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	VISION AFMA strives for the development of a sustainable industry that acts responsible within the food chain by ensuring safe feed for safe food. [ to top ] MISSION AFMA strives for the realisation of its vision by: • Lobbying and negotiating with Government as well as local- and international agencies • Influencing those factors that have a bearing on industry costs • Creating awareness amongst industry role players of threats and opportunities facing the industry, and formulating unified action plans with them • Promoting AFMA's image • Providing an information service to members and other role players [ to top ] PROFILE AFMA represents the animal feed industry on various committees and platforms where it is necessary to enhance or protect the interests of Industry. This includes liaison with and lobbying of the following: • Non-AFMA feed manufacturers • Partners and links in the feed value-chain • Premix manufacturers • Traders • Raw material suppliers • Equipment manufacturers • Animal nutritionists • Veterinary professionals • Livestock industry organisations and livestock producers • Agricultural organisations and staff • Academics, students of universities, technikons and colleges • Agricultural research institute representatives • Government department officials • Related Government departments • International agricultural organisations • International Feed Industry Federation and its members In the process, attention is given to matters of importance to the industry, including: • Legislation • Feed regulations • Feed guidelines • Import duties • Crop estimates • Industry investigations • Statistics • Raw materials • Codes of Practice • Information gathering and analysis • Keeping abreast of changes and developments • Identifying threats and opportunities • Agricultural trade agreements AFMA's outwards liaison and marketing instruments are: • AFMA MATRIX (Quarterly publication) • AFMA Website - www.afma.co.za • AFMA Student Symposia (± 3 Universities per year) • AFMA Workshop for Non-Feed Industry Members • AFMA Annual Technical Symposium • Ad Hoc Workshops where needed • AFMA FORUM (Every 3rd year) - Next Forum will be held in 2010 • AFMA Student of the Year Award • AFMA Student Bursary • AFMA Technical Person of the Year • AFMA Person of the Year [ to top ]		AFMA Forum 2010

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HISTORY The South African animal feed industry came into being in the early 1930's during the big droughts and depression. Circumstances stimulated scientific thoughts on the feeding of farm animals and alternatives for feeding systems were developed. The use of Offal / by-products of other industries came into place, e.g. wheaten bran, groundnut, offal and brewers grain. Feed Mills were erected in close proximity of these "sources" and Rail network. In 1935, Lion Bridge in Pretoria, installed the first 5-tonne electric feed mixer and others soon followed. The Balanced Feed Manufacturers Association was established in 1945 after Industry identified the need for a structured industry body taking care of Industry's interests and being the official mouthpiece of the feed industry to liaise with inter alia the government, when necessary. The Association was very involved in various aspects of the feed industry and at some stages, even imported raw materials for feed manufacturing. In 1988 the Association's name was changed to the Animal Feed Manufacturers Association and it was registered as an Article 21 company. In 1990 it was decided to use "AFMA" as the acronym for both Afrikaans and English. Since then, the acronym AFMA has become a household name with people and institutions that are involved in the feed and related industries. Based on the enquiries received from over the world, AFMA is widely known. AFMA's quarterly industry magazine (AFMA MATRIX) and the triennial international congress (AFMA FORUM) are sustained efforts to make contact with other similar associations, in which membership of the International Feed Industries Federation (IFIF) plays a major role in this regard. Since 1935, production in the formal feed industry (AFMA members) gradually increased from 3.9 million tons in 1997/98 to 4 million tons in 2001/02, 4.3 million tons in 2004/05 and 4.7 million tones in 2006/07. The gross turnover value of this feed was R8,3 billion. The total national feed production today is estimated on ± 8 - 8.5 million tons and the gross value of the total feed production is calculated at ± R12-15 billion per annum. [ to top ]

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Erhard Briedenhann (Dr) AFGRI Animal Feeds Chairman	Henry Cottle AFGRI Animal Feeds	Ted Clark Epol Feeds




Heiko Köster WW Bartlett / Eggbert	Willem Stander Meadow Feeds	Thinus van Lill Nova Feeds




Johan du Plessis Nova Feeds	Loutjie Dunn Nutri Feeds Vice Chairman	De Wet Boshoff AFMA: Executive Director