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Prof. Shlomo Navarro
Professor Shlomo Navarro is the principal inventor of technologies that are environmentally user friendly for the protection of food without detrimental chemical pesticides and promoted by Food Tec...view moreProfessor Shlomo Navarro is the principal inventor of technologies that are environmentally user friendly for the protection of food without detrimental chemical pesticides and promoted by Food Technology International Consultancy (FTIC) Ltd. Professor Navarro was previously a Principal Scientist in the Department of Food Science, Israel Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Israel. He is a worldwide expert in the postharvest protection of durable commodities with specific emphasis on insect control and storage engineering technology. He is the leading authority on postharvest technologies, on chilling and aeration systems for grain storage, in the application of modified atmospheres, and hermetic storage in semi-permanent plastic storage structures for use with pulses, grains, seeds, oil seeds, dried fruits, processed foods, and other stable bulk products that need protection from insects, mites and mold damage. From 2001-2007, Professor Navarro served as Convener of the International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants (IOBC) on Integrated Protection of Stored Products. He has edited five books of proceedings of the IOBC.view less