About us
The CGA was established by citrus growers in the wake of deregulation in 1997. Growers were concerned that certain functions previously carried out by the Citrus Board could be discontinued or downsized. With the demise of a single channel marketing system there are often questions about “who represents the citrus grower?” The CGA believes that it is their role to fill this void.
Growers interests are furthered through representation to citrus industry stakeholders – including government, exporters, research institutions and suppliers to the citrus industry. The levy paid by all growers of export citrus has been a statutory levy since 2002. The CGA administers this levy and the growers have the mandate to advise the priorities and expenditure, under the guidance of the NAMC.
The CGA represents the interests of the producers of export citrus. In total approximately 1400 growers throughout Southern Africa (including Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Eswatini and Namibia) are members of the Association.
Mission Statement
Supporting citrus growers to be globally competitive and maximising the long-term sustainability of its members
Strategic Objectives
- Administer, fund and resource the CGA Group
- Gain, retain and optimise market access
- Fund, control and implement research and development
- Develop Industry Intelligence
- Provide product and quality assurance
- Engage with government and other stakeholders
- Assist growers long-term sustainability
- Drive industry transformation
- Facilitate efficient logistics
Meet the team
| Name | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Justin Chadwick | Outgoing Chief Executive Officer | justchad@cga.co.za |  |
| Dr Boitshoko Ntsabele | Incoming Chief Executive Officer | bn@cga.co.za |  |
| Ms Tanya Ungerer | Executive Personal Assistant and Office Administrator | tanya@cga.co.za |  |
| Mr Paul Hardman | Chief Operating Officer | ph@cga.co.za |  |
| Mr Robert Miller | Group Financial and Business Administration Manager | robertm@cga.co.za |  |
| Mr Mitchell Brooke | Logistics Development Manager | mitchell@cga.co.za |  |
| Mr Deon Joubert | Special Envoy EU - Market Access | deonj@cga.co.za |  |
| Mr Albert Coetzee | Industry Affairs Manager | albert@cga.co.za |  |
| Mrs Precious Kunota | Business Intelligence and Data Manager | precious@cga.co.za |  |
| Ms Shelly Crosson | Financial Administrator | shelly@cga.co.za |  |
| Mrs Paula Bester | Food Safety Specialist | pb@cga.co.za |  |
| Mrs Portia Magwaza | Research Economist | portia@cga.co.za |  |
| Ms Jana Janse van Rensburg | Market Access Liaison | jana@cga.co.za |  |
| Ms Amy Grundling | Market Access Liaison | amy@cga.co.za |  |
| Mrs Hesti Botha | Project Coordinator | hesti@cga.co.za |  |
| Mr Faisal Asmal | Japan Special Exports Co-ordinator | asmalmf@gmail.com |  |
| Mr Rauff Dawood | South Korea Special Exports Co-ordinator | adawood4@gmail.com |  |
| Mrs Andrea Jackson | Human Resources | andrea@stirhr.co.za |  |
Meet the CGA Directors
| Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Mr Gerrit van der Merwe | Chairman. Director - Western Cape |
| Mr Hannes de Waal | Vice Chairman. Director - Sundays Rivers Valley |
| Mr Cornel van der Merwe | Vice Chairman. Director - Onderberg |
| Mr Jan-Louis Pretorius | Vice Chairman. Director - Letsitele |
| Mr Andries van Wyngaardt | Director - Letsitele |
| Mr George Hall | Executive/Director - Boland |
| Mr Piet Engelbrecht | Executive/Director - Senwes |
| Mr Andrew Muller | Director - Nelspruit |
| Mr Charles Rossouw | Director - Senwes |
| Mr Guy Whitaker | Director - Limpopo River |
| Dr Hennie Ehlers | Director - Sundays River Valley |
| Dr Jock Danckwerts | Director - Eastern Cape Midlands |
| Mr Marius Bester | Director - N Cape/Orange River |
| Mr Mike Woodburn | Director - KZN/Nkwalini/Pongola |
| Mr Paul Bristow | Director - Zimbabwe |
| Mr Per Noddeboe | Director - Eswatini |
| Mr Phillip Dempsey | Director - Patensie |
| Mr Smit le Roux | Director - Burgersfort/Ohrigstad |
| Mr Tommie Landman | Director - Hoedspruit |
| Mr Khaya Katoo | Director - Emerging Growers South |
| Mr Bennet Malungane | Director - Emerging Growers North |
| Mrs Vangile Titi Msumza | Director - Government Relations |
| Mr Rajen Govender | Finance and Risk Review Committee Chairman |
Get in Contact
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