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USF Future of Food Think Tank and community leaders collaborate on food system resilience

By: Monica Maheshwari, USF Research Development Institute

Sustainable food systems capable of delivering food and nutritional security are vital to our future. This goal was significantly tested in the 2024 hurricane season, with storms Debby, Helene, and Milton placing unique, yet often compounding stressors on Tampa Bay’s regional food system.

A new think tank at the OBÌåÓý¹ÙÍø dedicated to the "Future of Food," in collaboration with