What We Do

CANEGROWERS will lead, protect, communicate and serve the interests of cane growers by :

  • Ensuring that cane growers receive fair value for all the components of the sugarcane plant.
  • Providing cane growers with relevant research, data, information and support services to develop, maintain and enhance successful farming regions.
  • Lobby, advocate and communicate with all stakeholders.
  • Effective management and utilisation of resources.
  • Ensuring that CANEGROWERS is recognised as the duly mandated and effective representative of all cane growers in South Africa.

CANEGROWERS’ Resources

CANEGROWERS is headed by an Executive Director, Mr DB Wayne and is structured into four divisions. The administration and secretarial function of CANEGROWERS, which includes the development of CANEGROWERS organisational structures, as well as the financial affairs and human resources matters of CANEGROWERS, reports directly to the Executive Director.

Industrial Affairs Division

Is responsible for CANEGROWERS’ involvement in the industry partnership, which includes the division of proceeds, calculation of the RV price, marketing of sugar, molasses and sugar transport issues. Other services are to provide technical advice and information on cane testing, cane quality and the sugar milling process.

Regional Services Division

Includes  the ten regional offices and is responsible for the grower development and empowerment programme operated by CANEGROWERS and financed through various funding organisations. Staff of the division are responsible for identifying, formulating and managing project proposals. In addition, regional services engages with the South African Sugarcane Research Institute on extension and research and development issues.

Regional offices are conveniently located within the five main cane growing areas. The regional offices provide economic and technical advice and support to the grower organisation structures as well as farm business advisory services to individual growers.  Each regional office is manned by a Regional Manager, a Regional Economic Advisor and a Grower Support Officer.

Corporate Relations Division

The Corporate Relations Division is responsible for CANEGROWERS’ corporate image and identity, stakeholder interaction, communication strategy, Public Relations activities as well as the Information Technology system.

Economic Affairs Division

Is responsible for the CaneFarms Accounting services, the economic well-being of growers and agricultural liaison, with a wide range of private sector and Government organisations. Various surveys and statistical functions are undertaken in order to maintain a reliable and credible data base. The information obtained for surveys is vital the agricultural liaison function.