ACIAR Postharvest Newsletter
Index
Nos 40 (March 1997) to 64 (March 2003)
Entries refer to issue numbers; issues are quarterly; CA = item in Current Awareness column
A Grain handling projects in the Philippines 61
ACIAR
communications manager 55
country consultations 45
country managers 40, 41, 53
corporate plan 41
new Director appointed 61 (CA)
Philippines consultation 62
postharvest policy to 2006 62
review of activities 45, 47
ACIAR Postharvest Technology Program annual meetings
1997, Canberra 41, 42
1998, Brisbane 45, 47
1999, Canberra 51
2000, Gatton 56
2001, Nambour 59 (CA)
2002, Canberra 63
conferences
International workshop on disease resistance in
fruit 40, 41
International workshop on seeking agricultural
produce free of pesticide residues 44
Workshop on postharvest handling of fresh
vegetables 57
projects
Applications of in-store drying in the grain industry
in Southeast Asia (PHT/1990/008) 43, 44
Cocoa fermentation, drying and genotype product
quality assessment (PHT/1995/136) 44
Computer-assisted learning as a tool to improve
grain storage pest management in key ASEAN
countries (PHT/1997/131) 46
Control of ripening in papaya and mango by genetic
engineering (PHT/1994/045) 44, 46, 51, 52
Development and application of simple test kits for
pesticide residues in plant-derived foods
(PHT/1993/009) 47
Disease control and storage life extension in
tropical fruit (PHT/1991/005;
PHT/1993/ 013) 40, 41
Factors affecting invasion by Aspergillus flavus and
aflatoxin formation in Asian peanuts (PHT/
1991/004), impact of project in Thailand 58
Fungi and mycotoxins in food and feed stuffs
(PHT/1988/006), impact of project in Thailand
58
In-store drying of grain in China (PHT/1994/ 037)
42, 56
Integrating effective phosphine fumigation
practices into grain storage systems in China,
Vietnam and Australia (PHT/1998/137) 55, 60
Integrated use of pesticides in grain storage in the
humid tropics (PHT/1986/009), impact of
project in Thailand 58
Long-term storage of grains under plastic covers
(PHT/1983/007), impact of project in Thailand
58
Low-cost disinfestation systems for fruit
(PHT/1993/877) 60
Management of Phytophthora diseases in durian
(PHT/1995/134) 48, 54, 60, 63
Microbial contaminants in sago processing
(PHT/2001/016) 63
Monitoring mycotoxins and pesticides in grain and
food production systems for risk management
in Vietnam and Australia (PHT/1996/004) 50,
53, 62
Phosphine resistance in insect pests of stored grain
(PHT/1994/015) 40, 52, 57
Pineapple quality improvement (PHT/1994/007)
41, 46, 57
Postharvest diseases of fruit (PHT/1997/094) 63
Postharvest handling and disease control in melons
(PHT/1996/152) 43
Reducing aflatoxin in peanuts using agronomic
management and bio-control strategies in
Indonesia and Australia (PHT/1997/017) 59
Sago improvement of food safety and processing
(PHT/2001/016) 59
Selection for improved quality and resistance to
Phytophthora pod rot, cocoa pod borer and
vascular-streak dieback in cocoa in Indonesia
(PHT/2000/012) 58, 60
Shelf life extension of leafy vegetables (PHT/1994/
016) 48, 55, 57, 60, 61
Survey of the presence and incidence of
Phytophthora in Southeast Asia
(PHT/1996/193) 63
economic assessment of grain drying projects 46, 53
impact assessment, postharvest research in Thailand 58
research cooperation with China 51
strategic plan 43
Afghanistan, rebuilding agriculture in 60 (CA)
Africa
action against mycotoxins 55
childrens growth, effect of aflatoxins on 62 (CA)
coffee farmers incomes fall 64
effect of EU aflatoxin standard on exports 61
GIPhT regional workshop 60
managing aflatoxins in Bnin 63
agricultural engineering
agro-industrialisation 42
impact on agricultural and rural development 44
international conference report 51
Internet discussion groups 48
textbook offer 55
APEC, see regional bodies
Asia
agro-industrial development in Southeast Asia 60
grain drying 46, 51
impact of agricultural research and development in
Southeast Asia, conference report 56
postharvest technology 43, 46
ASEAN, see regional bodies
Australia
agricultural chemical use 43, 48
national strategy 46
