Climate change will pose risks for the world's food supply in the coming decades at a time when the global demand for food is expected to soar. In addition, because of differences in the severity of how climate change will affect agriculture, regional, and temporal changes in production and harvest-time will challenge our existing (often outdated) agricultural infrastructure with respect to collection, storage, transportation and distribution. Increasing regional and global urbanization will further perturb these systems. Adaptation to climate change will have to occur at multiple geospatial levels such as changes in farming practices. Technology, including sophisticated GIS-based modeling that helps farmers optimize production and conservation will be essential. It is important to recognize that climate change will produce a geographical shift in production and not result in the collapse of our food systems. Being flexible to these shifts is essential toward meeting 2050 food production goals.

Agriculture infrastructure and farming practices: Responses to climate change and population growth

248th National Meeting (2014)

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