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IARD 2020 Perspectives In International Agriculture and Rural Development
Fall. 3 credits. Tues & Thurs 8:40–9:55 a.m.,135 Emerson Hall, R.J. Nelson, R.W. Herdt and L. Harrington
The course is designed to enable students to gain an understanding of major issues in international agricultural development. It provides an overview of world poverty and hunger, and of varying perspectives on approaches being taken to address these and related problems. Students will characterize the state of agriculture and rural livelihoods in selected developing countries, and will analyze how innovations in agriculture in these countries can contribute to rural development.
IARD 4010 Experience Latin America: Rural and Urban Realities I(Also LAT A 4010) Fall 2 Credits Friday 9:05–11:00 a.m.,14 Fernow Hall, R. Blake & T. Tucker
Acquaint students with fundamental cultural, historical, socio-political, literary, anthropological, health, agricultural and development issues in southern Mexico. The lectures/discussions establish the global and regional contexts for better transcultural understanding. This course may be taken as a stand-alone survey course in international agriculture and rural development or in Latin American studies. However, it is primarily a preparatory course for participants selected to participate in the spring semester course Experience Latin America II: Chiapas Edition (IARD or LAT A 6060), which includes a field-study trip to southern Mexico (Chiapas during the January interession).
IARD 4020 Agriculture In The Developing Nations I
Fall. 2 credits. Friday 1:25—3:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall Prerequisite: International Agriculture 2020. S/U or letter K. V. Raman and W. R. Coffman (India section)
Acquaint students with the major issues and problems in international agriculture and rural development and to demonstrate how problems in development are being addressed (India). The lectures/discussions establish the global and regional contexts for sustainable agricultural development and focus on development challenges in Asia through cases in India. This course may be taken as a stand-alone survey course in international agriculture and rural development. However, it is primarily a preparatory course for participants selected to participate in the spring semester course Agriculture in the Developing Nations II (IARD 6020), which includes field trip to India during the January intersession.
IARD 4030 Traditional Agriculture In Developing Countries
Fall. 1 credit. 8:00–8:50 a.m., 404 Plant Science Bldg S-U only. P. Hobbs
Today, perhaps over half of the world's arable land is farmed by traditional farmers. They developed sustainable agriculture practices which allowed them to produce food and fiber for millennia with few outside inputs. Many of these practices have been forgotten in developed countries but are still used by many traditional, subsistence, or partially subsistence farmers in developing countries. The course examines traditional systems from several disciplinary points of view and discusses the relevance of these traditional practices for meeting modern day food needs.
IARD 4040 (PL BR 4040) Crop Evolution, Domestication and Diversity
Spring 2 credits. 9:05-9:55 a.m., 143 Plant Science Bldg S-U letter. Prerequisites: Genetics 2810 or Plant Breeding 2250 or permission of the instructor. Lecs, S. Kresovich.
Evolution, domestication, and breeding of crop plants have molded the current diversity we conserve and use. Based on advances in systematics and molecular genetics, this course presents an integrated approach to understanding and describing diversity of agricultural and horticultural species. Underlying ethical, legal, and social issues affecting conservation and use also are addressed.
*IARD 4050 Patents, Plants & Profits: Intellectual Property Management for Scientists and Entrepreneurs(ALS PL BR 612 [6120]
Spring, 2 credits, S/U only. Krattiger & Kowlaski
Comprehensive course for ag scientists on Intellectual Property management comprising forms of protection (copyright, trademarks, patents, plant breeders' rights), agreements (from material transfer to licensing), and management tools and strategies (policy, freedom-to-operate, IP audits, laboratory notebook, litigation, ethics, conflict resolution, cross-cultural issues, technology transfer, genetic resources and trade) and negotiation. The course will be of particular relevance to students interested in science management, technology transfer, international agriculture and business.check here for more information regarding this course
IARD 4100 Through Another Lens: discussion (Spanish lang) for IARD/LAT A 4010 (Also LAT A 4100 and SPAN 3020) Fall 1 Credit R. Blake Prerequisites: Intermediate Spanish (SPAN 2090) or permission of instructor; concurrent enrollment in IARD/LAT A 4010
For description see LAT A 4100
IARD 4140 (CSS 4140) Tropical Cropping Systems: Biodiversity, Social, and Environmental Impacts
Fall. 3 credits. 8:40–9:55 a.m.,105 Bradfield Hall, S/U or letter. Lec, Peter Hobbs
Prerequisite: An introductory course in crop science, soil science, or biology or permission of instructor.
