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

Videos available from UC Davis/Mars symposium on innovation in food and health

Symposium marks launch of the Innovation Institute for Food and Health.

UC Davis researchers have uncovered important genetic clues about the pathogen that causes grape powdery mildew, among the most destructive vineyard pest throughout California and the world.

Fighting powdery mildew on grapes

A discovery by UC Davis researchers is helping combat costly grape powdery mildew damage.

Gustavo Arellano (left) and David Karp at the CAFE launch

UC Riverside's CAFE launch features two esteemed food writers

David Karp and Gustavo Arellano lectured on Tejocote and the history of tacos in California as part of the California Agriculture and Food Enterprise launch.