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
Temecula-based Agrobiomics is commercializing a sealant developed by UC Riverside’s Philippe Rolshausen. The sealant protects grapevines from fungal damage that is shown on the right side of this vine.
Turning ideas into enterprise
UC Riverside supports innovation by bringing new technologies from the lab to the marketplace.
Kim and Jack Johnson helped to launch UC Santa Barbara's Edible Campus Program in 2015 with a tree-planting event at Storke Tower.
Taking root
Alumni Kim and Jack Johnson team with UC Santa Barbara's Edible Campus Program on a teaching farm.
Apeel Sciences James Rogers
Grown in California
UC Santa Barbara is investing in the innovation pipeline that has yielded breakthrough startups like Apeel Sciences.