Characterization and discussion of traditional shifting cultivation, lowland rice-based systems, upland cereal-based systems, smallholder mixed farming including root crops and livestock, plantation fruit and oil crop systems, and agroforestry. In addition to species diversity and domestication, factors such as climate, land quality, soil management, land tenure, labor, and markets are considered. The effect of tropical cropping systems on the environment is evaluated.
IARD 4800 (FDSC4800) Building Substantiality Environment and Food System
Spring 2009 3 credits. Tuesday; 9:05 a.m.–9:55 a.m., Thursday; 8:00 a.m.–9:55 a.m., Dennis Miller
This multidisciplinary course explores interrelationships between food, population, the environment, and socio-economic development through a case study/discussion approach. Topics will include food security in Honduras, water use in Australia, biofuels from agricultural waste in Costa Rica, climate neutral campuses in the U.S., and environmental sustainability in Sweden. A variety of Cornell faculty experts from across campus lead discussions in each of the major topic areas. In addition, students participate in discussions and debates with students from Sweden, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Australia through live interactive videoconferences and electronic discussion boards. The course is designed to challenge students to think deeply and creatively about critical issues facing our world in the 21st century and to share their perspectives with colleagues from around the globe.
IARD 4940 Special Topics in International Agriculture
Fall, Spring, Summer 1-3 credits,S-U grades, Staff
The department teaches "trial" courses and special topics not covered in other courses, at the undergraduate level, under this number. Offerings vary by semester and will be advertised by the department. Courses offered under the number are approved by the department curriculum committee, and the same course is not offered more than twice under this number.
IARD 496 0Internship in International Agriculture
Fall and Spring, credit variable 1-6, SU or letter, See CALS internship policy guidelines and submit approved internship form prior to enrollment, Staff
An international internship, supervised by a faculty member who will be directly involved in determining both the course content and in evaluating a student's work. The student will research and initiate an appropriate international internship and negotiate a learning contract with the faculty supervisor, stating the conditions of the work assignment, supervision, and reporting.
IARD 4970 Independent Study In International Agriculture
Fall and Spring. 1-3 credits. S-U or letter grade. Prerequisites: permission of instructor and signed Independent Study Form. Staff.
Independent Study in IARD allows students the opportunity to investigate special interests that are not treated in regularly scheduled courses. The student develops a plan of study to pursue under the direction of a faculty member.
IARD 5980 International Development MPS. Project Paper
Fall and Spring. 1-6 credits. (A maximum of 6 credits may be applied toward M.P.S. degree requirements). Limited to M.P.S. candidates in the Field of International Development (ID). S-U grades only. N. Uphoff.
A problem-solving project entailing either fieldwork and/or library work. The aim of the project is to give students supervised experience in dealing intellectually and analytically with a professional problem related to a substantive area of international development.
IARD 5990 International Agriculture and Rural Development MPS. Project Paper
Fall and Spring. 1-6 credits. (A maximum of 6 credits may be applied toward M.P.S. degree requirements). Limited to M.P.S. candidates in the Field of International Agriculture and Rural Development (IARD). S-U grades only. S. Kyle.
A problem-solving project entailing either fieldwork and/or library work. The aim of the project is to give students supervised experience in dealing intellectually and analytically with a professional problem related to a substantive area of international agriculture and rural development.
IARD 6010 Experience Latin America II(Chiapas Edition) (Also LAT A 6010)
Spring 3 Credit R. Blake & T. Tucker Prerequisites: IARD or LAT A 4010
Designed to provide students with an opportunity to observe the rich living cultures, environments, ecologies, rural and urban communities, and development issues in tropical southern Mexico. Also designed to promote interdisciplinary exchange among faculty, staff, and students and their Mexican hosts and counterparts. A two-week field-study trip in January is followed by discussions, written projects and oral presentations dealing with a range of topics pertinent to the target cultures of Chiapas. Optional 1 credit discussion in Spanish can be taken concurrently (IARD 6100, LAT A 6100 or SPAN 3020)
IARD 6020 Agriculture In Developing Nations II
Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: IARD 4020 and (or) permission of instructors. K.V. Raman, R. Coffman
Note: Cost of field-study trip will be announced in class. The course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to observe agricultural development in India and to promote interdisciplinary exchange among faculty, staff, students and their counterparts.
