Global Food Initiative

Last year’s drought cost the ag industry more than $1 billion, thousands of jobs, new analysis shows

UC Merced

March 3, 2022

Crops most affected by increased fallowing include rice, cotton, grain and field crops.

Sustainable Agriculture Education Association conference overview

UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, with support from the UC Global Food Initiative, hosted the Sustainable Agriculture Education Association national conference, highlighting hands-on educational efforts that bridge scientific and social issues.

List Grid

The UC Global Food Initiative is off to a fast start.

UC Global Food Initiative marks first year

The initiative is off to a fast start as faculty, students and staff from across the 10-campus UC system focus their collective power on food issues.

A closeup view of the coffee berry borer.

Coffee pest relies on bacteria in gut to survive its caffeine craving

Berkeley Lab and USDA research could lead to new ways to fight beetle that devastates coffee crops worldwide.

Milk does a probiotic good

Dairy makes a positive difference in how effective probiotics can be.