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Kwamena Quagrainie
Aquaculture Marketing Specialist

Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
403 W. State St. KRAN 591A
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2056
Phone: (765) 494-4200
Fax (765) 494-9176
kquagrai@purdue.edu  		 

Dr. Quagrainie will be working with the aquaculture industries in Illinois and Indiana, aquaculture producers, aquaculture associations, distributors, restaurants, retail outlets, and consumers to develop viable markets for Indiana and Illinois farm-raised aquaculture products.  His research interests lie in the areas of market analysis, market definition, facilitating the development of distribution and market structures, identification of value-added opportunities for aquaculture products and feeds, and development of enterprise budgets.

Dr. Quagrainie's primary Extension responsibilities will focus on providing assistance to aquaculture producers in pursuing and realizing economic and market development opportunities. He will also provide training and educational materials for farmers and Extension Educators in the farm business management area of enterprise budgets.

Dr. Quagrainie is a member of USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) Aquatic Species Task Force - Aquaculture Working Group and also as a member of USAID's Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (ACRSP) Technical Committee (Social and Economic Aspects).

Curriculum vita

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
  • M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
  • B.Sc. in Agriculture, University of Science and Technology, Ghana

FIELD OF INTEREST

Applied Microeconomic Theory in Agriculture / Aquaculture, Agricultural / Aquaculture Markets & Marketing, Demand / Price Analysis, International Trade

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

American Agricultural Economics Association, Southern Agriculture Economics Association, International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management, World Aquaculture Society, North American Association of Fisheries Economists

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2005-present - Aquaculture Marketing Specialist, Purdue University
  • 2001 to 2005 - Assistant Professor - Aquaculture Marketing, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
  • 2003 to present - Project Director, "Economic Assessment and Social Analysis of Aquaculture in Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya." USIAD-Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program
  • 1995 to 1997 - Research Associate, Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta, Canada.

PUBLIC SERVICE

  • 2000-present: Reviewer, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Aquaculture Economics & Management
  • 2005-present: Member, USDA National Organic Program (NOP) Aquatic Species Task Force - Aquaculture Working Group
  • 2005-present: Member, Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (ACRSP) Technical Progress Subcommittee (Social and Economics Aspects).

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Book
Engle, C.R. and Quagrainie, K.K. 2005.  The Aquaculture Marketing Handbook.  Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa (In Press)

Journal Articles
1. Wiese, N. Engle, C.R., Green, B. and Quagrainie, K.K. “Reducing catfish farm losses due to dockages assessed by processing plants.” Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, (In Press)

2. Quagrainie, K.K. “Analysis of US Catfish Fillet Market Share Using a Flexible Logistic Model.” Marine Resource Economics, (In Press)

3. Quagrainie, K.K. and Wiese, N. “Evaluation of Alternative Market Channels for Farm-Raised Catfish” Journal of Marketing Channels, 13(3) 2005 (In Press)

4. Quagrainie, K.K. and Engle, C.R. “A Latent Class Model for Analyzing Preferences for Catfish” Aquaculture Economics and Management, 9(3/4) 2005 (In Press)

5. McCluskey, J.J. and Quagrainie, K.K. “Measurement of Industry Conduct with a Latent Structure” Journal of Applied Econometrics 19(7) November/December 2004: 887-897.

6. Quagrainie, K.K. “A Dynamic Almost Ideal Demand Model for US Catfish.” Aquaculture Economics and Management, 7(5/6) 2003: 263-271

7. Quagrainie, K.K., Unterschultz, J.R., Veeman, M.M., and Jeffrey, S. R. “Analysis of the Market for Finished Cattle and Hogs in Canada” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 51 (3) November 2003: 397-411.

8. Neira, I., Engle, C.R. and Quagrainie, K.K. “Potential Restaurant Markets for Farm-Raised Tilapia in Nicaragua” Aquaculture Economics and Management, 7(3/4) 2003: 231-247

9. Quagrainie, K.K., McCluskey, J.J. and Loureiro, M.L. “A Latent Structure Approach to Measuring Reputation” Southern Economic Journal, 69(4) 2003: 204-215

10. Quagrainie, K.K. and Engle, C.R. “Analysis of Catfish Pricing and Market Dynamics: The Role of Imported Catfish” Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 33(4) December 2002: 389-397.

11. Quagrainie, K.K., Unterschultz, J.R. and Veeman, M. M. “Effects of Product Origin and Selected Demographics on Consumer Choice of Red Meats.” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 46(2) July 1998: 201-219.

12. Unterschultz, J.R., Quagrainie, K.K., Veeman, M.M., and Kim, R.B. “South Korean Hotel Meat Buyers’ Perceptions of Australian, Canadian and US Beef.” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 46(1) March 1998: 53-68.

13. Unterschultz, J.R., Quagrainie, K.K., and Vincent, M. “Evaluating Québec’s Preference for Alberta Beef.” Agribusiness, 13(5) September/October 1997: 457-468.

PUBLICATIONS (Other)

  1. Quagrainie, K.K. “How Can the Catfish Industry Compete?” Aquaculture Magazine, Vol. 28 #4 (July/August 2002): 11-14.
  2. Unterschultz, J.R., Quagrainie, K.K. and Veeman, M.M. “Fresh Pork: Consumers’ Concerns on Food Safety, Pork Product Value and Consumer Loyalty to Locally Produced Pork.” Western Hog Journal, Vol. 18 #3 (winter 1997): 32.