Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)NoticesEstablishment of Statutory Measure: Determination of Guideline Prices and Levies relating to Potatoes2. Purpose and aims of the statutory measure and the relation thereof to objectives of the Act |
| (1) | The measure was applied for by the PIDT and is required by the potato industry to fund: |
| (a) | The development and implementation of appropriate programs to assist emerging black commercial farmers by way of transformation to become commercial potato producers and to extend their access to marketing opportunities. |
| (b) | Basic as well as applied research, including cultivar evaluation, and the dissemination of all relevant technical information. |
| (c) | The gathering, processing, analysing and compiling pertinent industry related information and market statistics, and the dissemination thereof. |
| (d) | The development and implementation of strategic marketing development and generic promotional programmes to establish, maintain and expand local and foreign markets. |
| (e) | The expansion of the pool of knowledge and human capital development in the potato industry. |
| (2) | The measure will further the objectives of the Act, will not prejudice such objectives and will not be detrimental to food security, the number of employment opportunities or fair labour practices. |
| (3) | The compulsory keeping or levy records and the rendering of levy returns in accordance with this measure, including the provision of information relating to third parties, complies with and is not a contravention of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013). |
| (4) | The levies collected under this measure will be utilised in accordance with the purposes set out in this notice. |
| (5) | The PIDT has appointed Potatoes South Africa as administrator to implement and administer the statutory measure. |