agricultural research and development agreement with
Peoples Democratic Republic of Korea 55
AusAID (Australian Agency for International
Development) CARD workshops 62, 63
Australasian Postharvest Horticulture Conference 2003
62 (CA)
Australian Postharvest Technical Conferences
Canberra 1998 44, 45
Adelaide 2000 54
Canberra 2003 64
Crawford Fund for International Agricultural Research
Food for the future: opportunities for a crowded
planet, conference 2002 60 (CA)
Food, water and war, conference report 55
new director 49
Prosper or perish. Asian poverty and the Australian
economy, conference report 58 (CA)
review of activities 45
seminar on NGOs, scientists and the poor 40
Food Science Australia 44
grain drying 46, 51
peanut research with China 62
review of national development assistance program 41
Stored Grain Research Laboratory 47, 61
survey of chemical residues in agricultural produce 46
B
Bangladesh
grain drying 46, 61
postharvest research at the University of Rajshahi 59
C
Canada
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) 54
new grain storage R&D centre 64
carbonyl sulfide (CS2), use as grain fumigant 64
CAST (Council of Agricultural Science and Technology),
report on mycotoxins 64
CGIAR, see international bodies
Champ, Bruce (Order of Australia award) 64 (CA)
China
ACIAR country manager 41, 53
development of grain storage research 43
grain drying research and technology 42, 45, 56
impact on world grain markets 41
leafy vegetables, research on shelf-life extension 48,
49, 55, 57, 60, 61
melon research 43, 58
peanut research with Australia 62
phosphine resistance in stored grain pests 50, 55, 60
protectant research 52
workshop on postharvest handling of fresh vegetables
57
cocoa
research on fermentation and drying technology 44
selection for improved quality and resistance 58, 60
Coffee, supply chain and prices 64
conferences, see also ACIAR Postharvest Technology
Program, conferences
agricultural engineering 51
ASEAN Food Conference
7th 51
8th 64
ASEAN Postharvest Seminars 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 54,
55, 56, 57, 58, 61 (CA), 63 (CA)
Asian Conference on Plant Pathology (1st) 52, 53
Australasian Postharvest Horticulture Conference 2003
62 (CA)
Australian Postharvest Technical Conferences 44, 45,
54, 64
biocontrol of stored products pests 57
CAF2004 (International Conference on Controlled
Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products) 64
controlled atmosphere research 48, 56
 engineering in agriculture 51
feeding Asian cities 54
food analysis 44
Food for the future: opportunities for a crowded planet
60 (CA)
food processing and engineering, innovations in 61
Food Protection 98 43
food quality modelling 40
food safety 48
Food, water and war 53
fumigants and pheromones workshop 56, 62 (CA)
global food security 56
grain drying 46
Global Postharvest Forum, joint PhActionJIRCAS
seminar 60
horticultural research 41
horticulture postharvest 56
impact of agricultural R&D in Southeast Asia 56
International Congress of Plant Pathology 47, 61
International Drying Symposium 59 (CA), 63
International Horticultural Congress (XXVth) 41, 43
International Plant Protection Congress (XVth) 56
International Postharvest Horticulture (1st) 56
International Postharvest Horticulture Conference and
Exhibit 2001 57
International Rice Congress 2002, 63
International Rice Research Conference 2000 51
international trade 52
International Working Conferences on Stored-product
Protection 40, 41, 43, 47, 56, 62
Linking farmers to markets 51, 56
NGOs, scientists and the poor 40
packaging for quality produce 10
pineapple 41
Postharvest 2000 47
postharvest technology in Asia 43, 44
quality assurance 47
rice postproduction technologies (email conference) 41,
42, 44
rural development assistance 40
Shanghai international vegetable conference 54
soybean utilisation and processing 46, 55
26th International Horticulture Congress and
Exhibition 55
technology and equipment for grain storage 52
trade opportunities for irradiated food 52
vegetable quality 40
workshop on environmental risks of pesticides 62
World Avocado Congress (5th) 64
