Milk SA

PO Box 1961

Brooklyn Square

0075

Milk South Africa NPC

Brooklyn Court Building B

First Floor

361 Veale Street

Nieuw Muckleneuk

Brooklyn

Pretoria

0181

Milk SA

ABSA Bank

Acc. No. 405 895 6897

Branch: Brooklyn

Code: 634 156

The return form can electronically be conveyed to Milk SA at:

[email protected]

From a national point of view and to promote the viability of the dairy industry, consumers should be informed of the health and nutritional advantage of milk and other dairy products. Informed consumers will not only contribute to the national well-being in respect of nutrition and health, but especially also to the viability and sound development of the dairy industry. The education will be conducted in such a way that it will not erode the marketing activities of any firm in the dairy industry that are aimed at differentiating its products from that of competitors.

From a nutritional and health point of view, milk and dairy products have important roles to play in the national household. In order to protect the integrity of milk and other dairy products, consumer interest and fair competition, the promotion of compliance of these products with the compositional, food safety and metrology standards are required. Also, work must be conducted to deal with amendments of these standards, the creation of new standards in light of, for example, technological developments and the work of Codex, as well as voluntary standards to which references are made in the legal standards. The abovementioned actions are important issues in respect of the viability of the dairy industry and the growth of the markets for the products concerned.

The activities consist of support to Black enterprise development in the dairy industry.

The Black dairy enterprise development activities are managed by the Transformation Manager of Milk SA and in respect of it, the following:

The objective is to promote research and development that is functional in respect of the strategic direction of the South African dairy industry, namely to improve the competitiveness of the dairy industry, broadening the market for dairy products and empowerment of previously disadvantaged individuals.

Environmental issues are of increasing importance and require research and interaction with international bodies and different government departments, as well as interaction between members of the South African dairy industry, in order to deal with environmental issues of collective importance.

The fields of knowledge relevant to the dairy industry are especially the fields in respect of soil, plants, dairy animals, milk and other dairy products, environmental issues and production, processing and manufacturing technologies.

Milk SA takes actions that promote coordination between research institutions, research that is functional in respect of the strategic direction of the South African dairy industry and the practical application of local and international research results and development by the South African dairy industry. These actions are taken in consultation with government research institutions and other research institutions.

Statistical information and other information regarding the dairy industry in South Africa and internationally and analysis of such information are required to promote market access in respect of the dairy industry, the efficiency of marketing of milk and other dairy products, and the viability of the dairy industry. The information regarding the dairy industry and the analysis thereof make market signals visible for role players in the industry which is a prerequisite for the effective functioning of markets and the prevention of the wasteful use of national resources. Also, it provides information required by Government institutions and contributes significantly to the achievement of the relevant objectives of the Act.

The dairy industry demands employees with specialised dairy technical skills and knowledge and the provision of such skills and knowledge is of crucial importance to facilitate transformation in the industry and the competitiveness of the industry, which is a prerequisite for the growth of the industry and transformation in the dairy industry;

Some of the actions to promote skills and knowledge can only be dealt with by projects of Milk SA financed by Milk SA from income from the levies. The reason for this is that such actions are of true collective interest, the actions cannot be financed in any other way, and it is required to enable people to obtain officially recognised part or full qualifications.

The specific actions are:

The requested levies can in no way impact negatively on any of the matters set out in section 2(2) and section 2(3) of the Act.

Collectively, the requested measure will create a more viable dairy industry that will enhance the matters set out in section 2 (3) of the Act namely food security, number of employment opportunities and fair labour practice.

The guideline prices for milk and other dairy products shall be as follows:

Guideline prices