NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETING COUNCIL
No. |
Area of investigation |
Number of studies |
Year |
Amount |
1. |
Fresh Produce Marketing |
1 |
1998 |
180 000 |
2. |
Market Access |
1 |
1998 |
180 000 |
3&4 |
Wheat /Fresh Produce |
2 |
1999 |
450 000 |
5. |
Dairy |
1 |
2001 |
82 930 |
6. |
Read Meat |
1 |
2001 |
53 000 |
7 & 8 |
Deciduous Fruit |
2 |
2001 |
89 200 |
9. |
Flower |
1 |
2002 |
90 000 |
10. |
Maize |
1 |
2002 |
33 000 |
11&12 |
Wine |
2 |
2002 |
540 000 |
13. |
Food Security |
1 |
2002 |
500 000 |
14. |
Citrus |
1 |
2003 |
68 200 |
15. |
Ostrich |
1 |
2003 |
105 000 |
16. |
Transformation |
1 |
ongoing |
240 000 |
Total |
2,611 million |
The NAMC facilitates the implementation of requested statutory measures aimed at improving developments in the agricultural industries. These include collection of levies, collection and dissemination of information and research. The industries in agriculture have collected up to R123,5 mill from role players between the years 1999 and 2001 to finance essential services.
The outreach programme of the NAMC is aimed at educating black farmers about the marketing environment in South Africa and internationally. This is done through holding workshops with farmers and distribution of a quarterly newsletter. So far 60 workshops have been conducted in various places in all provinces. A total of R936 000 has already been spent on this programme since the 2000/1 financial year.
The NDA is an overall overseer of the activities of the Council in terms approving strategic business plan and budgets. The NDA has a representative at Council meetings. Further interaction in terms of alignment of programmes happens during Intergovernmental Technical Committee on Agriculture (ITCA) and MinMec meetings. Moreover, the NAMC reports on its activities quarterly to the Executive Authority via the NDA. So far as the Department of Land Affairs is concerned, there is no formal relationship.