Background
Nayga,, Rodolfo Mercado was born on October 2, 1964. Son of Rodolfo Castillo and Flavia Batac (Mercado) Nayga.
educator food and consumer economist
Nayga,, Rodolfo Mercado was born on October 2, 1964. Son of Rodolfo Castillo and Flavia Batac (Mercado) Nayga.
Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness, University Philippines, Los BaƱos, Laguna, 1985. Master of Science in Agricultural Economics, University Delaware, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1991.
Research assistant University Delaware, Newark, 1986-1988, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1988-1991. Assistant professor Massey University, New Zealand, 1992-1993. Assistant professor department agricultural economics and marketing Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1993.
Selected reviewer Small Business Innovation Research Program., United States Department of Agriculture National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, 1995, markets and trade program, 1994. Voting member S-216 Food Demand and Consumer Behavior Research Committee, since 1994, North-East-165 Private Strategies, Public Policies and Food Systems Performance Research Committee, since 1994. Member National Food and Agricultural Marketing Consortium, since 1994.
Member Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association Selected Papers and Symposium Committee, 1993-1995. Member faculty graduate school Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Consultant Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, Lincoln University, New Zealand, 1992-1993.
Faculty sponsor Cook College Cooperative Education Program, since 1994. Member New Jersey Food Industry Advisory Committee, Agricultural Marketing Consortium, since 1995. Adviser, supervisor Rutgers University Agricultural Economics Club, since 1993.
Member program development team for New Jersey Tomato Industry, Tomato Initiative Steering Committee, since 1994, member marketing subcommittee, since 1994, member greenhouse feasibility study committee, since 1994, member business plan committee, since 1994, member central packing facility committee, since 1994. Member affirmative action committee Cook College, since 1994. Member undergraduate studies and curriculum committee Department Agricultural Economics and Marketing, 1993-1994.
Member International Agribusiness Management Association, Australian Agricultural Economics Society, Food Distribution Research Society (vice president 1994-1995, director 1993-1994, Applebaum Research award 1994, Applebaum Research Dissertation award 1992), Southern Agricultural Economics Association (Outstanding Graduate Paper award 1992), American Agricultural Economics Association (member industry committee since 1993), Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma delta, Phi Tau Sigma.
Married Jean Regina Acot, December 19, 1992.