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
Rita Nguyen, MD, and student Jacob Mirsky show off the future food pantry in the Community Wellness Center of San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. Mirsky received a grant to support the project from the UC Global Food Initiative.
Student projects get creative to encourage healthy eating
Two UCSF students join UC Global Food Initiative's mission to feed the world nutritiously, sustainably.
‘Wasabi receptor’ points to pain drug development
‘Wasabi receptor’ — why your sinuses tingle when you taste it — points to future pain drug development.
Stella Liu
Sowing the seeds of change
With her gardening kit startup, senior Stella Liu hopes to motivate people to grow their own food.