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DESCRIPTION:We invite all those in Central New York who are interested in a
 ny aspect of sustainability in South Asia to attend and help us plan futur
 e sustainability-related events.&nbsp\;9:00&nbsp\; am — Welcome9:15 am — K
 eynote AddressCultivating Knowledge: Decoding Agricultural Sustainability 
 Through an Ethnography of SeedsAndrew Flachs\, Department of Anthropology\
 , Purdue UniversityA single seed is more than just the promise of a plant.
  In rural south India\, seeds represent diverging paths toward a sustainab
 le livelihood. Development programs and global agribusiness promote geneti
 cally modified seeds and organic certification as a path toward more susta
 inable cotton production\, but these solutions mask a complex web of econo
 mic\, social\, political\, and ecological issues that may have consequence
 s as dire as death10:30 am — Taking the Seeds of Sustainability into the F
 uture11:30 am — Lunch12:30 — Planning Session: Humanities Working GroupIf 
 you are interested in attending\, please email Emera Bridger Wilson (elbri
 dge@ syr.edu) by October 1.&nbsp\;The Sustainable South Asia Initiative is
  a project of the Cornell-Syracuse Consortium on South Asia\, funded by th
 e U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant and
  the Central New York Humanities Corridor.
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SUMMARY:Sustainable South Asia Annual Workshop
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>We invite all those in Central New York who
  are interested in any aspect of sustainability in South Asia to attend an
 d help us plan future sustainability-related events.&nbsp\;</p><p><br></p>
 <p>9:00&nbsp\; am — Welcome<br><br>9:15 am — Keynote Address<br></p><p><br
 ></p><p><em>Cultivating Knowledge: Decoding Agricultural Sustainability Th
 rough an Ethnography of Seeds</em></p><p><br><strong>Andrew Flachs</strong
 >\, Department of Anthropology\, Purdue University<br>A single seed is mor
 e than just the promise of a plant. In rural south India\, seeds represent
  diverging paths toward a sustainable livelihood. Development programs and
  global agribusiness promote genetically modified seeds and organic certif
 ication as a path toward more sustainable cotton production\, but these so
 lutions mask a complex web of economic\, social\, political\, and ecologic
 al issues that may have consequences as dire as death<br><br>10:30 am — Ta
 king the Seeds of Sustainability into the Future<br><br>11:30 am — Lunch<b
 r><br>12:30 — Planning Session: Humanities Working Group<br></p><p><br></p
 ><p><br></p><p>If you are interested in attending\, please email Emera Bri
 dger Wilson (elbridge@ syr.edu) by October 1.&nbsp\;<br><br>The Sustainabl
 e South Asia Initiative is a project of the Cornell-Syracuse Consortium on
  South Asia\, funded by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI National
  Resource Center grant and the Central New York Humanities Corridor.<br></
 p>
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