MORE RESILIENT FOOD SUPPLY NETWORK:ACHIEVINGRESILIENCE--THEOVERARCHING, LONG-TERM GOAL OF THE SUMMIT AND OUR RELATED OTHER PLANNING ACTIVITIES--WILL ALSOSUPPORTMANYOF THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES ENUMERATED IN THE USDA STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2018-2022, INCLUDING:OBJECTIVE 2.2:CREATING NEW MARKETS AND SUPPORTING A COMPETITIVE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMOBJECTIVE 2.3: PREVENTING AND MITIGATING THE SPREAD OF AGRICULTURAL PESTS AND DISEASEOBJECTIVE 4.1: EXPANDINGRURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITYOBJECTIVE 5.3: ENHANCINGPRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPESOBJECTIVE 6.2: ENSURINGLANDS AND WATERSHEDS ARE SUSTAINABLE, HEALTHY, AND PRODUCTIVEOBJECTIVE 7.1: PREVENTINGFOODBORNE ILLNESS AND PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTHOBJECTIVE 7.2: PROVIDINGACCESS TO SAFE AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE.IT WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO PROGRESS ON THREE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING'S GRAND CHALLENGES:PROVIDING ACCESS TO CLEAN WATERMANAGING THE NITROGEN CYCLERESTORING AND IMPROVING URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE.FINALLY, A MORE RESILIENTFOOD SUPPLY NETWORK WILLADVANCE THE UNITED NATIONS' SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL#12, "ENSURE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PATTERNS,"BYREDUCING FOOD WASTE?ANDFOOD LOSSES ALONG PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY CHAINS.NETWORKFORMATION ANDIDENTIFICATIONOF OPPORTUNITIES:ONE DEFINITION OFA"WICKED PROBLEM" ISTHAT IT IS A SYMPTOM OFANOTHERPROBLEM (RITTEL&AMP;WEBER,2018).THEPROCESSOFADDRESSING IT ENGENDERS NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND SURFACES ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES. TO FOSTER CONTINUING ENGAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE ASKED TO JOINLARGE PROPOSALS (E.G.,NSF ERC ANDAFRI CAP PROJECTS) ANDTO FORMSMALLER TEAMS TO DEVELOP PROJECTSTHATADDRESS SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF THE RESILIENCE CHALLENGE.TRANSFORMATION OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING:CROSS-FERTILIZATION WILL?PROMOTE THE INCORPORATION OF AGRICULTURAL NEEDS INTO?THE DOMINANT ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES (MECHANICAL, CIVIL, AND ELECTRICAL).TO HELP REALIZE THIS, WE WILL WORK WITH COLLEAGUES?AT TWO INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED WITH OUR NSF PLANNING GRANT TO?SUGGEST ENHANCEMENTS TO THEIR?PACKAGING ENGINEERING AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING?PROGRAMS.?THESE CAN SERVE AS?MODELS FOR SIMILAR EXPANSIONS ELSEWHERE.BEYOND THIS, WE WILL ADVOCATE FOR DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING DEGREE PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOPROCESSING.?THERE ARE CURRENTLY FEWER THAN 40 SUCH PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES, MANY OF WHICH DO NOT OFFER DOCTORAL DEGREES.?TO TRAIN STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS IN THESE PROGRAMS, WE WILL ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS TOASSIST WITH THEDEVELOPMENT OFEXPERIENTIAL AND PROBLEM-BASED CURRICULA THAT USE CASE STUDIES, INDUSTRY-GUIDED DESIGN PROJECTS, AND INTERNSHIPS.WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:WE ANTICIPATE THAT STAKEHOLDERS INCULCATED WITH RESILIENCE PRINCIPLES WILL INCORPORATE THEM INTOEXISTING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS?(SUCH AS?ANSI'S CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER, OR THE ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT'S CERTIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONAL). PARTICIPATION BY COMMUNITY COLLEGES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND INDUSTRY WILL FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE STACKABLE AND LATTICED CREDENTIALS FOR TRAINEES INDOCUMENTATION PROCESSES,MARKET INTERFACES, LOGISTICS, AND AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT OPERATION (BASED ON STANDARDS FROM THE MANUFACTURING SKILL STANDARDS COUNCIL).