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
Amy Rowat teaches a popular UCLA course called “The Physical and Molecular Origins of What We Eat.”
Explore the future of food
UCLA's popular 'Science and Food' events return for fourth year, starting March 8.
The GrowRIVERSIDE conference will feature a tour of UC Riverside’s R’Garden.
Food policy conference planned at UC Riverside
Third annual event will feature speakers including the secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the vice president of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.
This Southern Burkina Faso farmer holds a handful of shea nuts, an orphan crop in Africa.
Forgotten crops may hold key to nutritional security
UC Davis is partnering in a global plant-breeding consortium that is fighting malnutrition and poverty in Africa by improving the traditional crops of the continent.