The FSSA, a registered non-profit organisation (NPO), represents the interests of the fertilizer and agricultural lime industries in South Africa.  Membership currently comprises of 20 companies, of which two are operating in Zimbabwe and are Zimbabwean owned.

MISSION

The FSSA:

• Actively promotes the agro-economic and environmentally accountable fertilizer and aglime practices;
• Develops a positive public awareness and acceptance of the need for fertilizer and aglime use in food production;
• Improves the operating environment within which its constituent industries operate in a spirit of free enterprise and fair trade;
• Assimilates, adds value to and disseminates fertilizer and aglime related information;
• Provides a discussion forum for its members and other parties on all aspects relating to fertilizer and aglime distribution, agronomic advice and product quality.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

The FSSA's main activities are to:

• Provide information about its constituent industries through conferences, symposia and workshops as well as published reports on fertilizer and aglime consumption and price trends (statistics), and dissemination of conference proceedings;
• Maintain and regularly revise the Fertilizer Society's Fertilizer Handbook and other FSSA publications relating to soil fertility enhancement and fertilizer guidelines;
• Continue liaison with governmental institutions, organised agriculture and research organisations on fertilizer and soil fertility related matters.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Members of the Society subscribe to a Code of Conduct:

• Conform to the mission and objectives of the FSSA as stipulated in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
• Act in accordance with the letter and spirit of laws and regulations which have relevance on the fertilizer and aglime industries.
• Respect and honour contractual agreements entered into with customers.
• Avoid misrepresentation and misleading information in the course of providing marketing, sales and technical services to customers and/or information to the media.
• Apply the highest ethics of business practice in dealings with customers, suppliers and competitors.
• Support and promote manufacturing, production and application practices with due concern for human health and the environment.

FERTILIZER ADVISORS, CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING SCHEME (FACTS) COURSE / BEMESTINGSADVISEURS-, SERTIFISERING- EN OPLEIDINGSKEMA- (BASOS) KURSUS

The Society administers a fertilizer advisors' training course, which is a distance learning course. The course is aimed at improving the skills of fertilizer advisors. Candidates are drawn from the private sector, government, agri-business and co-operatives in South Africa and from neighbouring countries. The course is open to all interested persons.

For more information on the course contact Gisela Deysel at Tel: 076 672 3793; Fax: 086 660 2088 or e-mail: gisela@basos.co.za

STRUCTURE OF THE FSSA

CONTACT DETAILS OF THE FSSA

Tel: +27 12 349-1450;  Fax: +27 12 349-1463;  E-mail address: general@fssa.org.za

Web site: www.fssa.org.za