{"id":106,"date":"2019-05-02T15:41:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T15:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2021-10-12T20:31:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:31:36","slug":"temp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/","title":{"rendered":"Front page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"106\" class=\"elementor elementor-106\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5901a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5901a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fb4985\" data-id=\"7fb4985\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d546b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"primary\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0455c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0455c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b23eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16b23eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PICS <span class=\"gold\">RESEARCH<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8183e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"cd8183e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"research\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb7e75 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6fb7e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d833073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d833073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\">PICS research has improved the standard of living for millions of people in the developing world. We continue this legacy in hopes of improving the quality of life across the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9da584 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9da584\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a21ea8\" data-id=\"2a21ea8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9cdcb elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"3e9cdcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 10\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CARITAS-OFFICER-SHOWING-FARMERS-HOW-TO-USE-THE-MOISTURE-METER-1-e1558445116112-rblqltzmby07cttdb7tcgv9al1nmyt9cvufostck1c.jpg\" alt=\"Moisture Meter demonstration\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 10\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/demo-afghanistan-2-1-rblqltzmby07cttdb7tcgv9al1nmyt9cvufostck1c.jpg\" alt=\"Afghanistan Demo\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 10\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/rural-demonstration-cropped-rblqltzmby07cttdb7tcgv9al1nmyt9cvufostck1c.jpg\" alt=\"Rural Demonstration\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 10\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/OBC-1-e1558445397350-rblqltzmby07cttdb7tcgv9al1nmyt9cvufostck1c.jpg\" alt=\"PICS Focus\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 10\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_5866-rblqltzmby07cttdb7tcgv9al1nmyt9cvufostck1c.jpg\" alt=\"Mason jars\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 10\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_5865-rblqltzmby07cttdb7tcgv9al1nmyt9cvufostck1c.jpg\" alt=\"Acoustic Experiment Setup\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 10\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_3876-e1559311668324-rblqltzmby07cttdb7tcgv9al1nmyt9cvufostck1c.jpg\" alt=\"Farmer PICS Technique\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 10\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_4119-rblqltzmby07cttdb7tcgv9al1nmyt9cvufostck1c.jpg\" alt=\"Dhakal PICS Demonstration\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 10\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_5861-rblqltzmby07cttdb7tcgv9al1nmyt9cvufostck1c.jpg\" alt=\"Vacuum chambers\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 10\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_5864-rblqltzmby07cttdb7tcgv9al1nmyt9cvufostck1c.jpg\" alt=\"Environmental chambers\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4733bf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4733bf9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c931e0d\" data-id=\"c931e0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac4d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8ac4d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8748e81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8748e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Basic <span class=\"gold\">Research<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc94f8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5cc94f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cde3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"69cde3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"basicresearch\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43b2db4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43b2db4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4912b03\" data-id=\"4912b03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab6758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cab6758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span class=\"gold\">Insect Biology<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831dffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"831dffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Understanding the biology of insects in hermetic\nenvironments is crucial to being able to control them. We investigate several\ndifferent aspects of stored pest biology including internal acoustic signals of\ninsects in hermetic storage, the effect of hypoxic environments on insect\nreproduction and feeding activity, and the dynamic utilization of oxygen by\ninsects in hypoxic environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddc54eb\" data-id=\"ddc54eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481164b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"481164b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span class=\"gold\">Seed Physiology<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82743ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"82743ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:justify\">The environments in which seeds are stored have\nthe potential to affect the quality and quantitative physiological aspects of\nthose seeds. We research the effects of differing moisture content on the\nviability of stored seeds and how their storage environment affects attributes\nsuch as germination rate, seedling vigor and nutrient content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92f7ac0\" data-id=\"92f7ac0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786ab14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"786ab14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span class=\"gold\">Acoustic Detection<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf919e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7bf919e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Our lab uses acoustic detection to monitor insect behavior during hermetic storage and controlled atmosphere treatments. The acoustic work augments research with the biomonitor tool in our lab which also offers real-time monitoring of feeding behavior of insects. Acoustic detection helps monitor insect activity without breaching atmospheric seals during storage.