Blueberries and green beans in paper trays on a yellow checked tablecloth

Global Food Initiative

UC is working to address one of the critical issues of our time: How to sustainably and nutritiously feed a world population expected to reach 8 billion by 2025.

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Sustainable Agriculture Education Association
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
Some of the researchers invoved in the project are (l to r) Jason Worden (PowWow Energy); Rich Wolski (UCSB Department of Computer Science); Roland Geyer, (UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management); Chandra Krintz (UCSB Department of Compute
From data to tomato
UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis and PowWow Energy receive funding from the California Energy Commission to deploy method to measure groundwater use and to help growers deal with state's water crisis.
Craft-brewing leader gives $1M to enhance UC Davis brewing facility
The gift from Carlos Alvarez, founder and owner of The Gambrinus Co., will fund new brewing and laboratory equipment at UC Davis to create the brewery of the future.
Graduating senior Rachel Rouse, also a UC Global Food Initiative Fellow at UC Santa Barbara, has been studying food insecurity and access among the student population.
An appetite for food reform
First group of UC Global Food Initiative fellows at UC Santa Barbara is studying food waste on campus, food insecurity among students.