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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
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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
Directors
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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
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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
Dr Lukeshni Chetty
General Manager of SANSOR
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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
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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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Chairman: Horticulture Division
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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.
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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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SANSOR Annual Report 2012 / 2013T
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16
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rot
60
501
66 4
89
82.4
7 48
371
78
618
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low
er
533
9
595
19.9
1 9
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282
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ery
6
855
0.
63
18
106
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iand
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11
204
521
1.83
0
11
725
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ucum
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field
) 1
453
2
718
4.25
50
3 3
667
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umbe
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) 3
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328
549
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959
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15
0
367
508
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den
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sh
1 9
03
10 1
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1.59
57
2 11
495
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80
0
0.01
0
80
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932
31
319
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us)
2 9
21
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220
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180
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8 95
5 5
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466
30 9
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SE
D O
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AIL
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d p
rice
list
]
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Mas
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[no
n-h
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m
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1
1 81
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5 6
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47
885
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1 63
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12 7
54
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3
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1
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12.9
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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.
SANSOR Annual Report 2011 / 2012
Mr Brian Lever
Chairman: Forage Division
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TAB
LE 3
: SO
UTH
AFR
ICA
N SE
ED M
AR
KET
FO
R FO
RA
GE
& P
AST
UR
E C
RO
PS 2
012/
13
CR
OP
Mas
s (k
ilogr
am)
MA
RK
ET V
ALU
E B
ASE
D O
N R
ETA
IL
SELL
ING
PRI
CE
[see
d pr
ice
list]
R m
illio
n
Mas
s (k
ilogr
am)
Loca
l mar
ket
Expo
rt m
arke
t H
ybrid
s
(loca
l and
inte
r-na
tiona
l mar
kets
)
Ope
n-po
llina
ted
[non
-hyb
rids]
(loca
l and
in
tern
atio
nal
mar
kets
)
Baba
la
346
753
151
825
5.12
74
912
423
666
Blue
Buf
falo
Gra
ss
18 1
54
500
1
.55
0 18
654
Bottl
e Br
ush
Gra
ss
7 61
2 25
0
0.
49
0 7
862
Clo
ver (
Ann
ual)
59 9
73
19 9
88
2.82
0
79 9
61C
love
r (Pe
renn
ial)
55 6
29
20
3.70
0
55 6
49C
ocks
foot
82
581
19
0
2.
93
0 82
771
Cow
pea
408
220
82 0
00
5.72
0
490
220
Cyn
odon
47
465
2
536
3.46
0
50 0
01Fa
ba B
ean
7 12
7 0
0.03
0
7 12
7Fo
dder
Bee
t 3
642
0
0.
15
0 3
642
Fodd
er R
adis
h 14
4 79
0 54
5
7.
78
0 14
5 33
5Fo
rage
Sor
ghum
(Ann
ual)
2 67
7 10
1 1
030
795
39
.74
402
887
3 30
5 00
9Fo
rage
Sor
ghum
(Per
enni
al)
65 3
02
0
1.5
2 0
65 3
02Ki
kuyu
24
351
1
965
8.19
0
26 3
16Lu
cern
e 86
2 34
0 19
501
54.
87
0 88
1 84
1Lu
pin
619
513
500
000
4.34
0
1 11
9 51
3O
ats
6 25
0 00
0 40
9 62
5
46.
73
0 6
659
625
Phal
aris
1
036
0
0.
10
0 1
036
Rhod
es g
rass
60
711
13
848
4.
92
0 74
559
Rye
(Ord
inar
y)
538
172
9 00
1
4.
68
0 54
7 17
3Ry
e (S
tool
ing)
1
358
267
620
001
15
.96
0 1
978
268
Ryeg
rass
(Ann
ual)
# 2
154
228
32 2
25
4
3.17
0
2 18
6 45
3Ry
egra
ss (P
eren
nial
) 99
6 14
7 1
625
3
1.70
0
997
772
Serr
adel
la
144
691
291
675
5.39
0
436
366
Smut
s Fi
nger
Gra
ss
123
056
10 5
15
7.66
0
133
571
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TAB
LE 3
(co
ntin
ued)
: SO
UTH
AFR
ICA
N SE
ED M
AR
KET
FO
R F
OR
AGE
& P
AST
UR
E C
RO
PS 2
012/
13
CR
OP
Mas
s (k
ilogr
am)
MA
RK
ET V
ALU
E B
ASE
D O
N R
ETA
IL
SELL
ING
PRI
CE
[see
d pr
ice
list]
R m
illio
n
Mas
s (k
ilogr
am)
Loca
l mar
ket
Expo
rt m
arke
t H
ybrid
s
(loca
l and
inte
r-na
tiona
l mar
kets
)
Ope
n-po
llina
ted
[non
-hyb
rids]
(loca
l and
in
tern
atio
nal
mar
kets
)
Teff
999
790
24 2
75
1
1.80
0
1 02
4 06
5Ta
ll Fe
scue
#
148
467
1 00
0
5.