A three week field-study trip in January is followed by discussions, written projects and oral presentations dealing with problems in food, agriculture and livestock production in the context of social and economic conditions of India.
IARD 6030/GOVT 692 Planning & Management of Agriculture & Rural Development
Spring. 4 credits. S/U or letter. M 2:30–5:00 p.m., N. T. Uphoff and T. W. Tucker.
An intercollege course designed to provide graduate students with a multidisciplinary perspective on the administration of agricultural and rural development activities in developing countries. The course is oriented to students in agricultural or social sciences who may have administrative responsibilities during their professional careers.
IARD 6100 Through Another Lens (Chiapas): Discussion (Spanish lang) for IARD/LAT A 6010 (Also LAT A 6100 and SPAN 3020)
Spring 1 Credit R. Blake Prerequisites: Intermediate Spanish (SPAN 2090) or permission of instructor; concurrent enrollment in IARD/LAT A 6010
IARD 6850 (EDUC 685/ILR 658) Training and development: Theory and Practice
Spring and Summer. 4 credits. S-U grades optional. Rosemary Caffarella Friday 9:05–12:05 p.m. 103 Kennedy Hall
Analysis, design, and administration of training programs for the development of human resources in small-farm agriculture, rural health and nutrition, literacy as non-formal education, and general community development. Designed for scientists, administrators, educator-trainers, and social organizers in rural and agricultural development programs in the United States and abroad.
IARD 6940 Section 1 - Graduate Special Topics In International Agriculture
Spring. 2 credits. S-U or letter option. L. Buck, T. Gavin Thursday
The department teaches "trial" courses under this number. Offerings vary by semester and are advertised by the department before the semester starts. Courses offered under the number will be approved by the department curriculum committee, and the same course is not offered more than twice under this number.
IARD 6940 Section 2 - Build Small Farmer Capacity
Spring. 3 credits. S/U or Letter. Alice Pell Enrollment is by permission of the instructor only.
Building smallholder farmer capacity to participate in formal markets.
IARD 6960 (NTRS 696/CSS 696) Agroecological Perspectives for Sustainable Development
Fall, Spring. 1 credit.12:20–1:10 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall, S-U only. L. Fisher, L. Buck, P. Hobbs
A variety of speakers present seminars on agroecological topics relating to sustainable development throughout the world. Students are required to prepare synopsis of each seminar.
IARD 6970–6980 International Development MPS Seminar
Fall, Spring. 1 credit. 12:20–1:15 p.m., 141 Plant Science Bldg, S-U only. N. Uphoff.
A seminar for M.P.S. students to discuss important issues in international development and to prepare them to write their project papers. Specific content varies.
IARD 6990 International Agriculture and Rural Development MPS Project Seminar
Fall, Spring. 1 credit. S-U grade only. Required for, and limited to, M.P.S. IARD students or with permission of instructor. S. Kyle. Tuesday, at 1:25–2:25 p.m. in 4 Warren Hall
The seminar provides students with the opportunity to develop and present their special projects. It also serves as a forum for discussion of current issues in low-income agricultural and rural development, with particular attention to interdisciplinary complexities.
IARD 7830 Farmer-Centered Research and Extension (also EDUC 7830)
Fall, 3 credits. 2:00–4:30 p.m. 250 Caldwell Hall, S-U or letter. T. Tucker
Introduction to participatory traditions in farming systems research, extension, evaluation of rural development, technology generation, gender analysis, participatory rural appraisal, and documentation of local and indigenous knowledge of community-based development. Case studies of farmer-centered research and extension provide a focus for analysis. Appropriate roles of researchers and extensionists as partners with farmers are examined. A major contribution of farmer-centered research and extensions is its potential to legitimize people’s knowledge by enhancing their capacity to critically analyze their own problems, to conduct their own research, and to empower them to take direct action to solve those problems.
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