would like to thank my fellow committee members and in particular our dedicated SANSOR personnel for theirsupport during the year. It has been a privilege to serve on this committee and the knowledge and insight I have gained thispast year has proved invaluable.

Table 1 reflects the updated market statistics for the 2012/2013 year of the most important agronomic crops under theauspices of the SANSOR Agronomy Division. The information is based on seed sales of all full members of the AgronomyDivision, as audited by the SANSOR independent auditors.

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ANNUAL REPORT: HORTICULTURE DIVISION

Given the fact that the production of horticultural crops is extremely labour intensive, the

increase in the daily minimum wage from ZAR69 to ZAR105 in February 2013, was

one of the most significant factors affecting this division in the past year. As a

consequence, the situation is bleak and it is not difficult to empathise with both parties.

Surviving on ZAR105 per day is difficult and yet the increase represents a substantial

squeeze on farmers’ already tight profit margins. A great deal has been said about

mechanisation being the farmers’ only solution but realise that this is not an easy solution.

Not only would it lead to an even greater level of unemployment, but many farmers would

not have the necessary access to capital to purchase machinery. Relatively small farming

units and other factors such as unsuitable terrain add to the difficulties with mechanisation.

During the past ten years we have seen the demise of many small to medium farmers who

could not achieve the economy of scale required to cope with input costs such as diesel,

electricity and labour, rising faster than market prices for goods produced.

As in many other countries, the current trend with vegetable farms being consolidated into

bigger units is likely to continue at a faster pace. Opportunities for smaller farmers exist,

but they would need to forge strategic alliances in order to become competitive. The

greater the level of mechanisation and specialised production systems required to

profitably produce vegetables, the further from the concept of a “cash crop”, with a low

barrier to entry, vegetable production becomes. Perhaps this is a good thing. How often

have we not heard vegetable farmers complaining that a maize or sugar cane farmer has

flooded the market with a once- off production of cabbage, leading to mass discards of

produce. No one can afford to dabble in vegetables today. You are either in or out and

if you are in you had better have a slick operation, with sophisticated production

techniques and a secure market for your products.

Despite all these challenges it is unlikely that the

number of hectares under vegetables would

decrease, even though the number of

independent farmers probably would.

Customers have become progressively more

sophisticated and professional in their approach

over the years and we can expect this trend to

continue. We will have to become accustomed

to a changing trading environment where our

customers are likely to be increasing demand in

terms of the products and services we provide,

as well as the trading terms applied.

As an industry, the challenge is to continually

raise the level of the playing field to enable

farmers to maximise their income per hectare

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and to encourage the ever increasing appreciation for the value of good genetics. Excellent varieties with important attributes

such as high yield potential and disease resistance will prevail over those that are not able to offer these advantages. Selling

seed on the basis of price over quality will become increasingly difficult. Seed has always represented a relatively small

percentage of the vegetable farmer’s input costs and now with labour costs (representing around 30% of vegetable farmers

inputs) having increased by 50% this year, it is an even smaller component of costs. This is an opportunity for seed companies

to intensify their focus on maximising their customers’ income per hectare rather than selling cheap seed. Exceptional varieties,

supported by the technical expertise required to derive maximum benefit from superior genetics, would enable customers to

not only survive, but to thrive.

Together with developing great varieties, the seed trade would need to focus on increasing technical skills required for

producing seed, especially hybrids. We are all aware of those outstanding varieties that are virtually impossible to produce

consistently, resulting in great frustration at all levels of our organisations and of course that of our customers. Together with

an increasing level of technical skill required by seed producers, breeders would have to pay more attention to the seed

“produce-ability” of the varieties they develop. At the same time they would need to breed innovative products that differentiate

themselves in the market, making the breeder’s task even more complex.

Seed production in the Klein Karoo, our main production area, was very challenging last season with poor pollination of onion

in particular, resulting in very disappointing seed yields. Since onion represents approximately 70% of the total production

area, this has weakened the financial position of the seed producing community in general. There has been much speculation

as to why the bees were not as active this year. The general consensus was that the late start to the summer caused a delay

with the wild flower blooming which coincided with onion blooming and with bees clearly preferring wildflowers to onions!

Since the last few years have been relatively wet, wildflower blooming has been prolific, which exacerbated the problem. In

the last few years concern has also been expressed regarding other problems such as diseases ravaging the bee population.

To address these concerns and have a better understanding of these creatures that are so vital to the pollination of many

crops Mike Allsopp from the Honeybee Research Section of the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) has been invited as a

guest speaker this year. We look forward to his address entitled “A healthy honeybee population is critical to the South African

seed industry”.

During the year under review the SANSOR Horticulture Division and the Seed Production Forum had two meetings respectively,

one being a joint meeting in Oudtshoorn. Thanks to the Registrar of Plant Improvement for her commitment to attending all

Horticulture Division Committee meetings and for her proactive approach to addressing problems. Open communication

between SANSOR and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) is essential if we are to maximise our

international trade opportunities and ensure that South African farmers benefit from access to high quality seed. Together

with the other divisions of SANSOR, the Horticulture Division Committee was involved in highlighting the service delivery

problems encountered with various government departments, where the recurring theme was under-funding. The National

Seed Testing Station was unable to keep up with the requirement for the timeous issuing of Orange International Certificates

(OICs), which compromised South Africa’s export opportunities due to the Department of Variety Control’s DUS testing almost

ground to a halt, as well as Plant Health Directorate insisting that the trade take complete responsibility for generating Pest

Information Packages which form a large portion of the Pest Risk Analysis process. During the past year these issues were

raised through direct communication with the relevant authorities within DAFF and possible solutions debated within SANSOR.

Although there was some encouraging progress with more senior officials in DAFF committing to immediate action in terms

of DUS testing, challenges remain.


As indicated in the statistics and despite the difficulties mentioned, the horticultural seed

business performed very well during the past year. Whilst it is easy to become complacent

in these circumstances, we need to be aware of the demands facing the business

environment and to proactively address these concerns. My sincere thanks to the

Horticulture Division Committee members, to the members of the various sub-committees

and to the Secretariat for their participation and valuable input during the past year.

Table 2 reflects the updated market statistics of full members for the year 2012/2013 of

the most important horticultural crops under the Auspices of the SANSOR Horticulture

Division, as audited by the SANSOR independent auditors.

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ANNUAL REPORT: FORAGE DIVISION

During the year under review the SANSOR Forage Division held two importantmeetings. The first one, held in February had only 11 attendees and unfortunately,due to adverse weather conditions, the meeting in Outeniqua in October was alsopoorly attended. I was unable to attend, due to poor weather conditions and unableto fly and would like to extend my thanks to Jan Coetzer who chaired both meetingson my behalf. In order for us to have vibrant, effective and progressive meetings, Ibelieve that we as an organisation need to encourage as many people as possibleto attend these division meetings.

Thank you to Joan Sadie from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,for being present at both meetings and for constantly and consistently assisting thetrade wherever possible.

As always, a number of issues were addressed during the course of the year, onebeing the continued matter of levies on locally produced Lucerne seed. The existinglevy will be in place until March 2014 and SANSOR has once again communicatedwith the National Agricultural Marketing Council, voicing objection to these levies.

Another matter under discussion was whether the Variety List should be opened forLucerne and that only those varieties eligible for certification be listed. It was decidedto maintain the status quo.

Forage Sorghum trials would be conducted in Pretoria, after receiving feedback fromthe industry on the type of trials required.

Basic seed projects for maintenance and multiplication of sub-tropical seed wouldcontinue as before. Seed should be ordered at least one year prior to delivery, toenable maintainers to be produced.

On NREP trials for Ryegrass, SANSOR was requested to draft a letter to the ARC,expressing concern on the uncertainty of future trials. Festololiumand Sporoboluswere declared in terms of the Plant Improvement Act, published in Gazette 36103of 1 February 2013. It was recommended that Avena strigosa be unrestricted withprovision for listing of varieties for certification purposes only.

The revision of the SA Seed Certification Scheme was still in process regarding thegeneral certification requirements.