97
014
9 46
7Tr
itica
le
1 31
1 15
6 1
925
8.08
60
340
1 25
2 74
1W
eepi
ng L
ove
Gra
ss
164
592
50
1
0.33
0
16
4 64
2W
hite
Buf
falo
Gra
ss
38 3
33
150
3.22
0
38 4
83O
ther
For
age/
Pastu
re C
rops
32.0
9
TOTA
L
R
374
.21
#
exc
lude
see
d sa
les
of tu
rf gr
asse
s
Not
e: N
o G
MO
’s m
arke
ted
with
in th
is d
ivis
ion
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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
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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
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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.
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Chairman: Seed Analysts Standing
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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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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.
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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-
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• 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
companies, held on the afternoon of 4 March 2013.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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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FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Capstone Seeds (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 302 HOWICK 3290 A Taylor
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 33 330 4474
+27 33 330 3252
• ANNEXURE •
SANSOR MEMBERSHIP LIST2012/13
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
Advance Seed (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 414 KRUGERSDORP 1740 B Lever
Agronomy
Forage
+27 11 762 5261
+27 11 762 4111
Agricol (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 300 BRACKENFELL 7560 TN Kotzé
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 21 981 1126
+27 21 981 1120
Agriocare (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 21162 NEW CASTLE 2940 JC Lubbe
Agronomy
+27 34 315 2741
+27 34 315 5581
Agri-Seed Technology PO Box 612 DELMAS 2210 GJJ Borman
Agronomy
+27 13 665 5122
+27 13 665 5121
Alliance Seeds (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 214 WHITE RIVER 1240 G Nel
Horticulture
+27 13 750 0575
+27 13 750 0656
All-Gro PO Box 4615 BRITS 0250 W Jonker
Agronomy
+27 12 252 5858
+27 12 252 0262
Ball Straathof (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 3691 HONEYDEW 2040 M Straathof
Horticulture
+27 11 794 2316
+27 11 795 1574
Barenbrug South Africa Seeds (Pty) Ltd. 18 Stille Water Street DURBANVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK 7550 PS Marais
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 21 979 1303
+27 86 218 1059
AANNNNEEXUURREE SSAANNSSOORR MMEEMMBBEERRSSHHIIPP LLIISSTT
22001122//1133
FULL MEMBERS
MEMBER NAME TEL NO FAX NO E-MAILDIVISION
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FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Country Wide Nuts cc Postnet Suite 50 Private Bag X592 Silverton, Pretoria, 0127 W Higgs
Agronomy
+27 12 803 9336
+27 12 803 9337
Dry Bean Seed (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 15587 LYNN EAST 0039 C Kleingeld
Agronomy
+27 12 819 8100
+27 12 819 8122
DuPont Pioneer PO Box 8010 CENTURION 0046 T Esmeraldo
Agronomy
+27 12 683 5700
+27 86 554 2103
EJAVis Aanleg cc PO Box 1 HARTSWATER 8570 JA Visser
Agronomy
+27 53 474 1910
+27 53 474 1910
GWK Ltd. PO Box 47 DOUGLAS 8730 M van der Schyff
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 53 298 8200
+27 53 298 3100
Hygrotech SA (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 17220 PRETORIA NORTH 0116 M Furter
Forage
Horticulture
+27 12 545 8088
+27 12 545 0150
Kaap Agri Bedryf Ltd. PO Box 22 MALMESBURY 7299 J Truter
Agronomy
+27 22 482 8000 +27 22 482 8049
+27 22 482 8152
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Kango Saad PO Box 4927 GEORGE EAST 6530 SJ Smith
Forage
Horticulture
+27 44 874 0112
+27 44 874 7040
Klein Karoo Seed Marketing PO Box 159 OUDTSHOORN 6620 L van Rensburg
