The theme of CAF 2008 is Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation – Green Safe Harmony and Development. Green is an eternal topic in protection of stored products. Safe is the safeguard of life and property. Harmony is a common wish of people. Development is a common goal of human beings. Surrounding this theme this conference includes ten session topics such as 1) Advances in the basic studies on the application of Controlled Atmospheres CA and Fumigation, 2) Substitutes for Methyl Bromide and replacement technologies, 3) Safety of products under CA and Fumigation (effects on quality of stored products), protection of the environment human health issues, 4) Application technologies and safe practices of CA and Fumigation treatments, 5) Sealing techniques and CA engineering 6) Effects on insect control and Economic Thresholds (ET), 7) Operation regulation and technique standards for CA and Fumigation, 8) CA and Fumigation – Insect resistance and management strategies, 9) Achievements of CA and Fumigation and development trends, 10) Technology transfer and international cooperation in CA and Fumigation. A platform will be offered to communicate the innovative fruits in research and development of controlled atmosphere and fumigation in stored products to discuss the development of this field to strengthen international communication and cooperation and to promote the common development to contribute more for human beings.

During the preparatory work of CAF 2008 the Organizing Committee had call for papers in global range and received 181 papers. After review by experts session chairs organizing committee and CAF Permanent Committee (CAF PC) confirmed 137 papers for conference presentation in conference. According to the suggestion of CAF Permanent Committete the conference proceedings will be published before conference with title Proceedings of the 8ᵗʰ International Conference on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products.

In preparation and organization of this conference we had obtained great supports from State Administration of Grain of P. R. China (SAG) Chinese Cereals and Oils Association (CCOA) China Grain Reserves Corporation and China National Cereals Oils and Foodstuff Co. (COFCO) . We had also got the unselfish supervise from Chair and Secretary of CAF PC Dr. J. Banks and Dr. S. Navarro got support and help from members of CAF PC such as Dr. Yonglin Ren etc session chairs. On behalf of Organizing Committee of CAF 2008 I sincerely appreciate them all. Here I also want to give special appreciation to Prof. Wang Jinjun Dr. Shlomo Navarro Dr. Jim Leesch Mr. Wang Yuejin Dr. Jonathan Banks Dr. Tom Batchelor Dr. An Yulin Prof. Dagmar Klementz Prof. Zhang Hongyu Dr. Yonglin Ren Dr. Ronald Noyes Mr. Wang Yanan Prof. Digvir Jayas Prof. Wang Dianxuan Prof. Greg Daglish Dr. Zeng Ling Dr. Dirk Maier Prof. Cao Yang Dr. Pat Collins Prof. Deng Yongxue Dr. James Throne Dr. Bhadriraju Subramanyam Dr. Niu Xinghe and Mr. David Fienberg for their huge contribution to paper review and editing.

Even though we try our best to guarantee the quality in review and editing time is very limited for the publication of the papers before conference and English is not the mother language in China some oversights or flaws are hard to avoid. We look forward to your kind understanding.

Liu Xinjiang Conference chair

Obituary

An appreciation of Jonathan Ezra Donahaye

(1935 – 2008)

Jonathan Donahaye was born in Toulouse France in 1935. He obtained his B. Sc. at the University of London Imperial College before emigrating to Israel in 1960 where he was one of the founders of the Stored Products Research Laboratory Ministry of Agriculture in Jaffa. In 1986 he submitted his dissertation to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he was duly awarded his doctorate. In 1989 he spent a sabbatical year with the World Hunger Program at Brown University, Rhode Island USA. In 1992 he was promoted to Grade A Research Scientist equivalent to University Professor at the Israel Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) and 2 years later Jonathan was elected as Head of the Department of Stored Products at the ARO.

He served as lecturer and consultant for the Israel Foreign Assistance Service and FAO on the conservation of stored products in the Far East Africa and South America. Searching for viable, innovative and appropriate technologies that can be easily implemented where they are needed Jonathan became a leading researcher in developing non-chemical postharvest technologies he worked on chilling systems on modified atmospheres and on the hermetic storage of products that need protection from insects, mites and mold damage in semi-permanent plastic storage structures.

Jonathan was known for his many talents. He loved woodwork and he built guitars and lutes. Among other activities he also established a website on fountain pens and another on the insects that he loved Insects of the Land of Israel.

Jonathan retired in 2000 but continued with his professional interests and served as consultant on various missions and in publications within a consultancy company he established together with his colleagues. He edited the book of Proceedings of the International Conference on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products which was held in Australia in 2004, and established a website for this book.

Jonathan was active in publications of post?harvest technologies and was on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Stored Products from 1999 until his death.

He passed away on January 23, 2008. He leaves his wife Marcel a daughter and a son and 6 grand children. We all will miss Jonathan he will remain in our memories as a talented entomologist, an excellent scientist a very good companion and as a person with goodwill to help others.

Shlomo Navarro
Post Harvest Entomologist FTIC Food Technology International Consultancy Ltd.
Secretary of the International Conferences on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products Permanent Committee Israel
E – mail address: snavarro@013.net

Yang Jian
Secretary General of Organizing Committee of CAF 2008
Secretary General of Storage Branch of CCOA
Vice director of CSR

Contents

Current Situation and Development Tendency of Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation Technology in Chinese Grain Storage
Zhu Changguo
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