At the meeting of the Standing Working Group in January, the removal of therequirement for maximum seed lot sizes from the OECD Seed Scheme was proposed.ISTA now allows for the issuing of OIC’s of e.g. 25 000kg lots, whereas the OECDstill prescribed 10 000kg for the same species. Discussions on this proposal wouldcontinue at the next meeting.

Table 3 reflects the updated market statistics of full members for the year2012/2013 of the most important forage and pasture crops under the Auspices ofthe SANSOR Forage Division, as audited by the SANSOR independent auditors.


Mr Brian Lever

Chairman: Forage Division

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AFR

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912

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228

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571


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TAB

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(co

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AFR

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AST

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kets

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ted

[non

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rids]

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l and

in

tern

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nal

mar

kets

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Teff

999

790

24 2

75

1

1.80

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#

148

467

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0

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60

340

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164

592

50

1

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0

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4 64

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falo

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38 3

33

150

3.22

0

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ther

For

age/

Pastu

re C

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32.0

9

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#

exc

lude

see

d sa

les

of tu

rf gr

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s

Not

e: N

o G

MO

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arke

ted

with

in th

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NATIONAL SEED CERTIFICATION

National Seed Certification continued as usual during the period under review.During this time two meetings were held by the Seed Certification StandingCommittee, during which all aspects regarding seed certification was discussed. Bothmeetings were well attended, including representation of the Department ofAgriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), amongst others, the Registrar of PlantImprovement.

The services of Mr Pine Pienaar, who retired end August 2009, was retained foranother year on a contractual basis to assist with administration, monitoring andtraining regarding seed certification during the period under review. The Committeeappreciated that he was still available and able to share his expertise with the seedtrade, particularly during training courses and workshops.

A project proposal for the conversion of the SANSOR Seed Certification Databasefrom network-based to web-based by a Program Development Company wasaccepted by the SANSOR Board of Directors. The database would give membersdirect access to their own certification data regarding seed lots produced on unitsregistered in terms of the South African Seed Certification Schemes, from anywherein the world, as long as there is an internet connection. It would further allow themto capture their own certification data, such as applications for registration of unitsfor certification, certificate numbers, blending of seed lots, final certification andauthorization of inspectors, as well as inspection reports. All data inserted bycompanies would have to be verified by SANSOR before it could be accepted.

The cost for the development of the database would be shared over two financialyears. The first phase was completed during the period under review. The secondphase, which entails the testing of the database, would be completed within the first

three months of the next financial year, i.e.by end May 2013. Full implementation wasenvisaged before the summer plantingseason of 2013.

A major review of the Seed CertificationScheme was done during the period underreview. Annexures for the requirements forthe certification of a number of new species,namely Allium fistulosum, Allium fistulosumx A cepa‚ Avena nuda, Avena strigosa,

Brassica oleracea L. convar. botrytis (L.)Alef. var. cymosa Duch (Cauliflower),Cajanus cajan(Pigeon pea), Coriandrumsativum L. (Coriander), Echinochloa crus-galli-shirohie(Japanese millet), Foeniculumvulgare L. (Fennel), xFestulolium,Panicum coloratum(Small Buffalo grass),Pennisetum glaucum ( Pearl

Mr Whitey van Pletsen

Chairman: Certification Standing

Committee



millet/Babala) and Sporobolus fimbriatus(Bushveld drop seed grass) were drawn up. In addition the requirements for thecertification of hybrids of several of the existing species were added to the respective Annexures.

The review of the generic requirements and conditions for certification would be completed during the 2013/2014 period.This was necessary in order to bring the National Scheme into line with international seed certification requirements, such asthose of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Association of Official Seed CertifyingAgencies (AOSCA) of which SANSOR received membership in 2011, as well as the Southern African DevelopmentCommunity (SADC), which would be implemented within the next few years.

The SANSOR Training Programme for Certification still attracted considerable interest from the seed industry, with 87candidates (14 more than the previous year) having enrolled for the Theoretical Course in 2012, which was held at the CSIRConvention Centre in Pretoria. Of the 87 candidates who enrolled for the course, 14 enrolled for background information oras a refresher only and 65 completed all three Modules.

The successful candidates still had to obtain practical experience in sampling and in the case of inspectors, practical experiencein field inspections on the crops for which they required authorization. The practical training would be done under the guidanceof a mentor, followed by a practical evaluation of the candidate by a senior Authorized Inspector/Sampler.

During the period under review one workshop on dry beans, including practical evaluations was held specifically for thetraining of candidate inspectors of the Limpopo Department of Agriculture. This was presented in collaboration with the DryBean Producers Organization and specialists on dry bean diseases of the Agricultural Research Council’s Grain Crop Institute.Their contribution in this regard was most appreciated.

Figure 3: Control plots of certified maize lines as conducted by one seed company - December 2012

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During the period under review 1,707 units of 35 species were registered forcertification, of which 301 were for the production of pre-basic seed, 500 for basicseed and 906 for certified seed. A total area of 40,430 hectares was planted for theproduction of certified seed of all generations. During the same period 3,374Certificates were issued for seed lots totalling 50,892,300 kg.

Locally, the demand for certified seed remained stable, however, there has been asteady increase in the production of certified seed for export under the OECD label.This trend will likely continue and may well escalate. As certification under an AOSCAlabel was also possible after the acceptance of SANSOR as an Official Agency byAOSCA, the demand for certified seed may increase further.

In conclusion it must be said that the South African Seed Certification Scheme isfunctioning well, both nationally and internationally.

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Figure 4: Evaluation of hybrid maize cobs from post controls conducted by another seed company - February 2013



PHYTOSANITARY ISSUES

During the reporting period the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) revised the phytosanitary (plant health)legislation totally by drafting a new Bill, which when passed would be known as the National Plant Health Act, 2012. ThisBill repeals the Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act 36 of 1983) and its amendments, but retains certain permits, notices andregulations as a transitional arrangement. The main reasons for the change is that the current Act is not aligned with therelevant international agreements that bind the Republic, such as the World Trade Organisation Agreement on the Applicationof Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (WTO-SPS Agreement) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) as itcontains certain provisions which are unconstitutional, it also does not provide for the export or re-export of regulated articlesand it does not make provision for the establishment of a National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO).

Stakeholders were given an opportunity to comment on the Draft Bill, however, there were objections to the limited time-framegiven, more so since the Act was totally re-written. An extension was, therefore, granted and a workshop scheduled. Threemembers of SANSOR’s Phytosanitary Standing Committee, one from each of the divisions, attended the workshop on 1 March2013. SANSOR considers the new bill to be a significant improvement on the old legislation and is pleased to note that therewere favourable comments from international organisations recognising that it would bring South Africa’s legislation into linewith our trading partners and fellow signatories to the relevant international phytosanitary agreements.

From SANSOR’s standpoint the following were the most important points raised at the workshop:

1. Currently “Regulated Pests” fall into two categories, ”Quarantine Pests” and “Regulated Non-quarantine Pests”. Infuture there would be another category known as “National Pests of Concern”. There was some debate as to whetherthis new category of pest is regulated or not. Either way, the NPPOZA would publish a list of these pests (as they dofor regulated pests) and the intention is that the presence of pests in this category should be reported to the authorities.This adds to the obligation of land users and any person that has for the first time identified or recorded a regulatedpest to be present in the Republic, to immediately report it.

2. It should be noted in terms of Section 24 of the new Bill which covers the Vicarious Liability (liability of the employer)for offenses and penalties, that an employer will be deemed responsible for an offense (either an act or an omission)unless it can be proved that no conniving was involved and that all reasonable preventative steps were taken. Issuing

instructions does not in itself mean that all reasonable steps were taken.

DAFF advised that feedback on the discussion points raised at the workshop would becirculated to the stakeholders, prior to submission to cabinet.

Although the Act clearly identifies the NPPOZA as being responsible for conductingPest Risk Analyses (PRAs) it was made clear at the workshop, that the various tradeorganisations were responsible for submitting the Pest Information Packages (PIPs) whichform the basis of the analyses. It was clearly stated that DAFF does not have theresources to compile PIPs. In addition, other industries represented at the workshop(potatoes, grapes, small grain) confirmed that they too have had to put measures inplace to compile PIPs. The Bill / Act itself does not provide details as to who isresponsible for PIPs as these are likely to be spelt out in the regulations. Since therequirement for PRAs has grown steadily over the last ten years or so, SANSOR willhave to consider a mechanism to provide for the financing of PRAs (specifically the PIPaspect) since few companies have the will or the capacity to perform this function in-house. The requirement for PRAs comes from both new trading partners and from

Ms Susan Allen

Chairman: Phytosanitary Standing

Committee

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existing ones that decide, for whatever reason, to re-assess the risk associated witha particular crop. Although the number of PRAs required each year is likely to vary,it is possible to estimate an average number (and cost per PIP) in order to make thenecessary financial provision for this function. A survey conducted last year,canvassing the opinions of SANSOR members, with regard to this issue, indicatedthat the majority of companies recognised the need for such funding, althoughopinions varied as to how this would be achieved. This is a project that thePhytosanitary Standing Committee, along with the various SANSOR DivisionalCommittees, would tackle in the year ahead.

The Early Warnings Division of the Directorate of Plant Health of DAFF drafted andcirculated The South African Emergency Plant Pest Response Plan for comment bystakeholders. The plan outlines rapid response procedures relating to the detection,identification and mitigation of an emergency plant pest incursion in South Africa.This would prevent the establishment and spread of such plant pest population; toprovide effective and timely communication between local, national and internationalgovernment agencies, academia, and plant industry professionals when responseactions were required; and to protect and maintain food production and businesscontinuity in unaffected areas during a plant pest emergency. The SANSORPhytosanitary Standing Committee is of the opinion that this document is a valuabletool to facilitate an effective response to such an emergency, provided that fundswere available and accessible at short notice, since quick action is clearly essential.

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SEED ANALYSTS

Only one meeting was held during the past year and was attended by members of thecommittee, officials from the Official Seed Testing Laboratory (OSTL) and Seed Analysts.We also appreciated having Dr Lukeshni Chetty, the recently appointed SANSORGeneral Manager, in attendance.

The OSTL held a Bean Workshop where the Seed Analysts from private laboratoriesand registered for Horticultural and Vegetable crops, attended. The Workshop waswell attended by our local Seed Analysts and Analysts from the SADC regions. Wewould like to take this opportunity to thank the officials from the OSTL for theiroutstanding presentations and all those who contributed towards the success of theworkshop. These workshops prove invaluable as there are always new and interestingsubject matters to share.

The suppliers list on the SANSOR website made the task far easier for Seed Analystswhen trying to locate a supplier. The Secretariat was of the opinion that in order tocomply with the competition regulations, where possible, more than one supplier shouldbe listed. The committee agreed and undertook to add all reputable suppliers.

The committee recommended that an effort should be made to:

• Encourage greater participation by Seed Analysts at the committee meetings;

• All Seed Analysts should endeavour to attend other SANSOR meetings in orderto assist with relevant issues, thus giving Seed Analysts more exposure;

• A Seed Analysts’ profile should be developed, although most are covered in theAgriSETA Occuptional curriculum for Seed Analysts and would be available in thenear future.

It was also mentioned that all Laboratory Managers should be encouraged to registerwith the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNSP), beingthe legislated regulatory body for natural science practitioners in South Africa. Thisbody is not only intended for professionals and would, therefore, in future be arequirement of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) for seniorpositions at the OSTL.

Sample sizes submitted was also discussed and, as in the ISTA rules, most of theForage Sorghum crosses, submitted sample weights, were specified. In future allprivate laboratories registered for Horticultural crops would identify the crosses notspecified to collect data to make it possible for a submission through the OSTL, toISTA for amendments to the rules.

Private laboratories registered for Vegetable crops reported having germinationproblems with carrots during the past year. A request was received for a ring testfrom the Vegetable Seed Forum, a sub-committee of the Horticulture Division.

Ms Dinah Pietersen

Chairman: Seed Analysts Standing

Committee


Unfortunately ring tests alternate between different crops and vegetable crops were allocated for 2012. This request could,therefore, only be accommodated with an in-house test between members. One of the committee members, therefore,undertook to co-ordinate the ring test with the assistance from all committee members.

Unfortunately the role of a Seed Analyst is under rated and it was recommended that a seminar or symposium be held whereSpeakers on various topics could promote the role of a Seed Analyst in the seed trade.

After approximately 40 years in the seed trade, Ms Ansie de Vries, a much admired member of the Official Seed TestingLaboratory of South Africa, advised that she will be retiring in April of this year. Ansie will always be remembered for herexcellent technical and training skills in seed testing. Her passion for seed testing will be sorely missed. We wish her welland hope her retirement is filled with a renewal of her physical and spiritual wellbeing, as she journeys through the nextphase of her life.

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HUMAN RESOURCES

It must be accepted that the South African Agricultural environment would be influencedby a number of legislative changes that had been promulgated during the past year.

The most notable challenge facing the agriculture sector would no doubt be the recentlyannounced minimum daily wage increase effective 1 March 2013.

To meet the demands of an ever changing business environment, the agriculture sectorwould need to value their human resources and, therefore, not consider them as a cheapoption. We would need to ensure that these people were adequately trained.

Another challenge the Seed Industry faced, was the successful alignment with theAgriBEE codes of good practice which was gazetted in December 2012. Sector codeshad been introduced against which enterprises within agriculture in general and theseed industry specifically would now be measured. It would, therefore, be importantfor companies, wishing to do business with Government, to be certified.

The HR Standing Committee would endeavour to investigate and pursue these areas inorder to assist members with compliance of the legislation.

The recruitment and retention of trained and competent key employees proved to be aconcern within the industry. To address these issues, a number of strategies wereimplemented of which one was the salary survey.

It was decided that the survey would cover a broader spectrum incorporating all roleplayers with similar skills. Unfortunately, there were not enough participants in the salarysurvey and could, therefore, not be conducted.

An MoU between SANSOR and AgriSETA was signed in 2012, whereby SANSORwould act as Quality Assessment Partner. The former General Manager, Mr GerrieReitsma had held discussions with the University of Pretoria and the PotchefstroomAgricultural College in this regard. No further actions emanated from these discussionsand the issue would be pursued in 2013.

I must, however, express my concern regarding the general lack of support for thetraining initiatives that were initiated by SANSOR for the benefit of the Industry. Toensure a vibrant industry, the development of human capital is of paramount importanceand by not supporting industry initiatives, skills shortages were likely to escalate.

Mr George Nefdt

Chairman: Human Resources

Standing Committee


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GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEED

During the period under review, the key issues that were of major interest for theSANSOR GMO Seed Standing Committee include: regulation of breeding stacksand GMO commodity import permits; GMO labelling regulations and insectresistance management (IRM).

Regulation of breeding stacks in South Africa

The proportion of combined trait products or breeding stacks in South Africa andglobally is increasing, as many companies prefer to deregulate pyramided orstacked events as compared to single events. Stacks offer more choices to farmers,due to the combination of various agronomic traits in the pyramid traits. SouthAfrica does not have a publicly available policy on regulation or approval of GMObreeding stacks. This sometimes causes uncertainty in the plant science industrywhen companies plan on commercialization of biotech traits. Therefore, SANSORsubmitted a proposal for the regulation of breeding stacks to the GMO ExecutiveCouncil early in 2013.

GMO Commodity Import Permits

Following the issuance of GMO commodity import permits in September 2011 (aftera 4-5 year suspension) by South African authorities, the seed and grain tradeindustries perceived that there are cross-cutting compliance matters in the permitconditions that would require cooperation of various stakeholders. This is becausethe types of GMO permits that are currently issued by the Registrar: GeneticallyModified Organisms in the value chain of grain trade (Commodity clearance permitsfor the GMO event, Commodity import permits to import GMO commodity grainand Commodity use permits to use the GMO commodity grain) have overlappingresponsibilities, particularly when it pertains to monitoring and reporting

requirements.

Consequently, SANSOR initiateddiscussions among various role players tofind common ground on appropriateutilization and fulfillment of regulatoryobligations. Discussions are alsounderway with South African regulatoryauthorities to ensure that pragmaticstewardship methods are applied in thegovernance of GMO commodities. Theintended outcome of these discussions is toensure that different permit holders forcommodity clearance permits areresponsible and accountable for practiceswithin their control. In terms of technologyproviders (mainly SANSOR members), itwould be ideal for them to be accountablefor practices which relate to risk assessment

Mr Kulani Machaba

Chairman: Genetically Modified

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information of the approved GMO events and not for breaches relating to importation, handling, transportation or use ofcommodity grain imports or commodity (unless in circumstances whereby the commodity permit holder is also a graintrader/user).

GMO Labelling

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) published amended Regulation 7(2) and 7(3) of the GMO Labelling Regulations(Regulations of the Consumer Protection Act) on 9 October 2012 and opened this for one month for public comment. Therationale behind the amendment was to clarify certain concerns that had been raised regarding the scope or definitions inthe original regulations. However, some stakeholders have raised concern that the new amendment that states that the“regulation applies to all goods that contain GM ingredients or components” are subject to misinterpretation as “all goods”is broad, and may possibly also includes medicinal and industrial products. Definition of ingredients/components is alsocontentious, and may be subject to misinterpretation in the food/feed industry. SANSOR members have been working withvarious stakeholders that include the Agricultural Business Chamber, Consumer Good Council and AfricaBio to clarify theconcerns with the authorities.

Insect resistance management

Feedback received from SANSOR members is that there is significant improvement in the level of compliance to stewardshiprequirements applicable for Bt maize. This can be attributed to higher level of awareness of the importance of stewardshipby growers and also significant efforts from the seed trade on training and implementation of monitoring programs.

In conclusion, members of the GMO Seed Standing Committee worked on a number of critical policy documents in 2012/13and also engaged constructively with the authorities and other stakeholders on various matters to enhance the adoption andutilization of biotech traits that may improve productivity of South Africa’s agricultural sector. Sincere words of gratitude goto all the members, regulatory authorities and partners in the food/feed chain for the robust and constructive engagementson GMO matters this past year.


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ISF ISSUES

The 2012 ISF World Seed Congress was heldin Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from 26 -28 June.

In his welcoming speech, the then ISFPresident, Mr Truels Damsgaard, mademention of Brazil’s thriving economy clearlymade possible by the well-developedagricultural, mining and manufacturingsectors. As a result, Brazil now ranks 8th in theworld in terms of Gross Domestic Product. Healso highlighted Brazil’s major agriculturalcommodities, namely coffee, soya bean,wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa andcitrus, as well as a major beef exporter.

He drew attention to the lack of regulatory harmonization oninternational trade and with development of technologies andwas of the opinion that there should be greater focus onregulatory matters. He reiterated the need for ISF to supportthe development of stable and sound regulatory frameworks inorder to provide the appropriate recognition for plant breeders’rights and intellectual property. He also referred to the FAOstudy on “How to feed the world in 2050” and pointed out thatthe increase in food production would require greaterinvestment and policies to provide favourable agriculturalproduction.

The various meetings during the congress allowed for robustdiscussion and debate on several issues ranging fromintellectual property to access and benefit sharing insustainable agriculture, as well as the implementation of theNagoya Protocol.

Various amendments to the Trade Rules and Arbitration werediscussed at the Arbitration and Rules committee; theamendments would be raised at the General Assembly forapproval.


A new ISF President was elected for the next two years, Mr Tim Johnston from the USA. In his closing speech, Mr Damsgaardmade mention of the approval of the new Trade and Arbitration Rules and the adoption of a new position paper on IntellectualProperty. He also thanked the ISF Secretariat for their support and dedication during his tenure.

Mr Tim Johnson, in his acceptance speech, reiterated the need for good consistent Intellectual Property laws to supportinnovation in the seed industry and he emphasized the need for ISF to support policy, allowing increased business. Hethanked everyone for their support and for the opportunity to serve the seed industry for the next two years.


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AFSTA ISSUES

Organized by the Seed Producers and Traders Association of Mauritius (SPATA), the 13th African Seed Trade Association(AFSTA) Annual Congress was held at the Le Méridien Hotel, Balaclava, Mauritius from 3 - 6 March 2013. The congress wasanother resounding success for the African seed industry. Two hundred and twenty five (225) delegates from 39 countriesactively participated in the congress which proved to be an excellent avenue to explore more seed businesses and strengthenthe network among the seed stakeholders.

The Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology of The Republic of Mauritius, Honorable Dr RajeshwarJeetah who graced the opening ceremony, emphasized the importance of the seed sector in attaining food security in Africa.He called on the delegates to continue deploying their efforts to deliver quality seed to farmers. Dr Jeetah gave an accountof the economic challenges Mauritius faced in the 1960's and by accepting the geographical and natural constraints butinvesting in education, the island has raised per capita by encouraging a textile industry and more recently, growing the ITand finance industry. The Minister has encouraged agricultural diversification to reduce the dependence on sugar cane.

The AFSTA President, Mr Jitu Shah, during his opening speech, said “the world now recognizes the vital role the seed industryplays in shaping policies that govern seed trade.” He encouraged the delegates to play a key role in influencing responsivepolicies, rules and regulations that govern the seed industry. The congress was preceded by an ISTA/OECD half-day workshop,attended by over 80 participants. Mr Eddie Goldschagg and Mrs Grethe Tarp made presentations for OECD and ISTArespectively. The congress discussed various important items for the African seed industry with a view to analyze the currentsituation and charting out the way forward for the seed sector development.

The following topics were addressed during the congress:

• Mr John Ndirangu Kabare of the African Regional Intellectual PropertyOrganization (ARIPO), did a presentation on the latest developments in ARIPOgiving insight on ARIPO’s protocol for the Plant Variety Protection;

• Dr Earnest Asiedu form West and Central African Council for AgriculturalResearch and Development (WECARD) explained the West African SeedProgram (WASP), which would run for five years in seven countries in WestAfrica;

• The status and implementation of the COMESA harmonized seed regulationswas presented by the CEO of ACTESA/COMESA, Dr Chungu Mwila and theseed expert of ACTESA, Dr John Mukuka;

• Mr Charles Nyachae, ICT and Logistics Officer of AFSTA did a presentation onthe use of ICT in enhancing agricultural productivity and gave a demonstrationon the use of AFSTA website and available tools;

Mr Nick Goble was elected Vice-

President of AFSTA in 2012


• Mrs Margot Boergartz of Bayer Crop Science gave a captivating

presentation of the stewardship of seed treatment;

• Understanding the Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) situation in Kenya

and the implication on Food Security in the Region was presented by Mr

Damien Viollet, Head of Bayer Crop Science in East Africa with Panelists

being Dr Rikus Kloppers of Pannar Seed and Dr Evans Sikinyi, Executive

Officer of the Seed Trade Association of Kenya;

• Dr Marcel Bruins, Secretary-General of the International Seed Federation

(ISF) presented a comparative analysis of the African seed industry to the

rest of the world and made some recommendations for AFSTA;

• A presentation on Strengthening vegetable breeding in Africa: “Access to

traits at the World Vegetable Center” was made by Dr Abdou Tenkouano,

Regional Director of the World Vegetable Center (AVRDC);

• Mrs Pamela Chitenhe, Regional Director for DuPont Pioneer in Africa and

Middle East, highlighted the World Food Security and DuPont Global Food

Index, which was followed by interesting discussions on food security.

All these presentations attracted full attendance, with the delegates actively

contributing to the debates and discussions.

Several representatives of regional and international organizations attended the

congress, namely the International Seed Federation (ISF), Asia Pacific Seed

Association (APSA), the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Organization for

Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Union for the Protection of New

Plant Varieties (UPOV), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), African Regional

Intellectual Property Right Organization (ARIPO), Common Market for East and

Southern Africa (COMESA) and the African Organization for Intellectual Property

Rights (AOIP).

Seed companies had many delegates visiting their exhibition booths and the trading

room which were extremely busy providing an opportunity to forge business

relationships among the seed companies.

Two special interest groups on ‘Field Crops’ and ‘Vegetables’ respectively

spearheaded by Mr Denias Zaranyika of Seed Co Limited, Dr John MacRobert of

CIMMYT and Dr Jacqueline Hughes of the World Vegetable Center (AVRDC), were

launched during the meeting of National Seed Trade Associations and seed

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The AFSTA General Assembly 2013 elected the AFSTA Board, chaired by Mr Jitu Shah, with 13 members that would serve

until the next General Assembly in March 2014. Six new members of AFSA were approved.