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72d98ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72d98ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82e4c13\" data-id=\"82e4c13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f88f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a5f88f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22823ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22823ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Applied <span class=\"gold\">Research<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2c0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ca2c0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"appliedresearch\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1e913 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3b1e913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47d60d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47d60d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8402c6d\" data-id=\"8402c6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2214d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ae2214d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span class=\"gold\">Applied Field Research<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815a647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"815a647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:justify\">We actively collaborate with researchers across\nthe globe and other Purdue faculty on projects that directly impact smallholder\nfarmers. Interviews and questionnaires completed by local populations help to\ngauge the economy of hermetic storage application and usage, while interacting\ndirectly with smallholder farmers and their hermetically stored grain allows\nfor techniques created in the lab to be tested in the field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-501b54f\" data-id=\"501b54f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5479315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5479315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span class=\"gold\">Storage Technology Utilization<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853695d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"853695d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Although the PICS project\u2019s original impetus was\nfor the storage of cowpeas, the usage of this technology has expanded to\ninclude a variety of grains and stored products. New products are continually\ntested for their efficacious storage in PICS bags, and the results of these\ntrials allow smallholder farmers to extract more value from their hermetic\nstorage purchase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94323d2\" data-id=\"94323d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b3622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d0b3622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span class=\"gold\">Pest Surveys in Developing Countries<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b269fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3b269fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Knowledge of what insect pests affect which\ncountries can help to guide research and extension efforts in areas where\nhermetic technologies are used. We work with researchers to conduct surveys to\nidentify pest insects of stored grain in Africa and Asia so that a more\ncomplete picture of the distribution of these pests can be elucidated. In\naddition, these pest surveys can highlight areas where insects have the\npotential to expand to, allowing local extension agents to help local farmers\nprepare for these invasions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-897070c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"897070c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e28839\" data-id=\"9e28839\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20224e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20224e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0caf14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0caf14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Interdisciplinary <span class=\"gold\">Research<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22ebc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c22ebc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"interdisciplinaryresearch\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc49e4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0dc49e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ce0acb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ce0acb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7447c39\" data-id=\"7447c39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3762c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3762c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span class=\"gold\">Storage Mold and PICS Bags<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8402af8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8402af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Insects are not the only organisms to negatively\nimpact postharvest management strategies. Mold and other fungi can also\ninfiltrate stored products. Aflatoxins, some of the most carcinogenic\nsubstances known, are produced by the fungi <em>Aspergillus\nflavus<\/em> and <em>A<\/em>. <em>parasiticus<\/em> in grains and other foods\nthat are improperly stored. Through collaborations with Purdue faculty and\nresearchers at other institutions, we are actively researching the effects of\nhermetic environments on aflatoxin production and retention in stored products.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61a3dfa\" data-id=\"61a3dfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146b25e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"146b25e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span class=\"gold\">PICS Bags and Developing Markets<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879341e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"879341e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:justify\">PICS bags are in use in more than 25 countries\nthroughout Africa and Asia, and assessing the market impact of this technology\nis an important aspect of our research. We collaborate with faculty and extension\nagents both here at Purdue and from academic institutions abroad to evaluate\npublic utilization of PICS technology and how to position PICS bags for higher\nmarket shares.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3381df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3381df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f74002\" data-id=\"1f74002\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5581e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5581e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PICS <span class=\"gold\">EXTENSION<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa9962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1aa9962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"extension\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2b6da elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1c2b6da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2efb70b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2efb70b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7980f30\" data-id=\"7980f30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fb9714c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fb9714c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25f067df\" data-id=\"25f067df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed9467d elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"4ed9467d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Villages reached<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-to-value=\"65000\" data-from-value=\"1\" data-delimiter=\",\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ba997d9\" data-id=\"2ba997d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4308df22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"4308df22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">farmers trained<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-to-value=\"7000000\" data-from-value=\"1\" data-delimiter=\",\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5b947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8f5b947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c733032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c733032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Training of <span class=\"gold\">Trainers<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b247d61 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b247d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05809c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05809c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In order to effectively train farmers and others in the proper use of PICS bags, and hermetic storage techniques in general, training sessions are held so that the proper techniques can be shown to those who will either be using the bags or training others to use the bags. It is essential to train effective farmers group leaders, extension agents and others in the proper use of hermetic storage technologies if the techniques are to be adopted.