RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS PLATFORM

Serve as a leader in driving research and discovery that creates a more resilient food system and helps steward the natural environment and communities of North Carolina.

AREAS OF FOCUS

• Plant and food systems

• Food security and health outcomes

• Environmental sustainability

The Resilient Agricultural Systems platform unites two approaches—the social science aspect of food production and availability and the industrial aspect of food sustainability— through research that fosters the production of resilient food. We apply this focus in working with researchers to create crops that adapt to and withstand environmental shifts; explore how to be good environmental stewards; preventing crop loss; study logistics, delivery systems and food economics; answer society’s questions concerning food visibility, safety and sustainability; and think beyond food to collaborate with partners on other plant products.

As outlined in the Wolfpack 2030 strategic plan and reinforced in relevant college strategic plans, sustainability is one of NC State’s core values and top areas of focus for N.C. PSI in the coming years. This particularly relates to the type of research we will undertake and how that research will lead to more sustainable solutions for our state’s communities, economies and industries that can be exported throughout the world. Our success in advancing this research will mirror the success of NC State in becoming a global leader in sustainability, leading to corresponding benefits and impacts for the many audiences we collectively serve.