What we do 

Our role

Potatoes South Africa is an association incorporated under Section 21 of the Companies Act, 1973, (Act 61 of 1993) whose main abject is to serve, protect and promote the interests of the South African potato industry. In term of its role in the potato industry it operates as an organisation and its structure represents a network of participating role players and individuals that are involved on the various Forums and committees and that, to a greater or lesser extent, have the development and competitiveness of the industry at heart. The leadership’s primary interest is therefore to build a viable South African potato industry.

• by gathering, processing and compiling relevant information and market statistics and the timely dissemination thereof as well as rendering an extension service to producers;
• by managing basic as well as applied research, including cultivar development and evaluation, and the timely dissemination of all relevant  technical information;
• by developing and implementing a marketing plan to promote the consumption of potatoes in the Republic of South Africa and abroad; and
• through transformation by developing emerging farmers with the objective of them becoming commercial potato farmers as well as by way of creating market access for these farmers.

Core businesses of Potatoes South Africa

The core businesses of Potatoes South Africa are:

• Management of a industry information system
• Management of research, including the potato breeding program.
• Management of a market development and product promotion program.
• Transformation
• Provision of industry services