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Often, these training of trainers are combined with other activities, such as Open the Bag ceremonies. These events directly highlight the effectiveness of hermetic storage technologies using the farmers own grains or other stored products. At a time before either the Training of Trainers or Open the Bag ceremonies, a group of farmers were selected to be asked to voluntarily supply portions of their harvest to be stored in PICS bags. Later, during the Open the Bag ceremonies, the farmers are asked to open and inspect their grain for damage. These inspections often occurred six months or more after the initial storage time with the farmers seeing that their grain is undamaged and effectively stored in a hermetic storage device without using chemicals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-350a059 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"350a059\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a053b2b\" data-id=\"a053b2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54c7cfa\" data-id=\"54c7cfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7855d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7855d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"vendor training\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjIzOSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9leHRlbnNpb24uZW50bS5wdXJkdWUuZWR1XC9waWNzcHJvZ3JhbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDVcL3ZlbmRvci10cmFpbmluZy0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-239\" alt=\"Vendor training\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-1-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44f812d\" data-id=\"44f812d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f69d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f69d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"vendor training 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjIzOCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9leHRlbnNpb24uZW50bS5wdXJkdWUuZWR1XC9waWNzcHJvZ3JhbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDVcL3ZlbmRvci10cmFpbmluZy0yLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-238\" alt=\"Vendor Training Zoomed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-2-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-2-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-2-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-2-1-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-2-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vendor-training-2-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-142cd6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"142cd6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfd57df\" data-id=\"bfd57df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-377ba93\" data-id=\"377ba93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3840e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3840e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?time_continue=3&amp;v=09DYuLJtgNs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b83472\" data-id=\"9b83472\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce7fe57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce7fe57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a07b12\" data-id=\"6a07b12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a0d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"89a0d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67bc286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67bc286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Local <span class=\"gold\">Engagement<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0156c00 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0156c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26eeff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c26eeff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\">PICS participates in local annual events including Purdue Spring fest and the Indiana State Fair. Youth are encouraged to compete in a PICS bag tying contest, with prizes awarded to the individual with the fastest tying skills.<\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-015900c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"015900c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-043970e\" data-id=\"043970e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3ca5de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30194ba\" data-id=\"30194ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5f613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb5f613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bug-bowl-2017-winnersnew_edited.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"bug bowl 2017 winners(new_edited)\" 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style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>LAB <span class=\"gold\">TEAM<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d3e27 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d1d3e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0bf7b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0bf7b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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wp-caption-text\">dbaribut@purdue.edu<br \/>(765) 494-8713<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-914caab\" data-id=\"914caab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b0328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7b0328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Dieudonn\u00e9 Baributsa<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8451b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8451b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dieudonn\u00e9 Baributsa is an Associate Professor of Entomology at Purdue University. He has more than 20 years of experience in international development. He currently leads the Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS &#8211; <a id=\"LPlnk191524\" href=\"http:\/\/www.picsnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\">www.picsnetwork.org<\/a>) Program aimed at reducing grain postharvest storage losses to improve food security and income of smallholder farmers around the world. Dieudonn\u00e9 focuses on applied research and innovative extension approaches to scale-up postharvest solutions in developing countries. His broad areas of interest include agricultural technology development\/dissemination; supply chain and commercialization of agricultural technologies; and ICT innovations for technology