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
Citrus greening
USDA grants target devastating citrus greening disease
Two new research projects aimed at preventing and diagnosing the devastating citrus greening disease have been launched at the UC Davis, funded by more than $5 million in USDA grants, with team members from UC Berkeley and UC Riverside.
Ben Halpern
Food from the sea
Research summit aims to inspire UC-wide collaborations around fisheries and aquaculture
No-till cover crop seeding into cotton and tomato residues.
Conservation practices can help sequester carbon in farmland
UC findings point to role that agriculture could play in cap-and-trade programs.