The Congress ended with a sentiment of general satisfaction in all its aspects. The delegates looked forward to the next

congress, which would be held in Tunis, Tunisia from 4 - 7 March 2014. The traditional hand-over of the AFSTA flag from

Mauritius to the Tunisian team represented by the Chairman of the National Organizing Committee of Congress 2014, Mr

Riadh Gabsi, took place and was led by the AFSTA Secretary-General, Justin Rakotoarisaona.

About AFSTA

AFSTA is a non-profit membership association formed in 2000 to champion interests of private seed companies in Africa. It

is registered in Kenya as an International Organization. Currently, the Association has 94 members, including seed companies

and National Seed Trade Associations, amongst others.


Figure 5: Delegates to the OECD Seed Scheme Meeting in Helsinki, Finland visited the post controls grow-outs at K-Maatalous Experimental Farm, Hauho - July 2012

Mr Eddie Goldschagg:

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OECD ISSUES

The 2013 Annual Meeting of Representatives of the National Designated Authorities for the Implementation of the OECDSchemes for the Varietal Certification of Seed Moving in International Trade was held in Helsinki, Finland in July 2012. Themeeting was attended by 84 delegates from 38 countries and eleven observer organizations. South Africa was representedby Thabo Ramashala, the Director of Plant Production, Joan Sadie the Registrar of Plant Improvement and Eddie Goldschaggfrom SANSOR, the Designated Authority for Seed Certification in South Africa.

The Annual Meeting was preceded by a Technical Working Group (TWG) Meetingas well as several other ad hocWorking Groups. This was followed by a field tripwhere the delegates visited the post control grow-outs done under the auspices ofElvira, the Finnish Designated Authority for certification.

A further Standing Working Group (SWG) Meeting was attended by EddieGoldschagg during January 2013 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France wheretechnical discussions were held in preparation for the next Annual Meeting, as wellas a Specialist Working Group Meeting on Seed Lot size, held in November 2012in Paris.

During these Meetings the following topics were discussed:

• Application was made to OECD for the certification of mixtures of varieties –the so called “Refuge in a Bag”. The Meeting recommended that the proposal


be redrafted for discussion during the SWG Meeting in July 2013 and that no referenceshould be made in the proposal of GM seed, but only for the mixing of varieties assuch.

• Another proposal from South Africa was for the removal of the requirement formaximum seed lot sizes from the OECD Seed Schemes and that it should onlyrefer to the maximum seed lot sizes as determined by ISTA. This follows thedilemma for the international trade of certain species of pasture seeds, whereISTA now allow for the issuing of OIC’s for 25,000kg seed lots prepared bycertain companies, but the OECD still prescribe the maximum of 10,000kgseed lots for the same species. Discussion of this proposal will continue by anad hoc working group and at the next meeting.

• Certification requirements for hybrid triticale: A proposal that the certificationstandards for hybrid rye shall be applied for hybrid triticale will be presentedfor adoption at the 2013 Annual Meeting. This will be an interim measure,which is applicable until more empirical evidence on certification standards forhybrid triticale becomes available.

• A PowerPoint presentation on how Variety Testing for Certification was donein South Africa for the determination of the official description of a variety, asprepared by the Registrar, was presented to the SWG meeting. Canada, NewZealand and France also presented the situation in their countries on thisaspect.

• A proposal by ISF to provide for the identification by OECD of small seed lotsof varieties not yet listed by some means or the other (labelling), waswithdrawn.

• Discussions on electronic certification, the role of biochemical techniques indescribing and / or identifying varieties and guidelines on multiplicationabroad of complex cases will continue at the next meeting of the respective AdHoc Working Groups.

• Two items were added under “Other Business”: i) seed lot sizes in mixtures,and ii) Value for Cultivation and Use (VCU) for discussion at the SWG Meetingscheduled for July 2013.

The certification of seed according to the OECD Seed Schemes continued to escalatein South Africa. It is, therefore, important that we continue our participation in meetingsand working groups where the rules and directions for OECD Certification are discussedand deliberated, to ensure that we would be able to comply, if it is approved.

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SADC ISSUES

As reported in previous Annual Reports, an action plan was established in order to facilitate and ease the movement of seedacross borders in the SADC region. After a series of technical discussions, the Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources (FANR)Directorate through the SADC Seed Security Network (SSSN) in close collaboration with Seed Stakeholders in Member Stateshad drafted technical procedures for:

• A Regional Seed Variety Release System;

• A Regional Seed Certification and Quality Assurance System; and

• A Regional Phytosanitary System for Seed.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the SADC Harmonized Seed Regulatory System wasreportedly ratified in 2010 when two thirds of the relevant SADC Ministers signed the MoU, thereby legalizing the Protocolsconcerned. However, should Madagascar be reinstated as a SADC member, an additional signature would be required.

A SADC Seed Centre, from which the three Protocols were to be co-ordinated and from which the Regional Variety ReleaseCatalogue was to be administered, was established in Lusaka, Zambia in December 2011. Since that date they have managedto draft a Charter for the Centre, as well as a Plant Breeders’ Rights Protocol. One workshop was organized by SADC duringthe period under review to discuss the two draft documents.

No progress as far as the implementation of the Variety Release Catalogue had been made, as both the databases that wedeveloped for capturing variety data for the catalogue were deemed to be inadequate for this purpose. Technical requirementsand procedures for standardization of certification still needed to be established before the SADC certification system couldbe implemented by those countries that are ready for it.

Several actions were put in place by the Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) to buildsufficient capacity in the countries that would enable them to implement the Protocols. Four countries, namely Malawi,Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe were identified by FANRPAN to be fast tracked in this regard. Several national workshopswere held to standardize inspection procedures as far as certification is concerned and at the same time, variety releaseprocedures. The SANSOR Secretariat, contacted by FANRPAN to assist in this regard, specifically to aspects pertaining tocertification, including field inspections and seed sampling according to the ISTA Rules. CIMMYT provided the variety releasetraining at these workshops. During the period under review SANSOR assisted in this regard at workshops presented in eachof the four countries concerned. This was followed up by a combined practical workshop in Zimbabwe, where participantsof all four countries did practical work in the field. FANRPAN had indicated that they were in process to add Mozambiqueand Tanzania to the pilot countries in an effort to escalate to capacity building process in the Region.

SANSOR was committed to their continued support of all harmonization initiatives in the region, as this would greatly easethe movement of seed to the benefit of its members.


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Figure 6: Practical field inspections on soya beans during a Workshop held in Zimbabwe - February 2013

Figure 7: Practical “train the trainer” on seed sampling during a Workshop held in Zimbagwe - February 2013

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PLANT BREEDERS’ RIGHTS LICENCES

As previously reported, SANSOR and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) were revisiting the Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) regarding the marketing and dissemination of ARC varieties, as well as the collection of royaltiesthereof. However, in the meantime the ARC has created a unit, especially for the management of all intellectual propertyrights held by the ARC. At the time of the writing this report, it was not clear how this was going to affect the collection ofroyalties by SANSOR of the Plant Breeders’ Rights held by the ARC, as discussions in this regard was still ongoing.

SANSOR had, however, continued with the collection of royalties as the existing MoU was still in force. As predicted theroyalties that had been collected on behalf of the ARC, declined substantially during the period under review, in comparisonto the previous years. It had declined by 1.396 million Rand; 11% down compared to the 1.571 million Rand collected theprevious year (see graph below). This was mainly due to the fact that most of the popular varieties that had been the majorcontributors to the income had reached the end of their Plant Breeders’ Rights period. No royalties were collected for theUniversity of Stellenbosch as the Plant Breeders’ Rights for all varieties had expired the previous year.

The downward trend was expected to continue in the foreseeable future, as the Plant Breeders’ Rights of other varieties wasdue to lapse soon and not many new varieties, for which the royalties were collected by SANSOR, were released by therespective institutes the past few years. However, the royalties collected for the Animal Production Institute’s Division ofRangeland and Nutrition at Cedara had in contrast showed a steady increase over the past few years.

