CAREER: A National Strategy for a Resilient Food Supply Chain

职业：弹性食品供应链国家战略

• 批准号: 1844773
• 负责人: Megan Konar
• 金额: $ 50.99万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-01 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1844773&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; National; Strategy; Resilient; Food

Distribution through complex supply chains is critical to food security. In the United States, the food supply chain has largely been sheltered from disruptions. However, this could change in the future unless preventative actions are taken. Several risks to food supply chains in the U.S. are increasing in potential frequency and severity. Extreme weather disruptions to agricultural production, reliance on unsustainable irrigation resources, and degraded infrastructure represent future threats to food supply chains in the United States. This project seeks to (1) articulate the interdependent infrastructure networks that support the national food supply chain, (2) evaluate the exposure of the food supply chain to key risks, and (3) pinpoint vulnerabilities in the interdependent infrastructure networks that underpin the food supply chain. The overarching scientific question of this research is: How resilient is the food supply chain of the United States to unsustainable water use, extreme weather, and degraded infrastructure? The supporting science questions are: What infrastructure supports the food supply chain? How exposed is the food supply chain to risk? What vulnerabilities exist in the interdependent infrastructure systems? What is the buffering capacity of irrigation to extreme weather? To address these questions, it is essential to evaluate the national food supply chain as a complex interdependent network. This is because food supply chains in the U.S. depend on an intricate web of interconnected infrastructure, such as irrigation, roads, ports and harbors, rail lines, and navigable waterways. This research will develop a framework to enable the scientific and policy communities to assess the resiliency of food supply chains. The hypothesis of this research is that there are "hot spots" of vulnerability to these risks in the U.S. food supply chain. Hot spots may exist that are not obvious when each infrastructure is considered in isolation. This research will provide a detailed understanding of the interdependent infrastructure networks that support national and global food security. Discovery of critical vulnerabilities in the food supply chain of the United States could be used to prioritize national infrastructure investment funds. Now is an opportune time to identify infrastructure investment priorities, as calls for investment in U.S. infrastructure systems are increasing. As part of this project, formal communication training will be incorporated into the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department curriculum to train the engineer of the future. The PI will develop and introduce a short course on science communication for engineers. This project will utilize the scientific knowledge obtained to develop an online, interactive Food Supply Chain Risk map. This visualization system will be used to engage K-12 students in a Girls Adventures in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science (GAMES) camp, undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), policy makers and the media through the Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA), and the general public through farmers market demonstrations.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

通过复杂的供应链分配对于粮食安全至关重要。在美国，食品供应链在很大程度上被避免了干扰。但是，除非采取预防措施，否则这可能会在将来发生变化。美国粮食供应链的几种风险在潜在的频率和严重性上增加。极端天气中断农业生产，依赖不可持续的灌溉资源以及退化的基础设施代表了美国对粮食供应链的未来威胁。该项目旨在（1）阐明支持国家食品供应链的相互依存的基础设施网络，（2）评估食品供应链对关键风险的暴露，（3）在相互依存的基础设施网络中查明脆弱性，这些基础设施网络构成了粮食供应链的支撑。这项研究的总体科学问题是：美国对不可持续的用水，极端天气和降级基础设施的富含弹性是如何弹性的？支持科学问题是：哪些基础设施支持食品供应链？食品供应链的风险如何暴露？相互依存的基础架构系统中存在哪些漏洞？灌溉对极端天气的缓冲能力是什么？为了解决这些问题，必须评估国家食品供应链作为一个复杂的相互依存网络。这是因为美国的粮食供应链取决于复杂的相互联系的基础设施网络，例如灌溉，道路，港口和港口，铁路线和可通道的水道。这项研究将开发一个框架，以使科学和政策社区能够评估粮食供应链的弹性。这项研究的假设是，在美国食品供应链中存在着对这些风险的“热点”。当每个基础架构孤立地考虑时，可能存在的热点可能并不明显。这项研究将对支持国家和全球粮食安全的相互依存的基础设施网络提供详细的了解。在美国食品供应链中发现关键漏洞可用于优先考虑国家基础设施投资基金。现在是确定基础设施投资优先事项的合适时机，因为在美国基础设施系统中进行投资的呼吁正在增加。作为该项目的一部分，正式的交流培训将纳入民用和环境工程部课程中，以培训未来的工程师。 PI将开发并介绍有关工程师科学通信的简短课程。该项目将利用获得的科学知识来开发在线交互式食品供应链风险图。这种可视化系统将用于与K-12学生一起参与数学，工程和科学（游戏）营地的女孩冒险活动，伊利诺伊大学Urbana-Champaign大学（UIUC）（UIUC），政策制定者和媒体通过政府和公共事务研究所（IGPA）以及通过市场宣传的一般宣传。通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响评估标准通过评估来支持。

项目成果

Irrigation by Crop in the Continental United States From 2008 to 2020

2008年至2020年美国大陆农作物灌溉情况

• DOI: 10.1029/2022wr032804
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Water Resources Research
• 影响因子: 5.4
• 作者: Ruess, P. J.;Konar, M.;Wanders, N.;Bierkens, M.
• 通讯作者: Bierkens, M.

Food flows between counties in the United States

• DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab29ae
• 发表时间: 2019-08-01
• 期刊: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
• 影响因子: 6.7
• 作者: Lin, Xiaowen;Ruess, Paul J.;Konar, Megan
• 通讯作者: Konar, Megan

The carbon footprint of cold chain food flows in the United States

美国冷链食品流动的碳足迹

• DOI: 10.1088/2634-4505/ac676d
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability
• 作者: Wang, Junren;Karakoc, Deniz Berfin;Konar, Megan
• 通讯作者: Konar, Megan

Food flows between counties in the United States from 2007 to 2017

• DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac5270
• 发表时间: 2022-02
• 期刊: Environmental Research Letters
• 影响因子: 6.7
• 作者: D. Karakoc;Junren Wang;M. Konar