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17-2: UNIVERSITY LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE PURDUE IMPROVED CROP STORAGE(PICS) TECHNOLOGY

J. Lowenberg-DeBoer, Shehu Musa and Christopher Wolf

17-1: A SURVEY OF FARM MANAGEMENT AND REPRODUCTIVE MANAGMENT STRATEGIES ON U.S. COMMERCIAL DAIRY FARMS

Courtney Bir, Nicole Widmar, Nathanael Thompson and Christopher Wolf

16-3: MODELING WITH @RISK:A TUTORIAL GUIDE

Josiah Ringelberg, Andrew Johnson, Michael Boehlje, Michael Gunderson and Nathan Daninger

16-2: FROM STORE TO STOVETOP: COOKING AND CONSUMING HABITS OF MIDWESTERN RESIDENTS

S.R. Dominick, Natalie Donovan and Nicole Widmar

16-1: PRIORITIZING MANAGEMENT FOCUS AREAS FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS

Jacqueline Holland, Nicole Widmar, David Widmar, Michael Gunderson and David Ortega

15-3: ANALYSIS OF THE PROFITABLILITY OF PICS BAGS FOR THE STORAGE OF BAMBARA GROUNDNUT SEEDS (Vigna subterranea) IN THREE REGIONS OF NIGER

Seyni Boureima, Moussa Bokar and Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer

15-2: ANALYSIS OF THE PROFITABLILITY OF PICS BAGS FOR THE STORAGE OF ROSELLE GRAINS (Hibiscus sabdariffa) IN THREE REGIONS IN NIGER

Seyni Boureima, Moussa Bokar and Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer

15-1: Indiana’s Human Capital Changes:The Role of Migration

Brigitte Waldorf

14-6: CONSUMER WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR A SALINE FISH SPECIES GROWN IN THE US MIDWEST: THE CASE OF STRIPED BASS

Kwamena Quagrainie

14-5: UPDATING EX-ANTE ECONOMIC ANALYSES FOR PURDUE IMPROVED CROP STORAGE (PICS) BAGS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: THE CASES OF SENEGAL, KENYA, AND GHANA

Michael Jones and Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer

14-4: UPDATED ESTIMATED ECONOMIC WELFARE IMPACTS OF PORCINE EPIDEMIC DIARRHEA VIRUS (PEDV)

Philip Paarlberg

14-3: QUANTIFYING CONSUMERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF LEAN FINELY TEXTURED BEEF

Melissa McKendree, David Widmar and Nicole Widmar

14-2: ESTIMATING THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LATE WILT OF CORN (HARPOPHORA MAYDIS) INCURSIONS INTO THE UNITED STATES

Philip Paarlberg, Ann Seitzinger and Trang Vo

14-1: ESTIMATING THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PUCCINIA GRAMINIS F. SP. TRITICI TTKS RACE (UG99) (WHEAT STEM RUST)

Philip Paarlberg, Ann Seitzinger and Trang Vo

13-2: 2011 Precision Agriculture Services Dealership Survey Results

Linda Whipker and Bruce Erickson

13-1: FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY OF MIDWEST GRAIN FARMS: IMPLICATIONS OF PRICE, YIELD AND COST SHOCKS

Shasha Li and Michael Boehlje

12-4: PURDUE IMPROVED COWPEA STORAGE (PICS) SUPPLY CHAIN STUDY Abstract:The Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) project was launched in 2007 with a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project was designed to help farmers access lowcost and chemical-free cowpea storage technology designed to store their cowpeas at harvest affordably, with minimal loss, in order to take advantage of seasonal price variability. One of the specific objectives was to develop supply chains for triple-layer plastic bags to make the technology available to farmers and provide opportunities to local businesses. To achieve the supply chain objective, the project has been pioneering investments in the development of factory-to-farm distribution systems across West and Central Africa. While notable progress has been made, project interventions have evolved over time, and experiences across the PICS countries have been uneven. This study provides an overview of the supply chain experience by country and some of the key lessons learned including: 1) PICS bags are well adapted to the storage needs of smallholder farmers, but not as well accepted by large scale grain traders; 2) the PICS incremental rollout strategy over five years allowed for learning in the early years to be incorporated in subsequent countries; 3) risk sharing strategies are needed for manufacturers and distributors of PICS bags; 4) agro-dealers are some of the best PICS vendors, but cell phone vendors and other entrepreneurs can be effective PICS retailers; 5) public sector institutions like national extension services are not well suited to sales of PICS bags, but individual public sector employees can be good vendors as a supplementary activity; 6) credit is not a key constraint for most PICS vendors, but low profitability and risk are; 7) first year reference price programs have substantial negative effects on market development in subsequent years; 8) crop forecasts are key to timely availability of PICS bags; 9) trademarking the PICS logo was a useful step, but it is not a substitute for patent protection; and 10) PICS project business consultants played a key role in market development which should be gradually shifted to the private sector

Jeanne Coulibaly, Theodore Nouhoheflin, Casimir Aitchedji, Maiyaki Damisa, Stephen D'Alessandro, Dieudonne Baributsa and Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer

12-3: A REVIEW OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY AND HUMAN NUTRITION ISSUES IN UGANDA

Gerald Shively and Jing Hao

12-2: CREATING A DEALER LEVEL INTEGRATED MARKETING MODEL: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH

W.Scott Downey

12-1: MOVING TO THE LAND OF FROSTED CAKES AND FRIED FOOD: IMMIGRANT OBESITY IN THE U.S

Jing Liu and Brigitte Waldorf

11-5: A REVIEW OF FOOD SECURITY AND HUMAN NUTRITION ISSUES IN NEPAL

Gerald Shively, Jared Gars and Celeste Sununtnasuk

11-4: CONSUMER WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR A SALINE FISH SPECIES GROWN IN THE US MIDWEST: THE CASE OF STRIPED BASS

