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.
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Some healthy foods, including fruit, vegetables, fish and bread.
Lecture series to address the science of food and health
Free public lectures at UC Riverside will cover cowpea research, sustainable food and nutrition's impact on health; first talk to focus on feeding Botswana.
Sarah Moffitt
Sea change: What took decades to destroy in oceans took millennia to recover
Ocean ecosystems that experience rapid upheaval because of climate change can take thousands of years to recover.
Delta smelt
New funding for endangered Delta smelt 'refuge'
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awards nearly $2.5 million per year for four years for UC Davis lab's work for the species.