/tags/winter-break-2026 en /programs/india-crops-culture-food-and-traditions-winter-break-2025-2026 <div class="field field-name-field-program-inactive field-type-list-boolean field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Currently Unavailable</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-program-coming-soon field-type-list-boolean field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-program-accepting-apps field-type-list-boolean field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-video field-type-video-embed-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <div class="embedded-video"> <div class="player"> <iframe class="" width="480" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VSS7PvmUNqo?width%3D480%26amp%3Bheight%3D270%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bvq%3Dlarge%26amp%3Brel%3D0%26amp%3Bcontrols%3D1%26amp%3Bautohide%3D2%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D1%26amp%3Bmodestbranding%3D0%26amp%3Btheme%3Ddark%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D1%26amp%3Bwmode%3Dopaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> <div class="video-embed-description">Meet Dr. Ajay Nair, &quot;India: Crops, Culture, Food, and Traditions&quot; Program Director</div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-country field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">India</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-prog-program-director-s- field-type-text-long field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Program Director(s):&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="https://www.hort.iastate.edu/directory/ajay-nair/">Ajay Nair</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.hort.iastate.edu/directory/catherine-swoboda/">Catherine Swoboda</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong><em>Program dates and itinerary are tentative and subject to change</em></strong></p> <p>Students will learn first-hand about different crops (vegetables, coconut, banana, tea, coffee, rice, rubber, cashew, spices, pineapple, etc.), their production techniques, and meet growers and entrepreneurs who find innovative ways to solve agricultural problems within a market economy. Students will visit regional vegetable, spice, and flower markets and have an opportunity to interact with students at the Kerala Agricultural University. In addition to agriculture, students will visit historic and cultural sites, temples and palaces, arts centers, backwaters, and get an immersive experience of food, culture, and traditions. The program will also include a visit to New Delhi and the immortal memorial, the Taj Mahal.</p> <p><strong>Participating students will earn 3 credits of&nbsp;Hort 4960 or Globe 4960 during the fall 2025 semester. This course fulfills the International Perspectives Requirement.&nbsp;This course has a&nbsp;pre-departure course component and a travel component.</strong></p> <p><em>This program was last offered in fall 2023, with travel over winter break 2023-2024.&nbsp;</em></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-departure-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-range"><span class="date-display-start" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-12-29T00:00:00-06:00">Monday, December 29, 2025</span> to <span class="date-display-end" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2026-01-16T00:00:00-06:00">Friday, January 16, 2026</span></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-department field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Department:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Horticulture</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-type-of-travel field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Type of Travel:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Travel Course</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-application-deadline field-type-datetime field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Application Deadline:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-05-01T00:00:00-05:00" class="date-display-single">Thursday, May 1, 2025</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-semester field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Semester:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Fall</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-application-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://isuabroad.iastate.edu/?go=CALS_Hort_Cropproduction_India">Learn more</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-year field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Year:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-01-01T00:00:00-06:00" class="date-display-single">2025</span></div></div></div> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:37:57 +0000 nicolerh 1147 at