1/19/2024 0 Comments David steward earlham iowa![]() ![]() He astutely observed consultants to the corporation and decided he could best focus on the front end of product development from his own company. ![]() Abide also admired the late William Stadelman: “You talk to these people who were legends in their field, and it really helps you understand what Purdue means to agriculture,” he says.Ībide began his career as a product development scientist at General Mills, where his contributions to brainstorming sessions were particularly respected. He cites the influence of Professor Emeritus Philip Nelson, who allowed Abide to “explore and experiment” on his way to choosing a research focus John Floros, now dean of the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University, but then a young Purdue faculty member and Professor of Food Science Suzanne Nielsen. He chose Purdue for its reputation and the influence of his mentor, an MSU professor and Purdue alumnus.Ībide looks back at his four years at Purdue as both enjoyable socially and challenging academically. A food scientist with a business sensibility, he knew he wanted to develop new product ideas for the food industry. ![]() Not surprisingly, George Abide had an idea - to establish a consultancy firm that would be “a friend to ideas and the people who have them.” Today Fortune 100 companies across diverse sectors seek him out for guidance in qualitative consumer research, new product idea generation, and strategy development for teams and businesses.Ībide is a native Mississippian who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Mississippi State University. Abide ( Minneapolis, Minnesota | Distinguished Ag Alumni: 2017) He has also retained close and mutually beneficial connections with Purdue Agriculture through collaborative partnerships that have resulted in joint research and by serving on several graduate student committees for the College of Agriculture. He has co-authored more than 50 papers that have made significant contributions to agricultural science in Africa. Abdoulaye has participated in many research and development projects aimed at improving farmers’ lives in Africa. ![]() The latest project has reached 1,500 villages in Nigeria and another 1,000 villages in Ghana. He returned to Africa to work at INRAN and to continue to work on a project with John Sanders to increase the acceptance of improved millet and sorghum cultivars through better marketing.Ībdoulaye joined the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria and is currently the project leader for the PICS3 project, working in Nigeria and Ghana. He returned to INRAN for two years, then came back to Purdue to earn his Ph.D. In Nigeria alone, the PICS team has reached over 10,000 villages, extending the reach of the technology of hermetic storage in triple-layer plastic bags.Īfter earning his BS in Nigeria in 1988, Abdoulaye worked for the national agricultural research agency in Niger (INRAN) until coming to Purdue, where he earned his MS in agricultural economics in 1995. Through his work with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Nigeria, Abdoulaye has worked hand-in-hand with the first Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) project with responsibilities for Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin and Togo. His relationship with Purdue University goes far beyond that of a typical alum, even one who has earned two degrees from the College of Agriculture. Tahirou Abdoulaye’s is an economist with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture based in Ibadan, Nigeria. ![]()
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