Kwamena Quagrainie

11-3: AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR HERMETIC PURDUE IMPROVED COWPEA STORAGE (PICS) BAGS TO IMPROVE INCOMES FOR MAIZE PRODUCERS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Michael Jones, Corinne Alexander and James Lowenberg-DeBoer

11-2: AGE DIFFERENCES AND MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS ON FOOD STAMP PROGRAM PARTICIPATION

So Yeong Lim, Susan Chen and Brigitte Waldorf

11-1: Technological Leadership and Sectoral Employment Growth:A Spatial Econometric Analysis for U.S. Counties

Valerien Pede, Raymond Florax and Henri de Groot

10-10: NATIONAL IMPACTS OF CHANGES IN LIVESTOCK DISEASE SURVEILLANCE

Ann Hillberg Seitzinger, Philip Paarlberg and Kenneth Mathews

10-8: PRIORITIZATION OF SANITARY RESTRICATIONS FACING U.S. EXPORTS OF BOVINE, PORCINE, AND OVINE FOR DETERMINATION OF SURVEILLANCE NEEDS

Philip Paarlberg, John Lee, Ann Seitzinger and Mildred Haley

10-7: LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM? WAGE OUTCOMES OF ALBANIAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES

Kate M. Mane and Brigitte S. Waldrof

10-6: PRIMARY DETERMINANTS AND THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF CORRUPTION

David Ortega, Raymond Florax and Benoit Delbecq

10-5: A TWO-STEP ESTIMATOR FOR A SPATIAL LAG MODEL OF COUNTS: THEORY, SMALL SAMPLE PERFORMANCE AND AN APPLICATION

Dayton Lambert, Jason Brown and Raymond Florax

10-4: GOING WEST IN THE EUROPEAN UNION:MIGRATION AND EU ENLARGEMENT

Benoit Delbecq and Brigitte S. Waldorf

10-3: LOW INCOME AND POOR HEALTH CHOICES:THE EXAMPLE OF SMOKING

James Binkley

10-2: HOUSEHOLD FOOD CHOICE IN FOUR FOOD CATEGORIES:HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY?

James Binkley and Alla Golub

10-1: HIGH SKILLED IMMIGRANT RECRUITMENT AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS: THE EFFECTS OF IMMIGRATION POLICIES

Natasha Duncan and Brigitte S. Waldorf

09-16: 2009 PRECISION AGRICULTURAL SERVICES DEALERSHIP SURVEY RESULTS

Linda Whipker and Jay Akridge

09-14: TEACHING NOTE FOR CASE STUDY: “STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY: INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION DURING VOLATILE TIMES”

Maud Roucan-Kane and Michael Boehlje

09-13: EFFECTS AND DETERMINANTS OF MILD UNDERWEIGHT AMONG PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ACROSS COUNTRIES AND OVER TIME

Priya Bhagowalia, Susan Chen and William Masters

09-12: BIOLOGICAL MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIALIZATION OF PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE

Michael Boehlje and Allan Gray

09-11: Does Where You Live Make You Fat? Obesity and Access to Chain Grocers

Susan Chen, Raymond Florax and Samantha Snyder

09-10: DETERMINANTS OF INVESTME??T FLOWS IN U.S. MANUFACTURING

Jason Brown, Raymond Florax and Kevin McNamara

09-09: SERVING PRODUCERS IN VOLATILE TIMES REPORT FROM THE 2008 LARGE COMMERCIAL PRODUCER SURVEY

Corinne Alexander, Michael Boehlje, W Downey, Allan Gray, Maud Roucan-Kane and Michael Gunderson

09-08: The U.S. Seed Industustustry: An Exploration of Statistics Highlighting the Economic Cctivity of the U.S. Row Crop Seed Industry

Maud Roucan-Kane and Allan Gray

09-07: EXCEL COOPERATIVE; STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO THE BOOM IN BIOFUELS. TEACHING NOTE

Maud Roucan-Kane, Michael Boehlje, Allan Gray and Jay Akridge

09-06: Cellulosic Biofuels Analysis: Economic Analysis of Alternative Technologies

Craig Rismiller and Wallace Tyner

09-05: GUIDE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATIO??

Maud Roucan-Kane and Joseph Suttles

09-04: REGIONAL HOUSING PRICE CYCLES: A SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS USING US STATE LEVEL

Todd Kuethe and Valerien Pede

09-03: A SPATIAL ECONOMETRIC STAR MODEL WITH AN APPLICATION TO U.S. COUNTY ECONOMIC GROWTH, 1969-2003

Valerien Pede

09-02: CONSUMER PREFERENCES AS DRIVERS OF THE COMMON BEAN TRADE IN TANZANIA: A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE

Fulgence J. Mishili, Anna Temu, Joan Fulton and Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer

09-01: FACTORS INFLUENCING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN THE FOOD MANUFACTURING, CHEMICAL, AGRICULTURAL WHOLESALING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES

Maud Roucan-Kane

08-14: IMMIGRANT ASSIMILATION:DO NEIGHBORHOODS MATTER?

Natasha Duncan and Brigitte Waldorf