Our Mission
SATI delivers service excellence to create a progressive, equitable and sustainable South African Table Grape Industry. Our aim is to position South Africa as the Preferred Country of Origin for quality table grapes, providing every table grape producer with as wide a choice as possible of profitable markets.
Our Team
SATI Management Team & Staff
SATI Board of Directors
Levy Information
SATI is mandated to collect the statutory levy due on all table grapes passed for export. The levy is required to fund and facilitate administration, information and knowledge management, market access and development, research and technology, and transformation and training.
In terms of certain statutory measures promulgated in the Government Gazette by the Minister of Agriculture under the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act 47 of 1996, SATI is responsible for:
- Ensuring that table grape producers register with SATI in terms of the Registration Measure
- Submitting and/or filing records and returns in terms of the Records and Returns Measure
- Supervising the collection of the levy which is currently 14,11 cents /kg (63,50 cents per 4.5 kg equivalent carton) for the 2024/2025 season
It is a holistic programme that identifies problems that may exist, usually by way of an independent third party audit and responds with appropriate support and interventions, including awareness-raising and relevant capacity-building programmes. While the SIZA programme has been initiated by the fruit industry, it is applicable and open to all agricultural industries in South Africa.
The SIZA programme is underpinned by a number of principles including: adoption of a single South African Standard and audit process and methodology that is aligned to local law and international standards; non-duplication of audits and support for ongoing improvement of labour practices on farms.
- Market and Product Development
- Transformation and Training
- Access to International and Local Markets
- Information
- Logistics
Fruit South Africa (FSA) is a non-profit organization formed by the Citrus Growers’ Association, HORTGRO, the South African Table Grape Industry, SUBTROP, and the Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum. It addresses common issues in the South African fruit industry, focusing on market and product development, transformation and training, access to markets, information, and logistics.
Regions
South Africa boasts five major growing regions. Their differences in soil and climate enable growers to supply the markets with the latest varieties from November to May.
The early season is dominated by varieties from the Northern Provinces and the valleys of the Orange and Olifants River, followed by table grape varieties from the Berg River and Hex River regions. South Africa’s diverse production regions yield a wide range of top-quality grapes of the most sought-after varieties and unmatched flavour.
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