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.

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Monica Banda, a farmer in Zambia, stands in the middle of a field she planted. The field on the left is also hers but was planted using traditional techniques and seed. The fields on the right is a Zasaka field. Banda’s yield increased by two times after

'Farmer-preneurs' improve crops in Southern Africa

A team of UC Davis grads, students and Zambian colleagues has built a company around simple technologies and practices that aid farmers in avoiding losses and growing more crops.

Jeff Dahlberg, director of the UC Kearney Research and Extension Center, with the time capsule that will be buried May 26.

UC scientists to bury time capsule with letters to successors

Project part of May 26 celebration to commemorate 50th anniversary of UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier.

Grocery shopping app for at-risk Oakland residents wins campus challenge

Snapily takes first place in CITRIS Mobile App Challenge at UC Berkeley, where students develop mobile apps for social impact.