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Food Systems Leadership Institute. Transforming U.S. Food Systems and Higher Education. Food Systems Leadership Institute: Leadership for a Future Food System. Traditional views of the food system are changing Higher education must keep pace
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Food Systems Leadership Institute Transforming U.S. Food Systems and Higher Education
Food Systems Leadership Institute:Leadership for a Future Food System • Traditional views of the food system are changing • Higher education must keep pace • Create new partnerships, both within and outside the university • Serve diverse stakeholders • Exert influence to create a preferred future food system
Changing Food Systems • Food systems worldwide have changed rapidly and continue to change • Food systems changes are intertwined with changing: • Demographics • Consumer demand & preferences • Technology development • Environmental accountability • Global markets • Understanding of food and health relationships
Changing Food Systems • [Subject area-specific facts about changing food systems?]
Changing Higher Education • Higher education is also changing • Federal and state support is greatly reduced • Extension has a new portfolio • Traditional mission of education, research, and extension/public service remains • Insert some “renewing the covenant” stuff here? • Opportunity to renew the university’s mission- higher education can influence future food systems. But how?
Higher Education Values • Educating traditional and non-traditional learners (about practical approaches and theoretical concepts) • Developing lifelong learners • Addressing unique and complex issues of urban and rural communities • Fully engaging groups that seek knowledge and service How can we leverage these values for a future food system?
Where are we now?Where do we want to go?How do we get there? • How can higher education lead a national agenda, with broad stakeholder support, for a preferred food system?
Using Your Input • University X; • [How can you commit to be responsive to what you hear in this meeting?] • FSLI • A nationwide group of FSLI Fellows will prepare a white paper of recommendations to make higher education more responsive to food systems needs
FSLI White Paper Development [more for NASULGC presentation than local/regional outreach] • A shared FSLI experience, intended to broaden food systems perspectives • Local/regional stakeholder outreach • Development and vetting of draft recommendations • White paper finalization • White paper dissemination (presentation, publications)
Meeting Agenda • [Customized for individual meetings based on stakeholders, portion of the matrix to be discussed, etc.]