What was the purpose of Prof Lieth's trip that inspired the Flower Power course?

• A. To boost horticultural flower production capacity as a means for creating peace in a country that had been at war
• B. To create a new UC center as part of the education abroad program
• C. To help growers figure out which flowering plants would sell best to various market segments
• D. To buy plants for use in a research project

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is how using horticulture, specifically flower production, can serve as a tool for peace-building—showing that boosting production can create livelihoods and economic stability in a postwar setting. Prof Lieth’s trip was aimed at exploring whether expanding flower production capacity could help foster peace by providing jobs, income, and cooperative opportunities in a country that had been at war. That focus on production capacity and its peace-building potential is why this option is the best fit.

It’s not about creating a new UC center as part of an education abroad program, not about evaluating which flowering plants sell best to different market segments, and not about buying plants for a research project. Those aims don’t center the peace-building and economic development angle that the Flower Power course highlights.