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.

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Craft-brewing leader gives $1M to enhance UC Davis brewing facility

The gift from Carlos Alvarez, founder and owner of The Gambrinus Co., will fund new brewing and laboratory equipment at UC Davis to create the brewery of the future.

Graduating senior Rachel Rouse, also a UC Global Food Initiative Fellow at UC Santa Barbara, has been studying food insecurity and access among the student population.

An appetite for food reform

First group of UC Global Food Initiative fellows at UC Santa Barbara is studying food waste on campus, food insecurity among students.

Dwindling fish linked to excess nutrients

Nutrient-rich runoff from land takes a toll on fish nurseries in coastal estuaries and subsequently on commercial fisheries.