UC Berkeley |

Can organic crops compete with industrial agriculture?

An analysis of 115 studies comparing organic and conventional farming finds that the crop yields of organic agriculture are higher than previously thought.
UC Santa Barbara |

UC cultivates relationships with small farms

UC system aims to cultivate relationships with small farms throughout California.

UC Newsroom |

Playing with food pays off for UC Produce Collage Contest winners

Fine art and late night comedy inspired the creators of the winning entries.
UC Newsroom |

12 things you didn't know about holiday foods

To highlight the UC Global Food Initiative, here is a sampling of holiday-themed UC food research from each campus.
UC Davis |

Fresh idea brings campus produce to UC Davis pantry

New Fresh Focus program offers surplus, blemished or odd-shaped produce from the Student Farm to students in need.
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz has much to offer the UC Global Food Initiative

UC Santa Cruz — 'the Mothership' of organic agriculture — has much to offer UC's ambitious Global Food Initiative.
UC Davis |

Building global food security through produce research

$18.75 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development will boost international fruit and vegetable research.
UC Davis |

No sign of health or nutrition problems from GMO livestock feed

The performance and health of food-producing animals consuming genetically engineered feed, first introduced 18 years ago, has been comparable to that of animals consuming non-GE feed.
UC Davis |

Evolutionary biology key to tackling diverse global problems

Drug-resistant diseases, pesticide-resistant bugs and animals threatened by climate change are signs of human-driven evolution getting out of control. A multi-university team calls for solutions.
UC Berkeley |

Changes in farming practices can save evolutionary diversity

A new study by biologists at UC Berkeley and Stanford University highlights the dramatic hit on evolutionary diversity when forests are transformed into agricultural lands.
UC Davis and UC Merced |

California has given away rights to far more water than it has

Researchers reveal state is overextended and is using complicated and outdated water policies.
UC Newsroom |

UC launches Global Food Initiative

University aims to help put the world on a path to sustainably and nutritiously feed itself.