@article{Jones:115554,
      recid = {115554},
      author = {Jones, Michael and Alexander, Corinne E. and  Lowenberg-DeBoer, James},
      title = {AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR HERMETIC  PURDUE IMPROVED CROP STORAGE (PICS) BAGS TO IMPROVE INCOMES  FOR MAIZE PRODUCERS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA},
      address = {2011},
      number = {1240-2016-101654},
      series = {Working Paper},
      pages = {44 pages},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {Pests like the larger grain borer (P. truncatus) and the  maize weevil (S. zeamis) cause significant storage losses  for African maize producers.  The value of storage  protection to a market-oriented farmer is a function of  price seasonality, value loss prevention, and their  opportunity costs of capital.  Evidence suggests that  hermetic technologies like Purdue Improved Crop Storage  (PICS) bags can be effective against these key maize  storage pests, but sustainable technology transfer requires  that it be profitable for producers. This analysis  references dry weight loss figures from key life science  articles and builds on previous value loss research to  provide a geographic model for potential storage technology  adoption.  PICS bag profitability with one and two years of  use are compared with the profitability of leading  insecticides Sofagrain (deltamethrin (0.5%) and  pirimiphos-methyl (1.5%)) and Actellic Super (permethrin  (0.3%)+ pirimiphos-methyl (1.6%)).  Market regions in  Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Ghana are  analyzed.  Results show superior profitability with PICS  technology, and high potential for adoption in Malawi,  Mozambique, Tanzania and Ghana.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/115554},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.115554},
}