The National Marketing Council (NMC) was formed to administer the 1937 Marketing Act and advise the Minister of Agriculture on the provision of the Act.

Marketing Act o f 1937 was replaced by the 1968 Marketing Act 3 decades

NMC changed to the National Agricultural Marketing Council

The NAMC officially formed with the Mandate to administer the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act (MAP Act)

MAP Act amended to inter alia make provision for certain aspects regarding the transfer of staff from the Department to the NAMC

MAP Act amended to inter alia make provision for the auditing of statutory levies by the Auditor-General.

By this period, 80% of total agricultural production was subjected to statutory measures in South Africa