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
UCLA senior Grant Guess (right) and farmer Thomas Bodzrenou hold giant land snails that will be bred, raised and sold to local markets and restaurants. The snails are the latest venture that Guess has launched to benefit a school for children with disabil
Grass-cutters, mushrooms and giant land snails
UCLA senior creates sustainable farm projects to help children with disabilities in Togo, West Africa.
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn pictured on Friday, Sept. 4 awaiting the pouring of concrete at the entrance and along the west side.
Pie potluck, barn dance mark Cowell Ranch Hay Barn dedication
Barn to house teaching, office, event space and headquarters for the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz.
Roland Winston, Director of UC Solar
Sun and salt: how solar tech can help California’s drought
Researchers at UC Merced are turning to an unlikely ally to help solve the problem of water availability for California’s farmlands: the sun.