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Figure 8: The collection of Plant Breeders Rights Royalties by SANSOR on behalf of the ARC over the last ten years


AFRI COMPLIANCE SERVICES

Following the ratification of the resolution by the SANSOR membership at the General Assembly of the Annual GeneralMeeting held during May 2009, Afri Compliance was subsequently contracted on an ad hocbasis to conduct investigationsregarding transgressions of intellectual property rights of members. According to this procedure Afri Compliance had tosubmit proposals (quotations) for each investigation. This contractual agreement continued during the period under review.

The General Assembly further decided that the means by which the funds were to be obtained from the members in order tocover Afri Compliance’s services, were to remain the same as for the previous years, i.e. through levies on varieties listed onthe National Variety List, as well as on varieties in the Plant Breeders’ Rights Register. Unused funds at the end of the financialyear were to be carried over to the following year, and should there be enough to cover the projected costs for that year, nofees were to be charged for this purpose.

Mr Joe Hanekom reported that in order to deliver a better service to SANSOR, Afri Compliance had, on its own initiative andcosts, sustained an information network to help identify problem cases. As part of their daily routine several national andregional publications were monitored for illegal advertisements of seed. They were in regular contact with the Department ofAgriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to verify registration status of premises and varieties, before reporting it to SANSOR.

During the period 1 March 2012 to 28 February 2013, six cases were brought to Afri Compliance’s attention viatheirinformation network which they discussed with officials of DAFF. They submitted three proposals on request to SANSOR andreceived ad hocorders to conduct investigations specific to these cases. During this period they visited three questionable casesand, in consultation with the company that had made the complaint, advised the transgressors of the legislation concernedand the implications of the contravention thereof.

The procedure for members to lodge complaints was to contact the SANSOR office, providing all relevant information suchas name and address of the transgressor, where available, nature of the transgression and copies of the advertisement ifapplicable. SANSOR would then request Afri Compliance to submit a proposal, including the cost implication, for theinvestigation. SANSOR would evaluate the proposal and give the go-ahead, if accepted. In cases where complaints werelodged directly with Afri Compliance, they still had to submit proposals to SANSOR for approval.

The SANSOR Board of Directors recommended that SANSOR was to continue to make use of Afri Compliance forinvestigations on an ad hocbasis for the next period. As there were sufficient funds available to cover the expected costs forthe period under review, members were not charged any levies during this year.

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AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

SANSOR continued with their involvement with provincial departments of Agriculture to empower smallholder farmers toproduce quality seeds in a legalized and organized manner, including the certification of the seed under the auspices of theSA Seed Certification Scheme.

During 2011, SANSOR signed an Agreement with the Limpopo Department of Agriculture, for the rendering of professionalservices for the Limpopo Seed Production Projects. This contract covered at least three planting seasons, commencing fromApril 2011 to March 2014. It was anticipated that at least 20 candidates were to be enrolled per annum for training invarious crops, chosen from those planted in the seed projects, i.e. open pollinated maize, grain sorghum and dry beans. Theintention was to eventually have at least one official authorized as an inspector in each of the Districts in Limpopo Province.

Twenty candidates enrolled for the theoretical part of the SANSOR Training Course held in August 2012 and achievedsatisfactory results. In addition a practical workshop on dry beans, including practical evaluations was held specifically forthe training of candidate inspectors of the Limpopo Department of Agriculture. This was presented in collaboration with theDry Bean Producers Organization and specialists on dry bean diseases of the Agricultural Research Council’s Grain CropInstitute. SANSOR appreciated their assistance in this regard. It was expected that at least five officials would be authorizedduring the 2012/2013 season, should they pass the practical evaluation. This would include authorization for field inspectionson grain sorghum as well as on dry beans.

The Eastern Cape Province had now also started with the certification of open pollinated maize varieties (OPVs). Four personsfrom that province had attended the SANSOR Training Programme for Seed Inspectors held in 2012, one representing theUniversity of Fort Hare and the other three from the provincial Department of Agriculture.

Figure 9: Candidate SANSOR inspectors at a field of ZM1523, the first unit of OPV maize to be registered for certificationin the Eastern Cape Province - Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape, February 2013


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The University of Fort Hare conducted adaptive trials of OPVs of white maizeover three seasons at five sites in the Eastern Cape. Nine OPVs, seven fromCIMMYT-Zimbabwe and two from IITA-Nigeria, were evaluated in researcher-managed trials alongside four check (locally grown) varieties. This project wassponsored by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA). The long-term plan is toestablish a seed processing facility in the Eastern Cape. These farmers could thenbe contracted to produce seed for this facility. Feasibility studies were to be doneduring the first half of 2013, in order to establish the suitability of establishingsuch a facility. The University of Fort Hare had also trained farmers in community-based seed production over two seasons.

The site that was identified for the first certified seed production was run bySilwindlala Women’s Co-operative on land leased from the Amahlati municipalityat Keiskammahoek. A 1ha field of ZM 1523 was established with seed sourcedfrom CYMMYT-Zimbabwe, under the guidance of the project leader Dr CharlesMutengwa of the University. The first practical training was conducted at this fieldin February 2013.

After harvesting, the cobs would be taken to the University of Fort Hare for manualthreshing. It would be dried on wire-mesh tables in a lockable warehouse. Seedsampling would be done prior to dispatching the seed for quality tests. BorderSeeds Company had agreed to clean, treat, and package the seed, using theirown equipment.

It had become apparent that the small holder farmers had recognized the valueof certified seed and SANSOR would continue to assist them in attaining theirgoals.


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+27 12 803 9336

+27 12 803 9337

[email protected]

Dry Bean Seed (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 15587 LYNN EAST 0039 C Kleingeld

Agronomy

+27 12 819 8100

+27 12 819 8122

[email protected]

DuPont Pioneer PO Box 8010 CENTURION 0046 T Esmeraldo

Agronomy

+27 12 683 5700

+27 86 554 2103

[email protected]

EJAVis Aanleg cc PO Box 1 HARTSWATER 8570 JA Visser

Agronomy

+27 53 474 1910

+27 53 474 1910

[email protected]

GWK Ltd. PO Box 47 DOUGLAS 8730 M van der Schyff

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 53 298 8200

+27 53 298 3100

[email protected]

Hygrotech SA (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 17220 PRETORIA NORTH 0116 M Furter

Forage

Horticulture

+27 12 545 8088

+27 12 545 0150

[email protected]

Kaap Agri Bedryf Ltd. PO Box 22 MALMESBURY 7299 J Truter

Agronomy

+27 22 482 8000 +27 22 482 8049

+27 22 482 8152

[email protected]



Kango Saad PO Box 4927 GEORGE EAST 6530 SJ Smith

Forage

Horticulture

+27 44 874 0112

+27 44 874 7040

[email protected]

Klein Karoo Seed Marketing PO Box 159 OUDTSHOORN 6620 L van Rensburg

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 44 203 5180

+27 44 272 3719

[email protected]

Klein Karoo Seed Production PO Box 241 OUDTSHOORN 6620 DE Malan

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 44 203 5259

+27 44 279 1782

[email protected]

FULL MEMBERS



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MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL

FULL MEMBERS




Lowveld Agri Research & Support Service (Pty) Ltd. (LARSS) PO Box 222 SONPARK 1206 A Scholtz

Agronomy

+27 71 681 0851 +27 83 626 8325

+27 86 631 1694

[email protected]

Madzivhandila College of Agriculture Private Bag X5024 THOHOYANDOU 0950 PC Khorommbi

Agronomy

+27 15 962 7200 083 636 3329

+27 15 962 7239

[email protected]

McDonalds Seeds cc PO Box 40 MKONDENI 3204 B McDonald

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 33 346 0121

+27 33 386 4141

[email protected]

Monsanto South Africa PO Box 69933 BRYANSTON 2021 K Steenekamp

Agronomy Horticulture

+27 11 790 8200

+27 11 790 8362

[email protected]

Moorreesburgse Koringboere (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 30 MOORREESBURG 7310 T Coetzee

Agronomy

Forage

+27 22 433 8304

+27 22 433 4579

[email protected]



MAJ Koegelenberg & Son cc PO Box 243 DARLING 7345 Deon Koegelenberg

Agronomy

Forage

+27 22 492 2881 +27 83 603 0194

+27 22 492 2881

[email protected]

