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South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Plants

Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

Plant breeding

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 2013. National policy on plant improvement : draft no. 7. 

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 2011. Plant  breeders' rights policy.

South Africa. Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.    Plant breeders' rights policy /    Pretoria :   Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,   2010. G 68 E.AGRI.10.PLAN

 

Plant pests

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The South African Emergency Plant Pest Response Plan : General Guidelines for Rapid Response and Effective Control of Emergency Pests, 2012/2013.  Republic of South Africa: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2013. Shelf no. G 68 E.AGRI.13.SOUT

Bush encroachment

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Towards a policy on indigenous bush encroachment in South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs, March 2019. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Policy brief: towards a policy on indigenous bush encroachment in South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs, March 2019. 

Cannabis

South Africa. Draft National Cannabis Master Plan for South Africa. Version 5. Pretoria: Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, 2021?

University of Cape Town. Development Policy Research Unit. Facilitation and Development of Cannabis Masterplan. Cape Town: DPRU ; Pretoria: Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, 2021?

Kaiser EDP and Ignited Unlimited. Development of the Western Cape Cannabis Framework and Implementation Plan (CanPlan) for the agricultural sector: final report. Elsenburg: Western Cape Department of Agriculture, March 2023. 

Kaiser EDP and Ignited Unlimited. Framework and Implementation Plan (CanPlan) for the agricultural sector: literature review. Elsenburg: Western Cape Department of Agriculture, October 2022.

Conservation

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. National plan for conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. Pretoria: Plant Genetic Resources (NPGRC), Directorate: Genetic Resources, March 2017. 

Raimondo, D, editor. South Africa's strategy for plant conservation. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs, South African National Biodiversity Institute, 2015.

Web version by Targets: http://biodiversityadvisor.sanbi.org/planning-and-assessment/plant-conservation-strategy/

Plant health

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Implementation plan for the Plant health (phytosanitary) policy, 2017-2020.  Pretoria:  Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, February 2018.

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Plant health (phytosanitary) policy for South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, October 2014. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 38102 (17 October 2014), General notice 889 of 2014. 

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Plant health (phytosanitary) policy for South Africa. Draft for comments. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, April 2012.  In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 35292 (26 April 2012), General notice 356 of 2012. 

Illegal trade

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. National response strategy and action plan to address the illegal trade in South African succulent flora. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, February 2022.

Pesticides

South Africa. Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.    Pesticide management policy for South Africa. Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2010. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 33899 (24 December 2010), General notice 1120 of 2010. G 68 E.AGRI.10.PEST

Locusts

South Africa. Department of Agriculture. 1998. Policy for managing the locust problem in South Africa.