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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UC Davis Student Farm Director Mark Van Horn and some of his students last year, from left, Alexis Fujii, Mary Laurie and Abraham Cazares.
Student farming takes root
UC Davis Student Farm Director Mark Van Horn offers insights.
UCSF sugar spoon
UCSF reveals how sugar industry influenced national conversation on heart disease
Documents show how trade organizations deflected scientific attention from sucrose to saturated fat.
A group of UC Davis students is breeding a “jalapeño popper,” a cross between a bell pepper and a jalapeño pepper. Two members of the team, Randi Jimenez and Wengyuan Xiao, examine their crop at the Student Farm.
Students breeding a better organic popper pepper
UC Davis student-run project has become a model for other programs.