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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The 2nd annual GrowRIVERSIDE Conference will take place June 11-13 in downtown Riverside. Several UC Riverside researchers will participate.

Conference seeks to strengthen local food and urban agriculture infrastructure

Several UC Riverside researchers to attend 2nd annual GrowRIVERSIDE Conference, June 11-13.

Members of Snapily explain their app at the CITRIS Mobile App Challenge at UC Berkeley.

Students design mobile apps with social flavor

With support from the UC Global Food Initiative, this year’s CITRIS Mobile App Challenge added a new dimension: finding ways to nutritiously and sustainably feed people.

Actively engaging in Healthy Schools Program linked to reduced student obesity

Program targets high-need schools, such as those in lower-income neighborhoods and those with a greater percentage of students on subsidized lunch programs.