AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FOOD SECURITY IN RELATION TO GLOBAL CHANGE

Global change has been in the public arena for some time and in the scientific arena for even longer. At the forefront of these public and scientific deliberations are issues of energy, transportation, and industry. However, the potential effects on food and fiber security are likely to be the greatest threat from global change. Fortunately, the human component inherent in agriculture and forestry production systems allows for planning of effective, cost-efficient mitigative and adaptive strategies that will help meet the challenge.