Kuber Seeds & Chemicals cc PO Box 86136 CITY DEEP 2049 H Govind

Horticulture

+27 11 854 4809 +27 82 822 3640

+27 11 854 4809

[email protected]

Lemacor PO Box 587 HARTSWATER 8570 CS Uys

Agronomy

+27 53 474 0110

+27 53 474 0110

[email protected]

Link Seed (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 755 GREYTOWN 3250 DF Herbst

Agronomy

Forage

+27 33 417 1494/6

+27 33 413 1057

[email protected]

Lourenco Reeves Agencies T/a Voorspoed Seed PO Box 18163 DALBRIDGE 4014 S Briel

Horticulture

+27 31 205 2872

+27 86 614 4404

[email protected]


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MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL



National Seeds (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 12392 BENORYN 1504 PR Brady

Agronomy

+27 11 747 7629

+27 86 602 7695

[email protected]

Nickerson-Zwaan SA (Pty) Ltd.PO Box 981 HONEYDEW 2040 H Oberholzer

Horticulture

Forage

+27 11 659 4961 +27 11 659 4962 +27 11 659 4964

+27 11 659 4965

[email protected]

Northern Seed Production cc PO Box 762 POTGIETERSRUS 0600 K Hugo

Agronomy

+27 15 491 7808 +27 82 807 6214

+27 86 690 0535

[email protected]



Nunhems Netherlands Bv. 116 Victoria street OUDTSHOORN 6625 J le Roux

Horticulture

+27 82 558 5213

[email protected]

Olam S.A. (Pty) Ltd. P O Box 547 JAN KEMPDORP 8550 J Cohn

Agronomy

+27 53 456 1539

+27 53 456 2485

[email protected]

Oos Vrystaat Kaap Bedryf Bpk. (OVK) PO Box 96 LADYBRAND 9745 P de Wet

Agronomy

Forage

+27 51 923 4574

+27 51 923 4586 +27 86 517 9699

[email protected]

Overberg Agri PO Box 50 CALEDON 7230 AJ Uys

Agronomy

Forage

+27 28 214 3854

+27 28 212 1521

[email protected]

Pannar Seed (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 19 GREYTOWN 3250 J Odendaal

Agronomy

Forage

+27 33 413 9500

+27 33 413 0197

[email protected]

P-Farm Agente PO Box 654 HARTSWATER 8570 PA Visser

Agronomy

+27 53 474 1345

+27 53 474 2102

[email protected]

FULL MEMBERS




Procell Seed PO Box 2371 DELMAS 2210 PJG van der Merwe

Agronomy

+27 82 371 8624

[email protected]

Qualita Seeds PO Box 169 HOOPSTAD 9479 C Snyman

Agronomy

+27 53 444 1594 +27 83 388 1511

+27 53 444 2031

[email protected]


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RE Groundnuts (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 41 VILJOENSKROON 9520 AR Evans

Agronomy +27 56 343 3311 +27 56 343 2922 [email protected]

Roba Nuts PO Box 252 STELLA 8650 GL de Kock

Agronomy +27 18 330 0001 +27 18 330 0008 [email protected]

SABBI PO Box 27 CALEDON 7230 N de Lange

Agronomy +27 28 214 3100

+27 82 921 7432 +27 28 212 1518 [email protected]

SA Groundnut Marketing (Pty) Ltd. P O Box 25 HOOPSTAD 9479 W la Cock

Agronomy +27 53 444 1407

+27 82 946 0192 +27 53 444 1870 [email protected]

Sakata Seed Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 160 LANSERIA 1748 L Campleman

Forage

Horticulture

+27 11 548 2800

+27 11 548 2820

[email protected]

Savannah Seed (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 730 Msunduzi PIETERMARITZBURG 3231 D Lambie

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 33 347 5822 +27 82 822 5762

+27 86 689 9131 [email protected]

Seedco S.A. (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 61 MOOI RIVER 3300 B Paterson

Agronomy +27 33 263 2802

+27 84 519 0132 +27 33 263 2802 [email protected]

Seedcor (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 72984 LYNNWOOD RIDGE 0040 D Durandt

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 12 349 2816 +27 12 349 2902 [email protected]


MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL

FULL MEMBERS



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MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL

Sensako (Pty) Ltd. Suite 261 Private Bag X153 BRYANSTON 2021 P Graham

Agronomy

Forage

+27 58 303 4690 +27 11 469 1191 +27 82 388 0199

+27 58 306 7038

[email protected]

Sentraal-Suid Koöp Ltd. PO Box 12 SWELLENDAM 6740 J Bruwer

Agronomy

Forage

+27 28 514 8787

+27 28 514 8903

[email protected]

Shalom Agriculture cc PO Box 7071 PETIT 1512 HJS du Preez

Horticulture

+27 11 965 6142 +27 82 570 5836

+27 86 531 8511

[email protected]

Sidestep Boerdery cc T/a Peanut Bear PO Box 1432 BOTHAVILLE 9660 Z Steyn

Agronomy

+27 56 515 1238

+27 86 510 0887

[email protected]

Skema Produkte cc PO Box 62 MAGOGONG 8575 CJ Wolhuter

Agronomy

+27 82 330 0330

+27 86 502 1978

[email protected]

Southern Hemisphere Seeds PO Box 25752 MONUMENT PARK 0105 F Lafuente

Agronomy

+27 12 482 6860 +27 82 837 7970

+27 86 663 0771

[email protected]

Southern African Cover Crop Solutions P O Box 195 Umlaas Road 3730 S Hodgson

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 31 785 1581

+27 86 689 9082

[email protected]

Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 13339 NORTHMEAD 1511 D vd Westhuizen

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 11 748 3562

+27 11 748 3591

[email protected]

FULL MEMBERS




Syngenta S.A. (Pty) Ltd. Private Bag X60 HALFWAY HOUSE 1685 W Boshoff


+27 11 541 4000 +27 82 780 0117

+27 11 541 4062

[email protected]

The New Nut Company PO Box 403 STELLA 8650 H Panther

Agronomy

+27 18 330 0006/7

+27 18 330 0005

[email protected]


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MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL



Tsitsikamma Seeds 42 Church Street Humansdorp 6330 W Daines

Forage

+27 76 170 7515

[email protected]

Tuinroete Agri Ltd. PO Box 36 RIVERSDAL 6670 H Laufs

Agronomy

Forage

+27 28 713 2404 +27 83 380 1314

+27 86 614 4584

[email protected]

Umpukane Saad PO Box 15 CLOCOLAN 9735 H van Rooyen

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 51 943 7005

+27 86 532 7288

[email protected]

United Seeds cc PO Box 101385 MORELETA PARK 0044 J Wickens

Agronomy

+27 12 819 8128

+27 86 565 7090

[email protected]

J van der Westhuizen & Seuns PO Box 191 OUDTSHOORN 6620 JP vd Westhuizen

Forage

Horticulture

+27 44 279 2106

+27 44 279 2074

[email protected]

Vaalharts Groundnuts PO Box 420 HARTSWATER 8570 PP van Wyk

Agronomy

+27 53 474 1121

+27 86 756 4730

[email protected]

Van Niekerk Broers PO Box 68 CLOCOLAN 9735 W van Niekerk

Forage

Horticulture

+27 51 943 7224 +27 82 727 5553

+27 51 943 7224/5

[email protected]

FULL MEMBERS




Van Rooyen Saad PO Box 15 CLOCOLAN 9735 B van Rooyen

Forage

+27 51 943 7000/7/5

+27 86 508 6873

[email protected]

Vita Nova Sel Plant PO Box 74 BLOEMHOF 2660 L Goosen

Agronomy

+27 53 433 0450 +27 74 899 1237

+27 86 235 6996

[email protected]

VKB Landbou cc PO Box 100 REITZ 9810 N Delport

Agronomy

Forage

+27 58 863 8374

+27 58 863 8333 +27 58 863 8510

[email protected]

TOTAL NUMBER OF FULL MEMBERS 71


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MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL

TOTAL NUMBER OF FULL MEMBERS 71



Welverwacht Saad PO Box 226 OUDTSHOORN 6620 HWF Potgieter

Forage

+27 44 272 6721 +27 82 569 7404

+27 44 272 6721

[email protected]

