Preliminary Program 2015

In cooperation with:
International Conference on Facing Challenges in Postharvest Food Losses
TUESDAY APRIL 28, 2015 (Updated 27/04/15) Scientific aspects of quality and safety (Science-orientated)
07:30-10:00	Registration
	Hall A2 & A3
09:00-09:05	Introduction and Opening Session Elazar Fallik ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel
09:05-09:10	Yair Shamir Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developments, Israel
09:10-09:20	Avi Hasson Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy, Israel
09:20-09:30	Ramzi Gabbay Chairman of the Board of the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, Israel
09:30-09:40	Andrea Olivero Italian Vice Minister of Agriculture, Italy
09:40-09:50	Avi Perl Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture, Israel
09:50-10:00	Opening Session Yoram Kapulnik ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel
10:00-10:15	ARO Presentation Ada Rafaeli ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel
10:15-10:45	Grown in the UK Robin Grimes FCO Chief Scientific Advisor, UK Chairperson: Elazar Fallik, ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel
10:45-11:30	Official Opening Ceremony for Agritech Exhibition 2015
	Hall A2			Hall A3
11:30-12:00	Plenary Session I – Global food losses and waste Anthony Bennett FAO, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy Chairperson: Elazar Fallik, ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel			Parallel Session 2 –The National Scale Program for Advanced Agriculture (NLPAA)
12:00-13:00	Lunch Break and Poster Session	11:30-11:33		Gaby Miodownik Netafim, Israel
	Parallel Session 1 – Frontiers in postharvest science Chairperson: Ruth Ben Arie	11:33-11:40	Opening remarks Guest of honor: Yair Shamir, Israeli Minister of Agriculture
13:00-13:40	Establishment of a World Food Preservation CenterTM Charles Wilson World Food Preservation Center™LLC, USA	11:40-12:10	Introduction of the NLPAA concept Ran Maidan, Netafim Leveraging Governments: The Impact on the National Agricultural Sector * Advantages of creating a sustainable agricultural sector * Impact of advanced agriculture on livelihood and economy * Presenting the National-Scale [Investment] Program for Advanced Agriculture * Proven success: recent projects
13:40-14:00	Breeding of vegetables for improved postharvest qualities Yonatan Elkind HUJI, Israel	12:10-12:30	Case Study: Randhir Chauhan, Netafim, India Testimonial: TBA
14:00-14:20	Postharvest physiological processes: Their understanding lead to improved fruit quality Haya Friedman ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel	13:15-13:30	HIGH OFFICIAL”S PANEL Introduction to the Current State of Agriculture in Emerging Countries: What is Required to Create an Impact? An interactive discussion Panelists: Virginija Baltraitiene, Ministry of Agrculture, Republic of Lithuania Sonny S.T. Echono, fnia, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria Omarov Saparkhan, VIce Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Kazakhstan Vladyslava Rutyska, VIce Minister of Agriculture, Ukraine * What are the current pre and post-harvest challenges in the agricultural sector in emerging countries? * What are governments currently doing to advance the agriculture industry? * Forging relationships: How can governments make progress within a short period of time?
14:20-14:40	Fruit microbiome and its manipulation to improve postharvest quality Samir Droby ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel	12:55-13:00	Summary Ran Maidan, Netafim
14:40-15:00	Biotechnology-based approaches for reducing postharvest losses Amnon Lers ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel	13:00-13:30	Networking over Brunch
15:00-15:30	Coffee Break and Poster Session
	Hall A2		Hall A3
	Parallel Session 3 – Minimizing grain losses Chairperson: Nami Paster ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel		Parallel Session 4 – Safe Milk Chairperson: Michal Kraus Israel Diary Board, Israel
15:30-16:10	Increasing global food security through the reduction of postharvest loss in stored grains Dirk Maier Kansas State University, USA	16:00-16:20	Quality control of Milk – from Farm to Plant Shmulik Friedman Israel Diary Board, Israel
16:10-16:30	Inhibiting the reproductive potential of grain moth pests as a control measure Ada Rafaeli ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel	16:20-16:40	Novel antimicrobial approaches to improve milk quality and safety Moshe Shemesh ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel
16:30-16:50	Food grain storage practices, losses and solutions in the tropics: Experience from Kenya Joshua Ondura Ogendo Egerton University, Kenya	16:40-17:00	Design of Livestock and Farm Buildings Ronen Feigenbaum AlefBet Planners Ltd., Israel
16:50-17:10	Alternatives to the traditional methods of grain pest control Moshe Kostyukovsky ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel	17:00-17:20	Real –time evaluation and on-line separation of Milk according to its Industrial Properties Gil Katz Afimilk, Israel
17:10-17:30	From grain to flour: parameters to ensure good quality Benny Goldberg Stybel Mill Group, Israel	17:20-17:40	Early detection of diseases and Milk Quality? Doron Bar SCR, Israel
17:30-17:50	New devices for postharvest pest control Talat Hazan Hazan Pest Control Ltd, Israel
17:50	Coffee Break and Poster Session

WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2015 Agro-Industry innovation for reducing food losses (Agritech orientated)
08:00-09:00	Registration
	Hall A2		Hall A3
	Parallel Session 5 – Marketing and economic aspects of food losses Chairperson: Susan Lurie, Israel	09:00-11:30	Parallel Session 6 – Financing International Projects Chairperson: Ami Lustig, Israel
09:00-09;40	Quantifying postharvest waste and what to do thereafter Toine Timmermans Wageningen University, The Netherlands		Experience and case studies in project financing Ami Lustig, LR Group, Israel
09:40-10:00	US location strategy is key to Ag Tech startup success – from Capital Raise to Exit Sam Fiorello, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA		Project financing – ways & means Shuki Raz LR Group, Israel
10:00-10:20	Facing challenges in postharvest food losses Gidi Kroch Leket Organization, Israel		Project financing in Israeli banks Arie Sznaj Bank Leumi, Israel
10:20-10:50	Managing qualitiy from seed to customer – a grower’s perspective Ed Moorhouse G’s Fresh (The Shropshire Group), UK		The role of IFC in project financing Oscar Chemerinski IFC – International Finance Corporation, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services Department, Latin America and Sub Saharan Africa, USA
10:50-11:10	Innovative challenges in sea transport Kobi Sadia ZIM, Israel		The experience and strategy of project financing in DLL David Ritchie Landen Ireland Company, Ireland
11:10-11:30	Postharvest losses due to poor flavor quality Ron Porat, ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel
11:30-12:00	Coffee Break and Poster Session
	Hall A2		Hall A3
	Parallel Session 7 – Innovation in packaging and coatings Chairperson: Nehemia Aharoni, Israel	12:00-13:30	Parallel Session 8 -Implementation of new technologies in developing countries Chairperson: Ofer Sachs The Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, Israel
12:00-12:25	Using Sonochemical techniques for coating surfaces Aharon Gedanken BIU, Israel		Panelists: Karl Schebesta UNIDO, AustriaAravind Galagali KBJNK IAS, India Gal Wollach R.O.P, Israel Gil Haskel Mashav, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel Shyam Vembar Agribusiness, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India Gyasi Kadir World Bank, Ghana
12:25-12:50	Active edible coatings to prolong storability of fresh agricultural produce Elena Poveranov ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel
12:50-13:15	From lab to industry: Creating and realizing the added value of modified atmosphere packaging Gary Ward StePac L.A. Ltd., Israel
13:15-13:40	Natural accruing antifungal compounds derived from unexpected sources in coating materials Tsvika Greener Amgal Ltd., Israel

13:40-14:30	Lunch Break
	Hall A2		Hall A3
	Parallel Session 9 – Storage technologies and facilities/Facilites for better quality Chairperson: Edna Pesis, Israel		Parallel Session 10 – Challenges and Opportunities in the Developing World Moderator: Anat Lewin, World Bank, USA
14:30-14:50	“Economic aspects of developing better technology solutions for better quality” Ronen Melnik Oplon, Israel		Panelists: Steven Schonberger, World Bank, USA Participants from the World bank delegation (Including representatives of some of the participating countries – China, India, Vietnam, Moldova, Ghana, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Senegal, Uganda, Colombia)
14:50-15:10	Minimizing risks to produce quality and food safety by real time multi-segment cold chain monitoring Israel Ben-Zur BT9 Technologies, Israel
15:10-15:30	Advancing in sorting and grading lines for quality control Menashe Tamir Eshet Eilon, Israel
15:30-15:50	Practical applications of the hot water brushing system for better quality Cyril Young Shelach Alumin, Israel
15:50-16:20	Coffee Break and Poster Session
16:20	Exhibition
16:30-17:00	AGRITECH 2015 AWARDS CEREMONY ChaIrperson: Yair Shamir, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developments, Israel

THURSDAY APRIL 30, 2015 PLEASE NOTE THURSDAY’S PRESENTATIONS BEGIN AT 08:30 Food safety – Consumer’s perspective
08:00-09:00	Registration
	Hall A4
	Plenary Session II – Ensuring food safety and quality Chairperson: Yoram Fuchs, Israel
08:30-09:10	Mycotoxins, food security and climate change Naresh Magan Cranfield University, UK
09:10-09:30	Current trends in analytical detection of mycotoxins Moti Rebhun Fermentek Ltd., Israel
09:30-09:50	Feed & food safety aspects for the consumer Pnina Oren Veternary Services, Israel
09:50-10:10	Risk assessment of pesticides residues in food in Israel Ziva Elishov Ministry of Health, Israel
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break and Poster Session
	Hall A4
	Plenary Session II (continued) – Ensuring food safety and quality Chairperson: Dov Prusky, Israel
10:30-10:50	Microbial food safety in the 21st century Shlomo Sela ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel
10:50-11:10	Salads of pathogens or pathogens in salad Sima Yaron Technion, Israel
11:10-11:30	Fresh cut produce: the QUAFETY approach Victor Rodov ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel
11:30-11:50	Impact of the ‘Standardization Law – 2011’ on postharvest food safety and quality”? Brett Hickson PPIS, Israel
11:50-12:10	Summarizing the symposium Chairperson: Yoram Kapulnik, Israel
12:10	Lunch Break
Visit to the Volcani Center