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.
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Potatoes
Q-and-A with Rose Hayden-Smith, UC Food Observer
UC has launched UC Food Observer, featuring must-read news on food policy, nutrition, agriculture and more. Find out more in this Q&A with UC Food Observer curator Rose Hayden-Smith, a UC academic, author and historian.
boiled egg (iStock)
Chemists find a way to unboil eggs
It may not improve your cooking, but it could reduce costs for cancer treatments, food production and other segments of biotech.
The newly planted pizza garden at the UC Desert Research and Extension Center in Holtville.
Growing a healthier pizza
Pie-shaped garden helps educate kids about healthy food choices.