World Congresses of Food Science and Technology 48,
53
Crawford Fund, see Australia
cultivars, standard notation for 47
D
Dawson, Prof. K., visit to Australia 64 (CA)
delivering better help to farmers 58
E
Ethyl formate, use as grain fumigant 64
F
food
analysis
Asia Pacific Food Analysis Network 54
methods 44
contaminants
aflatoxin research website 63 (CA)
aflatoxins affect African childrens growth 62 (CA)
aflatoxins in chilli products 55
aflatoxins in peanuts 49, 54, 59
chemical residues 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 55
EU aflatoxin standards, effect on African exports 61
fumonisin monograph 50
managing aflatoxins in Bnin 63
mycotoxins 41, 43, 49, 50, 51, 55, 58
mycotoxins in organic produce 62
mycotoxins, major new report 64
mycotoxin and pesticide monitoring 61, 62
mycotoxin testing, proficiency analysis 55
Food, water and war, conference report 55
impact of postproduction sector 48
international trade conference 52
national research agency in Australia 44
pest management in stored food 46
processing, small scale, in Asia 40
protection, traditional methods 44
quality assurance 47, 54
science and technology in South Africa 44
safety
courses at Natural Resources Institute 63 (CA)
GM versus organic 62
security 40, 61
supply chains 54
systems approach to postharvest activities 46
fruit
apples and pears, storage technology 56
diseases
biological control web site 48
control and storage life extension 40
resistance workshop 40, 41
durian
Phytophthora
disease management 48, 54, 60, 63
economic assessment of research 47
 in Pacific Island communities 47 research in Vietnam 57
low-cost disinfestation after harvest 60 technology, international short course 43
mango fusarium head scab, workshop 40
control of ripening by genetic engineering 44, 51 fumigation, see fumigants and fumigation
stem-end rot, preharvest factors 47 handling in the Philippines 61
melons handling and marketing, role of village
disease control 43 cooperatives 57
postharvest handling 43 losses after harvest in Philippines 44
postharvest losses 58 losses due to rodents 64
papaya, control of ripening by genetic engineering 44, outdoor storage manual 40
46, 51, 52, 57 maize
pineapple, research on blackheart disease 41, 57 control of lesser grain borer 49
project review 49 aspects of production in the Philippines 53
quality assurance systems 54 managing stocks in developing countries 55
research cooperation in the Pacific region 57 mycotoxins in 41, 55
paddy and rice
fumigants and fumigation email conference on rice postproduction
carbonyl sulfide (CS2), use as grain fumigant 64 technologies 41, 42, 44
ethyl formate, use as grain fumigant 64 future demand for in Asia 48
methyl bromide phase-out 41, 49 International Rice Research Congress 2002 63
maintaining the effectiveness of phosphine market liberalisation and poverty in Vietnam 57
fumigation 60 quality management 58
new phosphine generator 58 soybeans, international conference report 55
phosphine, resistance to in stored grain pests 40, 46, 50, storage
52, 55, 57 computer-assisted learning in Vietnam 63
in Africa 54
G in China 49
of cereals 51
of cowpea, improved 63
GASGA, see international bodies, PhAction
of paddy 42
on farm in Australia 59
gender issues in project design 48
research at SGRL 61
sealed storage technology adopted in Vietnam
genetic engineering in agriculture (review) 57
60
sealed storage and fungal damage 52
genetically modified (GM) versus organic produce 62

GIPhT, see international bodies H

globalisation, impact on the postharvest subsector 56 Hunger, striving to reduce 61

grain I
chemical protectants research 40
drying
India
advance drying (publication) 62 (CA)
ACIAR South Asia country manager 40
economic assessment of ACIAR projects 53
grain drying in 61
in Bangladesh 46, 61
phosphine resistance in stored grain pests 40, 52, 57
in Bhutan 46, 61
use of ELISA for residues in food 47
in India 61
in Southeast Asia reviewed 59
Indonesia
in Thailand
ACIAR country manager 58 (CA)
award for Thai research team 44
cocoa, selection for improved quality and resistance 58,
