Kwamena K Quagrainie

Agricultural Economics

Clinical Engagement Professor

Phone

765.494.4200

Office

Krannert Room 692

Forestry and Natural Resources

Clinical Engagement Professor

Phone

765.494.4200

Office

KRAN Room 692

Email

kquagrai@purdue.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Quagrainie holds a joint appointment in Agricultural Economics Dept (70%) and Forestry and Natural Resources Dept (30%). He is also affiliated with the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant program as Aquaculture Economist & Marketing Specialist. His research interests lie in the areas of market analysis, market definition, identification of value-added opportunities for aquaculture products, and development of aquaculture farming enterprise budgets. Dr. Quagrainie works with the aquaculture industries in Illinois and Indiana, aquaculture producers, aquaculture associations, distributors, restaurants, and consumers to develop viable markets for Indiana and Illinois farm-raised aquaculture products. His primary extension responsibilities focus on providing assistance to aquaculture producers in pursuing and realizing economic efficiencies and market development opportunities. He also provides training and educational materials for farmers and Extension Educators in farm business management including enterprise budgeting. Kwamena has a great interest in international work and has directed USAID funded projects in Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania.

Awards & Honors

(2013) Honorable Mention, Publication of Enduring Quality. Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES).

(2012) Mid-Career Award from Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialists Association (PUCESA). Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialists Association (PUCESA).

(2009) Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Award. Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

(2009) The Distinguished Early Career Award. US Aquaculture Society.

Selected Publications

Quagrainie, K., Flores, R. M., & Kim, H. J. (2017). Economic analysis of aquaponics and hydroponics production in the U.S. Midwest. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 30(1), 1-14. doi:10.1080/10454438.2017.1414009

Quagrainie, K. K. (2019). Assessment of Household Food Security in Fish Farming Communities in Ghana. Sustainability, 11(10). doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su11102807

Quagrainie, K. K. (2019). Consumer Willingness to Pay for a Saline Fish Species Grown in the US Midwest: The Case Of Striped Bass. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 50(1), 9. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12464

Quagrainie, K. K. (2019). Determinants of Catch Sales in Ghanaian Artisanal Fisheries. Sustainability, 11(2), 10. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020298

Quagrainie, K. K., & Akuffo, A. (2019). Local Food Systems and Market Opportunities for Aquaculture. World Aquaculture Society, 45(2), 6. Retrieved from https://issuu.com/aquaculturemag/docs/aquaculture_magazine_apr-may2019_45

Amankwah, A., & Quagrainie, K. K. (2018). Aquaculture Feed Technology Adoption and Smallholder Household Welfare in Ghana. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12544

Flores, R. M., & Quagrainie, K. K. (2018). Economic Analysis of Aquaponics and Hydroponics Production in the US Midwest. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 30(1), 1-14. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/10454438.2017.1414009

Quagrainie, K. K., Preckel, P. V., & Amankwah, A. (2018). Impact of aquaculture feed technology on fish income and poverty in Kenya. Aquaculture Economics and Management, 22(4), 410-430. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2017.1413689

Quagrainie, K. K. (2017). Seafood and Aquaculture Marketing Handbook. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell.

Darko, F. A., & Quagrainie, K. K. (2016). Consumer Preferences for Farmed Tilapia in Tanzania: A Choice Experiment Analysis. 28(3), 131-143. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/10454438.2016.1169965