Industry Affairs

Administrating and facilitating adherence to the Sugar Act, the Sugar Industry Agreement and the SASA Constitution, is the responsibility of SASA's Industry Affairs Division.

Joint decision-making on all matters affecting the partnership and that fall within the scope of the legislation and agreements governing the industry is undertaken by grower and miller representatives through their participation in the meetings of the SASA Council and its numerous committees. The Industry Affairs Division is responsible for the administration of this important and complex decision-making process.

The division's key performance areas include Partnership Support and Secretariat services, responsibility for the Division of Proceeds, Grower Administration and Umthombo Agricultural Finance.

Umthombo Agricultural Finance provides savings facilities and administers loans for small-scale growers in the KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces in South Africa.