India Study Abroad: Crops, Culture, Food, and Traditions

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India
Monday, December 29, 2025 to Thursday, January 15, 2026
Department: 
Horticulture
Type of Travel: 
Travel Course
Semester: 
Fall
Year: 
2025
Application Deadline: 
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Program Director(s): 

Students will learn first-hand the very 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.