Zesto Grondbone PO Box 355 HOOPSTAD 9479 BCG Grobler

Agronomy

+27 53 444 1540 / 1877

+27 53 444 1555

[email protected]

TTOTAL NUMBER OF FULL MEMBERS 71

FULL MEMBERS



54


AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS


ARC-Vegetable & Ornamental Plants Institute Private Bag X293 PRETORIA 0001 S Venter

Horticulture

+27 12 841 9611

+27 12 808 1127

[email protected]

ASTEC AFRICA (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 1345 OUDTSHOORN 6620 M Vermaak

Horticulture

+27 44 272 0925

+27 44 272 8228

[email protected]

Bayer Crop Science PO Box 143 ISANDO 1600 C Kruger

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 82 458 8573

+27 11 921 5671 +27 82 688 3205

[email protected]

THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS



MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL

ARC-Animal Production Institute Rangelands & Nutrition, Cedara PO Box 1055 HILTON 3245 M Binedell

Forage

+27 33 355 9413

+27 33 355 9423

[email protected]

ARC-Grain Crops Institute Private Bag X1251 POTCHEFSTROOM 2520 APJ de Beer

Agronomy

+27 18 299 6218 +27 82 493 3101

+27 18 294 7167

[email protected]

ARC-Industrial Crops Institute Private Bag X82075 RUSTENBURG 0300 G Thompson

Agronomy

+27 12 427 9999

+27 86 725 8482

[email protected]

ARC-Small Grains Institute Private Bag X29 BETHLEHEM 9700 DJ le Roux

Agronomy

Forage

+27 58 307 3400

+27 58 307 3518

[email protected]



Becker Underwood BioAG SA (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 15132 ASHWOOD 3605 K Neethling

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 31 769 2003

+27 31 769 2026

[email protected]

Cradock Saad Verspreiders PO Box 319 CRADOCK 5880 D Visser

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 48 881 1366

+27 48 881 1467

None

Chemtura AgroSolutions PO Box 2089 KEMPTON PARK 1620 P Roux

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 11 397 4336 +27 82 452 6865

+27 11 397 4316

[email protected]


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CSIR BioSciences PO Box 395 PRETORIA 0001 E Barros

Agronomy

+27 12 841 3221

+27 12 841 4790

[email protected]

Dow AgroSciences Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. Private Bag X160 BRYANSTON 2021 FPJ Snyman

Agronomy

+27 12 361 8112

+27 12 361 8126

[email protected]



B P Greyling PO Box 272 WAKKERSTROOM 2480 BP Greyling

Forage

+27 17 730 0411

+27 17 730 0531

[email protected]

Incotec South Africa (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 19999 ASHBURTON 3212 T Erasmus


Forage

+27 33 386 1560/1

+27 33 386 1474

[email protected]

Kannar Earth Science (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 4630 EDENVALE 1610 K Burness

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 11 372 4700

+27 11 372 4710

[email protected]

McCain Foods S.A. (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 3030 GEORGE INDUSTRIA 6536 RD Smith

Horticulture

+27 44 802 4000

+27 44 875 0991

[email protected]

National Lucerne Trust (NLT) PO Box 185 OUDTSHOORN 6620 FB Engelbrecht

Forage

+27 44 272 8991

+27 44 279 2838

[email protected]

N W K Ltd. PO Box 107 LICHTENBURG 2740 LN de Beer

Agronomy

Forage

+27 18 633 1000

+27 18 633 1901

[email protected]


MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL



Peu Seed Processors (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 1331 MOKOPANE 0600 G van der Merwe


+27 15 491 6223 +27 82 807 6213

+27 15 491 6447

[email protected]

Pietermaritzburg Agricultural Services PO Box 12196 DORPSPRUIT 3206 LA Tessaro

Agronomy

Forage

+27 82 578 3371

+27 33 390 1650

[email protected]


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Pro-Seed cc PO Box 101477 SCOTTSVILLE 3209 RJ Melis


+27 82 744 5368

+27 33 386 7805

[email protected]

Senwes Ltd. PO Box 31 KLERKSDORP 2570 B Kleinhans

Agronomy

Forage

+27 18 464 7850 +27 83 447 6183

+27 18 464 1094

[email protected]

TTOTAL NUMBER OF ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 22

TOTAL NUMBER OF THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS 1


MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL

THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS

MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL

Intelichem PO Box 4138 TYGER VALLEY 7536 G Reitsma

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 21 974 1900

+27 86 658 0376

[email protected]




57

IINNTTEERRNNAATTIIOONNAALL MMEEMMBBEERRSS

MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL

Cullen Brokerage 9 De Julio 521-2 Piso B SAN ISIDRO PCIA BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA 1642 T Cullen

Forage

+54 11 4742 6066

+54 11 4743 7214

[email protected]

Nuseed (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 103 Laverton Victoria 3028 Australia V Georgiou

Agronomy

+61-3 9282 1184

+61-3 9282 1099

[email protected]

Rijk Zwaan Export B.V. PO Box 40 2678 ZG De Lier J Omvlee

Horticulture

+31 174 532 322

+31 174 518 243

[email protected]

Seed Genetics International (Pty) Ltd. 138 Greenhill Road UNLEY SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5062 M Harvey

Forage

+61 88 271 6000

+61 88 271 6077

[email protected]

Teague Australia 118 Halifax Street ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5000 T Teague

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+61 88 232 0664

+61 88 232 0702

[email protected]

TTOTAL NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS 5


58


AAFFFFIILLIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS


University of KwaZulu-Natal: Crop Science Private Bag X01 SCOTTSVILLE 3209 A Modi


+27 33 260 6076

+27 33 260 6094

[email protected]

University of Stellenbosch Plant Breeding Laboratory Department Genetics: Plant Breeding Private Bag X1 MATIELAND 7602 WC Botes

Forage

+27 21 808 2637 / 5839

+27 21 808 3767

[email protected]

TTOTAL NUMBER OF AFFILIATE MEMBERS 8

AAFFFFIILLIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS

MEMBER NAME

DIVISION

TEL NO

FAX NO

E-MAIL

Cedara College of Agriculture Private Bag X6008 HILTON 3245 J van Veenendaal

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 33 355 9314

+27 86 540 1351

[email protected]

Grasslands Society of Southern Africa (GSSA) PO Box 41 HILTON 3245 F du Toit

Forage

+27 49 842 4335 +27 83 256 7202

+27 86 622 7576

[email protected]

Industry for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR) PO Box 100281 SCOTTSVILLE 3209 C Dyer

Horticulture

+27 33 386 2314

+27 33 386 8905

[email protected]

Micro ID PO Box 9374 GEORGE 6530 C Charter

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 44 874 0836

+27 44 874 0879

[email protected]

Protein Research Trust (PRT) PO Box 1564 RIVONIA 2128 G Keun

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 11 803 2579

+27 11 803 2287

[email protected]

South African Bee Industry Organisation (SABIO) PO Box 6147 PAARL 7620 J Moodie

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 28) 722 1823

[email protected]

Seedling Growers Association of S. A. PO Box 496 FORT BEAUFORT 5720 V Quin

Agronomy

Forage Horticulture

+27 46 645 1302

+27 46 645 1302

[email protected]


59

HHOONNOORRAARRYY MMEEMMBBEERRSS

NAME

E-MAIL

PJ Jansen PO Box 95022 WATERKLOOF 0145

[email protected]

EI Jarvie PO Box 19 GREYTOWN 3250

ECL Jordan PO Box 258 PARKLANDS 2121

[email protected]

JF van Wyk 1301 Walter Avenue WAVERLEY 0186

TM Wickens PO Box 40325 MORELETA PARK 0044

[email protected]

J Wolmarans 139 Nettie van der Merwe Street KILNER PARK 0186

[email protected]

MW Zingel PO Box 55125 NORTHLANDS 2116

[email protected]

TOTAL NUMBER OF HONORARY MEMBERS 7

GGRRAANNDD TTOOTTAALL NNUUMMBBEERR OOFF SSAANNSSOORR MMEEMMBBEERRSS 111144


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Tel: +27(0)12 472 9516 Fax: +27(0)86 646 2680

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