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 44 203 5180
+27 44 272 3719
Klein Karoo Seed Production PO Box 241 OUDTSHOORN 6620 DE Malan
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 44 203 5259
+27 44 279 1782
FULL MEMBERS
MEMBER NAME TEL NO FAX NO E-MAILDIVISION
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MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
FULL MEMBERS
MEMBER NAME TEL NO FAX NO E-MAILDIVISION
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
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
Madzivhandila College of Agriculture Private Bag X5024 THOHOYANDOU 0950 PC Khorommbi
Agronomy
+27 15 962 7200 083 636 3329
+27 15 962 7239
McDonalds Seeds cc PO Box 40 MKONDENI 3204 B McDonald
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 33 346 0121
+27 33 386 4141
Monsanto South Africa PO Box 69933 BRYANSTON 2021 K Steenekamp
Agronomy Horticulture
+27 11 790 8200
+27 11 790 8362
Moorreesburgse Koringboere (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 30 MOORREESBURG 7310 T Coetzee
Agronomy
Forage
+27 22 433 8304
+27 22 433 4579
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
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
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
Lemacor PO Box 587 HARTSWATER 8570 CS Uys
Agronomy
+27 53 474 0110
+27 53 474 0110
Link Seed (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 755 GREYTOWN 3250 DF Herbst
Agronomy
Forage
+27 33 417 1494/6
+27 33 413 1057
Lourenco Reeves Agencies T/a Voorspoed Seed PO Box 18163 DALBRIDGE 4014 S Briel
Horticulture
+27 31 205 2872
+27 86 614 4404
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FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
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
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
Northern Seed Production cc PO Box 762 POTGIETERSRUS 0600 K Hugo
Agronomy
+27 15 491 7808 +27 82 807 6214
+27 86 690 0535
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Nunhems Netherlands Bv. 116 Victoria street OUDTSHOORN 6625 J le Roux
Horticulture
+27 82 558 5213
Olam S.A. (Pty) Ltd. P O Box 547 JAN KEMPDORP 8550 J Cohn
Agronomy
+27 53 456 1539
+27 53 456 2485
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
Overberg Agri PO Box 50 CALEDON 7230 AJ Uys
Agronomy
Forage
+27 28 214 3854
+27 28 212 1521
Pannar Seed (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 19 GREYTOWN 3250 J Odendaal
Agronomy
Forage
+27 33 413 9500
+27 33 413 0197
P-Farm Agente PO Box 654 HARTSWATER 8570 PA Visser
Agronomy
+27 53 474 1345
+27 53 474 2102
FULL MEMBERS
MEMBER NAME TEL NO FAX NO E-MAILDIVISION
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Procell Seed PO Box 2371 DELMAS 2210 PJG van der Merwe
Agronomy
+27 82 371 8624
Qualita Seeds PO Box 169 HOOPSTAD 9479 C Snyman
Agronomy
+27 53 444 1594 +27 83 388 1511
+27 53 444 2031
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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
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]
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
FULL MEMBERS
MEMBER NAME TEL NO FAX NO E-MAILDIVISION
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FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
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
Sentraal-Suid Koöp Ltd. PO Box 12 SWELLENDAM 6740 J Bruwer
Agronomy
Forage
+27 28 514 8787
+27 28 514 8903
Shalom Agriculture cc PO Box 7071 PETIT 1512 HJS du Preez
Horticulture
+27 11 965 6142 +27 82 570 5836
+27 86 531 8511
Sidestep Boerdery cc T/a Peanut Bear PO Box 1432 BOTHAVILLE 9660 Z Steyn
Agronomy
+27 56 515 1238
+27 86 510 0887
Skema Produkte cc PO Box 62 MAGOGONG 8575 CJ Wolhuter
Agronomy
+27 82 330 0330
+27 86 502 1978
Southern Hemisphere Seeds PO Box 25752 MONUMENT PARK 0105 F Lafuente
Agronomy
+27 12 482 6860 +27 82 837 7970
+27 86 663 0771
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
Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 13339 NORTHMEAD 1511 D vd Westhuizen
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 11 748 3562
+27 11 748 3591
FULL MEMBERS
