SA Cultivar and Technology Agency (SACTA)

SACTA is committed to ensure food security through the development of new genetics and technology for open-pollinated crops.

The South African Cultivar and Technology Agency (SACTA) was created as the legitimate central institution which administers the breeding levies for all self-pollinated grain and oilseed crops, specifically wheat, barley, soya beans and some canola cultivars.

SACTA believes that all cultivars should offer a healthy balance between yield and quality so that all parties in the value chain benefit. The system is driven by the free market, dedicated by demand. Currently South Africa imports more than 50% of our wheat and there is not enough investment in new breeding programmes.