The class meets twice a week for 3 credits (letter grade only) and meets only for the first half of the semester (until spring break). International Agriculture 402; Agriculture in the Developing Nations I is a prerequisite for the course. A group term paper or project is required, based on the field trip experience and focused on general themes established in the previous semester.

Agriculture in the Developing Nations II integrates a two-week field laboratory to India with period for reflection, analysis, and synthesis during the spring semester. Field trip dates are: January 4-20, 2006

The main objective of the January field trip is to gain a better understanding of the problems of agricultural and rural development through their first hand observation and subsequent analysis.

Selected Cornell students are eligible for financial assistance and should contact course coordinator/teaching assistant. Students will work with India or Mexico students and faculty to develop a group paper on a particular theme found interesting during the January field trip.

The January 06 field trip will provide all students a chance to interact with farmers in a village setting; visit and understand how an International Agricultural Research Center (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics) addresses issues related to poverty alleviation; visit in small sub-groups important sites working on crops/ soils/ dryland issues/ gender, equity, extension, rural development, biotechnology etc.

The field trip also provides an excellent opportunity for both Cornell and India or Mexico students to interact on a one to one basis on cultural and international development issues.

Please visit 602 Archive site for group Project papers written, photographs and impressions gathered by previous students.

For details on trip itinerary contact Cynda Farnham email:clf4@cornell.edu

Upon return from field trip students will have two classes/week January 27 th, - March second week 2006 . Some of these classes will be through video conferences between Cornell and India students. (timing would be 9.05 -11.05 am)

Dates and venue for these classes will be posted later.

The class will be divided into the following theme groups, supervised by the faculty members noted.

IARD 602 Videotaped Lectures