What does CASFS stand for?

• A. Center for Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems
• B. Center for Agroforestry and Sustainable Food Studies
• C. Center for Arts and Social Food Studies
• D. Center for Agricultural Science and Sustainable Food Security

Answer: (A)

CASFS is the name of a center focused on how food systems can be sustainable by bringing ecological ideas into farming. The familiar official title is Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, where agroecology means applying ecological principles to agricultural practices to build more resilient, sustainable food systems. Among the options, the one that best captures that scope is the Center for Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems, since it conveys the agriculture focus and sustainability in food systems, even though the exact term “Agroecology” isn’t used in that choice. The other options introduce concepts (arts and social studies, agroforestry, or food security) that don’t align with the center’s typical mission.