mobile fluidised-bed dryer 40
60
spouted-bed drying 49
pest management, computer-assisted learning 46, 49,
of cereals 51
53
of paddy 42, 55
research to reduce aflatoxins in peanuts 59
research in China 42, 45, 56
international bodies
Consultative Group for International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR) 44, 46
Committee on Inter-Centre Root and Tuber Crops
Research (CICTCR)
newsletter 44
postharvest and marketing activities 48
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, training
course in agro-enterprise development 56
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) 40, 42, 47,
48
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United
Nations
FAOIGG on bananas and tropical fruits, meeting
report 49
global initiative on postharvest technology 56
Information Network on Post Harvest Operations
(INPhO) 41, 45
Global Initiative on Post-harvest Technology
(GIPhT) 60
African regional workshop 60
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2020 Vision 61
International Fund for Agricultural Development 40
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
electronic news bulletin 63 (CA)
PhAction, the Global Post-harvest Forum (formerly
GASGA, Group for Assistance on Systems relating
to Grain After harvest) 49, 51, 58
annual meetings and seminars
1997, Canberra 40, 42
1998, Rome 45
2001, Montpellier 58
exploring linkages with CGIAR 44
joint seminar with JIRCAS 60
Linking farmers to markets strategy 56, 58
training guide 41
International Working Conferences on Stored-product
Protection (IWCSPP)
7th, China 1998 40, 41, 43, 47 (full report)
8th, UK 2002 56, 58, 59 (CA)
J manual for outdoor storage of grain 40, 43
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural
Sciences (JIRCAS), symposium on agricultural
technology research for sustainable development 57
Jay, Ed (obituary) 62 (CA)
K Phytophthora
Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic, agricultural R&D
agreement with Australia 55
L
Linking farmers to markets 51, 56, 58, 61, 62, 64 (CA)
M
Malaysia
research on pineapple blackheart disease 41
research on genetic control of papaya and mango
ripening 44, 46
Morocco, horticultural exports 55
mycotoxins, see food, contaminants
O
organic produce, comparison with GM 62
P
Papua New Guinea
research on fermentation, drying, and quality of cocoa
44
sago improvement project 59
peanuts
collaborative research between Australia and China 61
research to reduce aflatoxin content 59
see also food, contaminants
PhAction, see international bodies
Philippines
Bureau of Postharvest Research, Philippines (BPRE,
formerly NAPHIRE) 43
award to ACIAR 45
assessment of postharvest losses 44
consultation with ACIAR 62
farmers attitudes on maize production 53
grain losses after harvest 44
hosts 18th ASEAN Postharvest Seminar 40
new Executive Director for BPRE 58 (CA)
pesticide residues testing stations 45
pest management, computer-assisted learning 46, 49
National Inter-Agency Committee on Corn Mycotoxins
43
National Postharvest Institute for Research and
Extension (NAPHIRE, now BPRE) 40
in durian 48, 54, 60
in economic crops 63
publications
Acta Horticulturae No. 575 62 (CA)
advanced drying technologies 62 (CA)
Agricultural and horticultural engineering 55
Analysis of post-production systems 53
Controlled atmosphere storage of fruits and vegetables
47
Database of the vegetable industries of Southeast Asia
40, 43
Development of cottage food processing enterprises in
rural Taiwan 40
Disease control and storage life extension in fruit 48
Disease resistance in fruit 45
Drying and storage of cereal grains 51
Enabling innovation: a practical guide to understanding
and fostering technological change 60 (CA)
Fermented cereals 56
Food processing in Indonesia: the development of
small-scale industries 40
Food safety management in developing countries 63
(CA)
Fruits for the future 63 (CA)
Fungi and food spoilage 43
GASGA training guide 41
Guide to developing agricultural markets and agro-
enterprises (online) 64 (CA)
Integrated rodent management in post-harvest systems
46
Management of agricultural and veterinary chemicals.