MEMBER NAME TEL NO FAX NO E-MAILDIVISION
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Syngenta S.A. (Pty) Ltd. Private Bag X60 HALFWAY HOUSE 1685 W Boshoff
Agronomy Horticulture
+27 11 541 4000 +27 82 780 0117
+27 11 541 4062
The New Nut Company PO Box 403 STELLA 8650 H Panther
Agronomy
+27 18 330 0006/7
+27 18 330 0005
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FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Tsitsikamma Seeds 42 Church Street Humansdorp 6330 W Daines
Forage
+27 76 170 7515
Tuinroete Agri Ltd. PO Box 36 RIVERSDAL 6670 H Laufs
Agronomy
Forage
+27 28 713 2404 +27 83 380 1314
+27 86 614 4584
Umpukane Saad PO Box 15 CLOCOLAN 9735 H van Rooyen
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 51 943 7005
+27 86 532 7288
United Seeds cc PO Box 101385 MORELETA PARK 0044 J Wickens
Agronomy
+27 12 819 8128
+27 86 565 7090
J van der Westhuizen & Seuns PO Box 191 OUDTSHOORN 6620 JP vd Westhuizen
Forage
Horticulture
+27 44 279 2106
+27 44 279 2074
Vaalharts Groundnuts PO Box 420 HARTSWATER 8570 PP van Wyk
Agronomy
+27 53 474 1121
+27 86 756 4730
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
FULL MEMBERS
MEMBER NAME TEL NO FAX NO E-MAILDIVISION
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Van Rooyen Saad PO Box 15 CLOCOLAN 9735 B van Rooyen
Forage
+27 51 943 7000/7/5
+27 86 508 6873
Vita Nova Sel Plant PO Box 74 BLOEMHOF 2660 L Goosen
Agronomy
+27 53 433 0450 +27 74 899 1237
+27 86 235 6996
VKB Landbou cc PO Box 100 REITZ 9810 N Delport
Agronomy
Forage
+27 58 863 8374
+27 58 863 8333 +27 58 863 8510
TOTAL NUMBER OF FULL MEMBERS 71
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FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
TOTAL NUMBER OF FULL MEMBERS 71
FFUULLLL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Welverwacht Saad PO Box 226 OUDTSHOORN 6620 HWF Potgieter
Forage
+27 44 272 6721 +27 82 569 7404
+27 44 272 6721
Zesto Grondbone PO Box 355 HOOPSTAD 9479 BCG Grobler
Agronomy
+27 53 444 1540 / 1877
+27 53 444 1555
TTOTAL NUMBER OF FULL MEMBERS 71
FULL MEMBERS
MEMBER NAME TEL NO FAX NO E-MAILDIVISION
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AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
ARC-Vegetable & Ornamental Plants Institute Private Bag X293 PRETORIA 0001 S Venter
Horticulture
+27 12 841 9611
+27 12 808 1127
ASTEC AFRICA (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 1345 OUDTSHOORN 6620 M Vermaak
Horticulture
+27 44 272 0925
+27 44 272 8228
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
THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
ARC-Animal Production Institute Rangelands & Nutrition, Cedara PO Box 1055 HILTON 3245 M Binedell
Forage
+27 33 355 9413
+27 33 355 9423
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
ARC-Industrial Crops Institute Private Bag X82075 RUSTENBURG 0300 G Thompson
Agronomy
+27 12 427 9999
+27 86 725 8482
ARC-Small Grains Institute Private Bag X29 BETHLEHEM 9700 DJ le Roux
Agronomy
Forage
+27 58 307 3400
+27 58 307 3518
AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Becker Underwood BioAG SA (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 15132 ASHWOOD 3605 K Neethling
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 31 769 2003
+27 31 769 2026
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
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AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
CSIR BioSciences PO Box 395 PRETORIA 0001 E Barros
Agronomy
+27 12 841 3221
+27 12 841 4790
Dow AgroSciences Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. Private Bag X160 BRYANSTON 2021 FPJ Snyman
Agronomy
+27 12 361 8112
+27 12 361 8126
AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
B P Greyling PO Box 272 WAKKERSTROOM 2480 BP Greyling
Forage
+27 17 730 0411
+27 17 730 0531
Incotec South Africa (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 19999 ASHBURTON 3212 T Erasmus
Agronomy Horticulture
Forage
+27 33 386 1560/1
+27 33 386 1474
Kannar Earth Science (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 4630 EDENVALE 1610 K Burness
