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.

Read More About Our Commitment
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
A group of UC Davis students is breeding a “jalapeño popper,” a cross between a bell pepper and a jalapeño pepper. Two members of the team, Randi Jimenez and Wengyuan Xiao, examine their crop at the Student Farm.
Students breeding a better organic popper pepper
UC Davis student-run project has become a model for other programs.
UC Riverside bacteria wild bees
Flowers critical link to bacteria transmission in wild bees
Research shows for the first time that multiple flower and wild bee species share several of the same types of bacteria.
Associate professor William Ristenpart talks with Sabrina Perell, community regional development major, and Kyle Phan, an undeclared major, about the taste of their brew during a UC Davis “Design of Coffee” class in 2015. UC Davis is now establishing a Co
Peet's Coffee pledges $250,000 to advance coffee research
Gift will fund Peet's Coffee Pilot Roastery in first-of-its-kind Coffee Center at UC Davis.