The Departments of English & Humanities (ENH) and Economics & Social Sciences (ESS), BU jointly arranged a seminar at BU on "Women and Agriculture" at 4:00pm on July 13, 2003. The keynote speaker was Dr. Janet D. Momsen, Professor, Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis. Chairperson of ENH Professor Firdous Azim opened the session and the concluding remark was made by Professor A M Muazzam Husain, Chairperson, ESS. A lively discussion followed Dr. Momsen's talk.