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 11 372 4700
+27 11 372 4710
McCain Foods S.A. (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 3030 GEORGE INDUSTRIA 6536 RD Smith
Horticulture
+27 44 802 4000
+27 44 875 0991
National Lucerne Trust (NLT) PO Box 185 OUDTSHOORN 6620 FB Engelbrecht
Forage
+27 44 272 8991
+27 44 279 2838
N W K Ltd. PO Box 107 LICHTENBURG 2740 LN de Beer
Agronomy
Forage
+27 18 633 1000
+27 18 633 1901
AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Peu Seed Processors (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 1331 MOKOPANE 0600 G van der Merwe
Agronomy Horticulture
+27 15 491 6223 +27 82 807 6213
+27 15 491 6447
Pietermaritzburg Agricultural Services PO Box 12196 DORPSPRUIT 3206 LA Tessaro
Agronomy
Forage
+27 82 578 3371
+27 33 390 1650
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MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
Pro-Seed cc PO Box 101477 SCOTTSVILLE 3209 RJ Melis
Agronomy Horticulture
+27 82 744 5368
+27 33 386 7805
Senwes Ltd. PO Box 31 KLERKSDORP 2570 B Kleinhans
Agronomy
Forage
+27 18 464 7850 +27 83 447 6183
+27 18 464 1094
TTOTAL NUMBER OF ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 22
TOTAL NUMBER OF THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS 1
AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
Intelichem PO Box 4138 TYGER VALLEY 7536 G Reitsma
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 21 974 1900
+27 86 658 0376
AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
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IINNTTEERRNNAATTIIOONNAALL MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
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
Nuseed (Pty) Ltd. PO Box 103 Laverton Victoria 3028 Australia V Georgiou
Agronomy
+61-3 9282 1184
+61-3 9282 1099
Rijk Zwaan Export B.V. PO Box 40 2678 ZG De Lier J Omvlee
Horticulture
+31 174 532 322
+31 174 518 243
Seed Genetics International (Pty) Ltd. 138 Greenhill Road UNLEY SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5062 M Harvey
Forage
+61 88 271 6000
+61 88 271 6077
Teague Australia 118 Halifax Street ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5000 T Teague
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+61 88 232 0664
+61 88 232 0702
TTOTAL NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS 5
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AAFFFFIILLIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME DIVISION TEL NO FAX NO E-MAIL
University of KwaZulu-Natal: Crop Science Private Bag X01 SCOTTSVILLE 3209 A Modi
Agronomy Horticulture
+27 33 260 6076
+27 33 260 6094
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
TTOTAL NUMBER OF AFFILIATE MEMBERS 8
AAFFFFIILLIIAATTEE MMEEMMBBEERRSS
MEMBER NAME
DIVISION
TEL NO
FAX NO
Cedara College of Agriculture Private Bag X6008 HILTON 3245 J van Veenendaal
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 33 355 9314
+27 86 540 1351
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
Industry for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR) PO Box 100281 SCOTTSVILLE 3209 C Dyer
Horticulture
+27 33 386 2314
+27 33 386 8905
Micro ID PO Box 9374 GEORGE 6530 C Charter
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 44 874 0836
+27 44 874 0879
Protein Research Trust (PRT) PO Box 1564 RIVONIA 2128 G Keun
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 11 803 2579
+27 11 803 2287
South African Bee Industry Organisation (SABIO) PO Box 6147 PAARL 7620 J Moodie
Agronomy
Forage Horticulture
+27 28) 722 1823
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
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HHOONNOORRAARRYY MMEEMMBBEERRSS
NAME
PJ Jansen PO Box 95022 WATERKLOOF 0145
EI Jarvie PO Box 19 GREYTOWN 3250
ECL Jordan PO Box 258 PARKLANDS 2121
JF van Wyk 1301 Walter Avenue WAVERLEY 0186
TM Wickens PO Box 40325 MORELETA PARK 0044
J Wolmarans 139 Nettie van der Merwe Street KILNER PARK 0186
MW Zingel PO Box 55125 NORTHLANDS 2116
TOTAL NUMBER OF HONORARY MEMBERS 7
GGRRAANNDD TTOOTTAALL NNUUMMBBEERR OOFF SSAANNSSOORR MMEEMMBBEERRSS 111144
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