NORTH AMERICAN AGRICULTURE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN DISCOVERING AND SHARING SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THE NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA HAS A KEY ROLE TO PLAY IN RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM-LEVEL ROADMAP AND STRATEGY FOR NORTH AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT IN GLOBAL AGRICULTURE THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED COLLABORATIVELY. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH AFRI'S INTER-DISCIPLINARY ENGAGEMENT IN ANIMAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM AREA, WHILE HOLDING RELEVANCE FOR ALL PROGRAM AREAS. IT WOULD FUND A TWO-DAY, FACILITATED CONFERENCE FOR UP TO 20 INDIVIDUALS FROM LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM CANADA AND MEXICO TO MEET WITH THE PROGRAM LEADERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE'S (NIFA) FOUR INSTITUTES AND CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY INTEGRATING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES (APLU). THE INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE SECTION BEGAN THIS PROCESS CONDUCTING A TWO-ROUND DELPHI STUDY WITH ITS MEMBERSHIP, FOCUSED ON STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS. ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDER INPUT TO THE CRITICAL NEEDS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WILL CONTINUE TO BE COLLECTED AND INTEGRATED INTO THE FINAL DOCUMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE TWO-DAY WORKSHOP, THE OUTPUTS INCLUDE A ROADMAP DOCUMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS IN NORTH AMERICA, A COMPILATION OF PROGRAM AREAS RANKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO FOOD SECURITY AND QUALITY LIVELIHOODS AND A JOINTLY AGREED UPON PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD.