Overview
As part of its main functions, SAFDA offers economic research and business advisory services, grower training and development, lobbying and advocacy for policies thereby ensuring the sustainability of all its members.
SAFDA’s vision, mission and values focuses both short-term and long-term objectives
In the short term the focus is predominantly on the challenges facing small-scale and emerging farmers in the sugar industry. This can be traced back to the reason that SAFDA was borne – to be the voice for the voiceless and marginalized sugarcane farmers who felt excluded from effective participation in the traditional industry structures that have been in place for well over a century.
Below is the current sugar cane industry value chain which SAFDA aims to influence, to ensure that like-minded farmers can realize value from greater participation in each link of the value chain.
Our Vision, Mission & Values
Vision: Thriving rural communities – thriving rural economy
Mission: To work towards farmer driven partnerships for transformation, development and sustainability of all farmers and the enhancement of rural economies.
Our Core Values
- Co-operation
- Honesty
- Diversity
- Profitable Partnership
- Accountability
- Integrity
- Respect
- Effeciency & Reliability
SAFDA Achievements
Our Achievements Thus Far
When SAFDA got recognition by the sugar industry it set out to deliver a series of much needed immediate changes for the benefit of all growers.
These included among others, stemming the influx of imported sugar by approaching the Presidency and ITAC to motivate for an increase in the import tariff.
SAFDA’s pursuit of transformation resulted in the industry adopting what can be regarded a plan for immediate transformation interventions, with a monetary value of R200 million, which will be implemented retrospectively from 1 April 2018.
In order to lower the cost of production, SAFDA has established a number of entities, which are wholly owned by the farmers. The intention is to enter the value chain and thereby lower .the cost of inputs and services to our farmers. SAFDA has thus far undertaken the following initiatives:
SAFDA Fertilizer: SAFDA has established a fertilizer company to blend and supplier farmers with fertilizer. This has resulted in black farmers enjoying lower prices for fertilizer
SAFDA logistics: SAFDA has established a logistics division with 35 trucks to haul cane to the various Mills in Kwazulu-Natal. This has reduced the cost of haulage in some regions by R40 per ton, resulting in increased revenue to our famers.
SAFDA Diesel: SAFDA has embarked on bulk buying of diesel for farmers and has established several depots across the Province. This has resulted in farmers realising a saving of R1 per litre in some of the regions.
SAFDA Farm Management Services: A farm management services company has been established to assist farmers with their farming operations. The aim is to bring efficiencies to their farming operations.
About Us
As part of its main functions, SAFDA offers economic research and business advisory services, grower training and development, lobbying and advocacy for policies thereby ensuring the sustainability of all its members.
Policies
Contact Info
- 170 Flanders Dr, Blackburn Estate, Mount Edgecombe, 4302
- 031 508 7283
- info@sa-fda.org.za
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