A few corrections...(by Leah)

Here are a few corrections from previous entries that I thought I'd post in one go...

1. India's birthday is actually Independence Day (August 15th,) not Republic Day (January 26th.) Oops.

2. There actually ARE traffic lights in Ahmedabad, but they have only been here for the past year or two, and so they seem to be largely ignored. (Which is why I hadn't noticed them I guess!)

3. Organic cotton may not be that likely to replace conventional cotton farming within 20 years time. This was one very hopeful perspective (which we liked very much!) but after further enquiry, it seems that it may not be that accurate of a projection. Although organic farming clearly looks better in the long term than conventional farming does, it also requires more commitment, attention, observation, care, and manual labour in order to work, as well as a transitional period that can be a difficult gap to pass through. This effort and level of commitment may not be that attractive to all farmers, especially the large-scale farms. We'll see about those 20 years...

4. I can't take the credit for the "master-planning" of this trip- the planning for these two weeks while Paul is here was done mostly by our hosts in Ahmedabad, as well as their contacts with whom we've met. It's so nice that Paul thinks I could pull that off though!