A national strategy 46
Manual on the prevention of postharvest grain losses 40
Mechanics and physics of modern grain aeration
management 60 (CA)
Mycotoxins in grain 41
Mycotoxins: risks in plant, animal, and human systems
64
Petunjuk Fumigasi Biji-Bijian Regional ASEAN
(Bahasa Indonesia version of Suggested
recommendations for the fumigation of grains in
the ASEAN region, parts 1 and 2) 45
Postharvest. An introduction to the physiology and
handling of fruit, vegetables and ornamentals 44
Postharvest handling of fresh vegetables 58 (CA)
Postharvest physiology and storage of tropical and
subtropical fruit 43
Postharvest technology in Asiaa step forward to
stable supply of food products 49
Postharvest technology of coffee 52
Proceedings of a workshop on mycotoxins in food in
Africa 41
Proceedings of the Third International Soybean
Processing and Utilization Conference 56
Proceedings of the 7th IWCSPP 53
Proceedings of the 10th International IUPAC
Congress in Brazil on Mycotoxins and
Phycotoxins 58(CA)
Proceedings of the 19th ASEAN/1st APEC Seminar on
Postharvest Technology 56
Promotion of food processing by farmers in Korea 40
Seeking agricultural produce free of pesticide residues
47
Small-scale food processing enterprises in Malaysia 40
Spices and medicinals as grain protectants 56
Stored grain in Australia 47
R
regional bodies
AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC)
outline of activities 48
postharvest seminars 49, 50, 54, 59
postharvest projects and workshops 56
support sought for postharvest research 48
Association of South-East Asian Nations
(ASEAN) Postharvest Seminars
18th (Manila 1997) 40
19th (1st APEC) (Ho Chi Minh City 1999) 45, 47,
49
program and abstracts 50
report 51
20th (2nd APEC) (Chiang Mai, Thailand 2001) 54,
55, 56, 57
report 59
Southeast Asia Regional Center for Graduate
Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) 41
rice, see grain, paddy and rice
rodents, losses and control in primary produce 64
S
sago, project in Papua New Guinea 59
Sing Ching Tongdee (retirement) 63
T
Thailand
agriculture minister visits Queensland 45
award for grain drying research team 44
economic assessment of grain drying research 53
impact of ACIAR postharvest research 58
low-cost fruit disinfestation 60
mobile fluidised-bed grain dryer 40
pesticide residues testing stations 45
phytophthora diseases of durian
research 48, 61
training 54
postharvest researchers seek APEC support 48
research on disease control and storage life extension in
fruit 40, 41
training
agro-enterprise development 56
computer-assisted learning 46, 49, 51, 53
computer-mediated distance learning 51
courses at the Natural Resources Institute 58 (CA)
degree course in fresh produce management 52
enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) workshops in
Vietnam 50, 55
GASGA Training Guide 41
grain drying, international short course 43
Grain Storage Tutor goes multilingual 53
international food science and technology training
program 60 (CA)
Natural Resources Institute, University of
Greenwich, UK, training course 55
phytophthora diseases in durian 54
SEAMEO BIOTROP course on pest management 57
V Mekong Delta 56
vegetables
pesticide residues 45
research on shelf-life extension of leafy vegetables 48,
49, 55, 60, 61
Vietnam
ACIAR country manager 41, 53
ACIAR postharvest projects 53
adopts sealed storage technology 60
enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) workshops 50,
55
grain drying
economic assessment of research 53
factors affecting adoption of new technology 54
research on two-stage drying 57
grain storage, computer-assisted learning 63
low-cost fruit disinfestation 60
19th ASEAN/1st APEC Postharvest Seminar 45, 47,
49, 50
overview of postharvest activities 53
pest management, computer-assisted learning 46, 49,
51
phosphine fumigation for grain protection 55
phytophthora diseases of durian
research 48
training 54
postharvest courses at Angiang University in the
Post-Harvest Technology Center 57
reduction of pesticide residues on vegetables 45
resistance of grain pests to phosphine 55, 60
W
Wool processing, environmental impact 53
World Food Prize, 2001 Laureate 59 (CA)