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The Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS2) project carried out research to explore the use of PICS bags for controlling storage insect pests of other crops including maize, sorghum, wheat, rice, peanut, common bean, hibiscus seed, mungbean, pigeon pea and bambara groundnut. In addition, PICS bag were evaluated to determine whether they maintain seed viability and minimize mold growth and accumulation of mycotoxins. Economic research under PICS2 assessed the cost-effectiveness of PICS triple-layer bags for promising crops.

Focus Area: Sub-Sahara Africa and Asia
Amount: US $1.4 million
Start Date: April 2011
End Date: September 2014
Location: West, East, Central and Southern Africa
Donor: Gates Foundation
Duration: 3 years 5 months
Partners: International Agricultural Research Institutes, National Agricultural Research Systems, Private Sector Manufacturers, and Input dealers, International and Local NGOs, Farmers and Farmers’ Based Organizations
Grantee: Purdue University