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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Irish President Michael Higgins meets Berkeley students and announces seed funding for an Irish studies program.

Irish president presses his case for ending world hunger

Helps launch Irish studies program at UC Berkeley.

A vegan kale, pomegranate and roasted butternut squash salad is among the harvest salads on Brown’s winter menu.

Food Day star: new 'plant-forward' Brown's cafe

The new menu at the UC Berkeley eatery consists almost entirely of local foods that are grown, milled, preserved and processed within 250 miles of the campus.

Map IDs farmland with greatest potential for replenishing groundwater

Groundwater banking index provides information on millions of acres of California farmland.