THE KADER AWARD IN POSTHARVEST TRAINING
DR. ADEL A. KADER (1941-2012) was a Professor Emeritus of Postharvest Physiology in the Department of Plant Sciences, the University of California at Davis from 2007 until his death in December 2012. Dr. Kader's activities included mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, participation in teaching several courses on postharvest physiology and technology of horticultural crops and extension of information to producers, handlers, and consumers.
Dr. Kader published more than 230 technical publications and edited and co-authored a book on Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops. He was the Technical Editor of the UC Davis Postharvest Internet Site (http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu), which receives more than 250,000 hits per month. He served as a consultant on strategies for maintaining quality and reducing postharvest losses of horticultural perishables both within the U.S. and in many other countries, including Chile, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Thailand, and the Philippines. He served as a member of the Editorial Boards of several scientific journals, the Scientific Advisory Council of the World Food Logistics Organization, the Research Advisory Board of the Produce for Better Health Foundation, and the California Citrus Quality Council.
Dr Kader received awards for outstanding teaching in 1989 and for distinguished graduate mentoring in 2003 from the University of California at Davis and for best research publications in 1978 and 1980 from the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS). He was elected a fellow of ASHS in 1986, President-elect in 1995, President in 1996, and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1997. He was selected as the Outstanding Horticulturist of 1997 by the Horticultural Research Center at Laval University, Quebec, Canada. In October 2000 Dr Kader received the “Award of Distinction” from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the “Alumni Citation for Excellence” from the Cal Aggie Alumni Association at UC Davis. In April 2010 he received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Cartagena in Spain.
The PEF Board will greatly miss his strong leadership and guidance.
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| Dr. Kader working with Dr. Kitinoja in India, 2008 |
THE KADER AWARDS IN POSTHARVEST TRAINING This honor was announced on December 10, awarded annually during 2013-2019 on the anniversary of the passing of Dr. Adel A. Kader by the Board of Directors of The Postharvest Education Foundation to the PEF e-learning program graduate who has had the greatest impact in providing education to local farmers, traders, processors and/or marketers and helping them to reduce food losses in their village, country, or region after the successful completion of the course. The awards honor the late Professor Adel A. Kader, who we believe contributed more to the knowledge and understanding of postharvest technology of fruits and vegetables than any other individual in the field. Dr Kader’s knowledge, experience, and generosity of spirit continue to inspire us today through PEF and the Kader Awards. The Kader Award in Postharvest Training included:
- An award certificate in honor of Dr Adel A. Kader and signed by the chair of the PEF Board of Directors
- A trip to participate in one of our PEF sponsored events (e-learning closing workshop; postharvest conference)
- A cash prize of US $500
PEF Short video challenge Great chance for the PEF E-learning graduates to win 1000 US$. Submit a four-minute video demonstrating any specific issue associated with postharvest losses in a major crop of your local area and suggest the possible solutions for it. Last date of submission: March 31, 2022. For details about the competition check http://postharvest.org/PEF_Video_Challenge.pdf PEF Cooperative Ventures Grant During the pandemic times with no travel and few live
events, we at PEF have been struggling to think of ways in which we can assist
our e-learning graduates and postharvest specialists to do their work. All of
our workshops and postharvest international events have been cancelled, moved
to webinars and online portals, or postponed. Via this new grant offering, sponsored by Cooperative
Ventures, we are hoping to encourage the development and implementation of
local postharvest training and outreach activities in the 34 countries where
our PEF graduates live and work. The application form asks about your current
or planned postharvest training work and requires you to cooperate with at
least one local organization in your community. Cooperation might include joint
planning, sharing training staff, or their provision of resources, such as a
venue for hosting a workshop or training program, funds or training materials.
To encourage local collaborative efforts in postharvest
education (training, outreach, community projects), the “Cooperative Ventures”
grant will provide a cash award of US$ 1000 for a PEF e-learning graduate who
demonstrates the need for funding to develop a new program or improve an
existing training program in which they will work cooperatively with a local
organization in their country.
The grant is
sponsored by 'Cooperative Ventures', a small business in the USA, owned and
operated by Dr Lisa Kitinoja since 1993. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CooperativeVentures Completion reports:
THE PEF KADER AWARDS IN POSTHARVEST TRAINING FOR 2019 Irene and Wilberforce Muyomba(Uganda) Honorable Mentions : Hadijah Nantambi (EcoLife, Uganda) Angelique Uwamahoro and Bernard Rwubatse (SustainFood.org, Rwanda) THE PEF KADER AWARDS IN POSTHARVEST TRAINING FOR 2018 Vijay Yadav Tokala (India) THE PEF KADER AWARDS IN POSTHARVEST TRAINING FOR 2017 Fieldwork/Extension Farmer Training Award Winner: Dr Mohammed Razu Ahmed (Bangladesh) Academic/University Student Training Award Winner: Gerefe Sefu (Ethiopia) Honorary mentions: Jane Talam (Kenya) and Bernard Rwubatse (Rwanda) THE PEF KADER AWARDS IN POSTHARVEST TRAINING FOR 2016 Fieldwork/Extension Farmer Training Award Winner: Roseline Marealle (Tanzania)
Academic/University Student Training Award Winner: Mohmad Arief Zargar (India)
Honorary mentions: Jane Talam (Kenya) and Samuel Ayuba (Nigeria)
THE PEF KADER AWARDS IN POSTHARVEST TRAINING FOR 2015 2015 Winners: Mekbib Seife Hailegebrile (Ethiopia) and Olubukola Odeyemi (Nigeria)
Honorary mentions: Radegunda Kessy (Tanzania) and Mohmad Arief Zargar (India).
THE PEF KADER AWARD IN POSTHARVEST TRAINING FOR 2014 Esther Mwaisango (Tanzania)
Honourable mentions 2014: Mekbib Seife Hilegebrile, Ethiopia and Olubukola Odeyemi, Nigeria.
THE PEF KADER AWARD IN POSTHARVEST TRAINING FOR 2013 Announced on December 10, 2013
Noel Valentin Mulinda (Rwanda)
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