scale-up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73c15d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73c15d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3e5784\" data-id=\"d3e5784\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854fd04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"854fd04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Gunakeshari-rblqlt1n9otgthvxz3a9pm1e185ur1acba6fqeqjlw.jpg\" title=\"Gunakeshari Lamsal\" alt=\"Gunakeshari Lamsal\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">glamsal@purdue.edu<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cd1e2d\" data-id=\"3cd1e2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0298c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0298c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;line-height: 107%\">Gunakeshari Lamsal, MS student <\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2eb8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2eb8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am a master\u2019s student at the Department of Entomology at Purdue and joined Dr. Baributsa&#8217;s lab as a Research Assistant in Fall 2021. I am from a small yet beautiful country, Nepal. Before joining Purdue, I had been working in Nepal with UNDP Nepal and the Government of Nepal in Value Chain Development Project for the last two years. My research interest is on Integrated Pest Management, hermetic storage, post-harvest insect management, and international development. And I am happy to join the PICS group and contribute to technology development for smallholder farmers in the developing world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e02dbb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e02dbb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-206dc86\" data-id=\"206dc86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0e7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a0e7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/pic-rblqlt1n9otgthvxz3a9pm1e185ur1acba6fqeqjlw.jpg\" title=\"Nileshwari Yewle\" alt=\"Nileshwari Yewle\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">nyewle@purdue.edu<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5afac8a\" data-id=\"5afac8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd984d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cd984d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;line-height: 107%\">Nileshwari Yewle, Visiting scholar<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b747b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b747b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I am a Visiting doctoral researcher scholar at <strong>Dr. Dieudonne Baributsa\u2019s<\/strong>, lab. My research aims to learn more about the various features of stored pest biology insects in hermetic storage, as well as the impact of hypoxic conditions on insect reproduction and feeding activities in the spice commodities crop. My current research at Purdue University is focused on the<strong> \u2018Mathematical modeling approach to select an appropriate hermetic storage system for high-value crops<\/strong>\u2019. Farmers are challenged with post-harvest management strategies as well as the causes of post-harvest losses ranging from 7 to 22 percent. I am actively involved in the \u201cHermetic Postharvest Handling and Storage in India\u201d project from the ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering &amp; Technology (CIPHET) Ludhiana, India, which aims to train farmers, extension agents and researchers from Maharashtra, Punjab, Kolkata and Karnataka ,India on sustainable strategies and technologies to address postharvest\/storage issues. My work also emphasis on increasing the capacity of local Krishi Vigyan Kendra and farmers on conducting training for proper postharvest management of pests on local grain crops and spices crops. My work is laying the basis for future postharvest interventions in India.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1625313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1625313\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4731ba8\" data-id=\"4731ba8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8298f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8298f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/picsprogram\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/trust_PICS_website-rblqlt1n9otgthvxz3a9pm1e185ur1acba6fqeqjlw.jpg\" title=\"Trust Kasambala Donga\" alt=\"Trust Kasambala Donga\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">tkasamba@purdue.edu<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38cdc0d\" data-id=\"38cdc0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d23e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d23e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Raleway;color:#443F3F\">Trust Kasambala Donga<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589570f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"589570f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am a Fulbright African Research Scholar and I am hosted by Dr D. Baributsa. I have over 10 years\u2019 experience in non-chemical pest control. I have been part of PICS team since 2013. I was involved in introducing PICS bags and training of trainers in Malawi. My current research at Purdue University is on assessing the impact of insect population and temperature on oxygen consumption in hermetic storage systems. My research goals for the next 5-10 years are to build a research team focused understanding and responding to the need of farmers, traders and other value chain actors related to postharvest management of food by building local capacity; and developing, testing and adapting effective and economically viable technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-444a036 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"444a036\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6d3756\" data-id=\"e6d3756\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232e0b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"232e0b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23caa21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23caa21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-574ffba\" data-id=\"574ffba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1853e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1853e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past Members<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01ec9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a01ec9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Where are they now?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jorge D\u00edaz-Valderrama<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>UNTRM University-Peru, Professor<br><\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>Bradley Smith<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>BASF Corporation, Scientist - Entomologist<br><\/td><\/tr>\r\n<tr><td>Anastasia Njoroge<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>University of Florida, Postdoc<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kabita Kharel, PhD Student<\/td><td>2018<\/td><td>Murray State University, Adjunct Professor<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hannah Quellhorst, MSc Student<\/td><td>2018<\/td><td>Kansas State University, PhD Student<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sarah Dietrich, Lab Technician<\/td><td>2017<\/td><td>Michigan State University, MSc Student<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scott B Williams, Post-Doctoral Researcher<\/td><td>2016<\/td><td>Spensa Technologies Inc, Research Scientist-Entomologist <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Yan Yan, Visiting Scholar<\/td><td>2015<\/td><td>Vanderbilt University, PhD Student<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PICS RESEARCH PICS research has improved the standard of living for millions of people in the developing world. 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