Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “agro-processing activity”— (a) means any activity which adds value to agricultural products, intermediates, by-products or residues, both food and non-food, derived from the agricultural sector which shall include crop production, animal husbandry and forestry, by their processing, preservation, packaging or preparation into intermediate products or consumer goods; and (b) includes such other activity relating to agro-processing as may be approved by the Minister; S20 – 1 [Issue 4] “agro-processing enterprise” means an enterprise owned by a small farmer or a group of small farmers, which is registered with the Fund as an enterprise conducting agro-processing activities, employing less than 10 persons and having an annual turnover not exceeding 10 million rupees; “Board” means the Board referred to in section 5; “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board; “contribution” means any contribution payable under section 16 or such other contributions as may be prescribed under this Act; “family” means the spouse and dependent child of the small farmer; “Fund” means the Small Farmers Welfare Fund established under section 3; “Manager” means the person appointed under section 9; “member” means a member of the Board and includes the Chairperson; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of agriculture is assigned; “small breeder” means a breeder who is registered with the Fund as a breeder raising such number of animals as may be specified in the Schedule; “small farmer”— (a) means a small planter or a small breeder; and (b) unless the context otherwise requires, includes an agro-processing enterprise; “small planter” means a planter who is registered with the Fund as a planter— (a) growing sugar cane, tea, tobacco or food crops, fruit and ornamental plants, or conducting sheltered farming, on his land or on leased land, on an extent of not less than 10 perches but not more than 10 hectares; or (b) growing a single crop on his land or on leased land, on an extent of less than 10 perches, provided that the land is under intensive cultivation. [S. 2 amended by s. 27 (c) of Act 38 of 2011 w.e.f. 15 December 2011.]