Samac
Marketing Services in Tzaneen

SAMAC uses the funds collected to finance research and the dissemination of research results in an easily readable format so as to provide practical and useful information to growers, processors and marketers.
Our mission is to lead the development of a profitable and sustainable industry in the common interests of members through technical and marketing innovation.
SAMAC’s Administration and extension services have been outsourced to the South African Subtropical Growers’ Association.

The Southern African Macadamia Growers’ Association (SAMAC) is comprised of macadamia nut growers, processors and marketers. Increase technical and marketing interest studies and research. Establish generic market development programmes both locally and abroad that will increase consumer demand to meet increased supply. This committee is responsible for initiating generic market development activity in order to increase consumer demand to meet the increasing supply of macadamia nuts. Subtrop is an association of associations made up of the SA Mango, Litchi, Avocado and Macadamia Growers’ Associations. PRESS RELEASE: The Southern African Macadamia Growers’ Association has conducted a final crop forecast survey for the 2017 season. It is a future that the South African Macadamia industry is proud to be part of. These two are Macadamia integrifolia and Macadamia tetraphylla. The Macadamia is in fact the only native Australian plant ever developed to a commercial food crop. There is increasing scientific evidence that there are positive health benefits from diets containing fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains, and which include fish, nuts and low fat dairy products (The Cracker. Only look at the wide distribution of the Proteaceae family in South Africa and you will get the picture. Where possible, drainage and build-up ridges, can improve such areas. Keeping management in mind, Macadamias can be grown in almost any soil type. When choosing the right locality to plant macadamias, the maximum and minimum temperatures as well as the height above sea level should be taken into account and the prevalent winds. Temperature is the major climatic variable determining macadamia growth and productivity. The height above sea level influences both nut quality and the production of the trees. Supplementary irrigation will assist in, especially the case of young trees to help bring them into production sooner. Wind protection should be provided in the form of rows of trees that grow fast and can lessen the effect of the wind on the Macadamia trees. The earlier successful cultivars were also given a Native Hawaiian name. For any new grower wishing to establish macadamias, the cultivar choice is an extremely important one, and should only be made after wise consultation, on the basis of both yield and quality characteristics. The more precocious cultivars, which come into commercial production at an earlier age, but whose kernel quality characteristics make them less readily acceptable in existing markets, can be considered as inter plants in high-density plantings, where they can be thinned out after 8-12 years depending on the spacing chosen. More precise recommendations for specific regions will become available as the information from SAMAC cultivar trials increases. Although in small quantities it must be done to ensure good growth. The trees do grow slowly and have to be helped to grow bearing wood in as short a time as possible.