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
Former NFL defensive end Kalimba Edwards traded a mansion for a tent cabin on the UC Santa Cruz Farm where he is an apprentice in the ecologial horticulture program.
Football, farming and food security
Former NFL player and current UC Santa Cruz farm apprentice tackles new cause: how to feed the world sustainably.
Aerial image showing farming in California's Imperial Valley.
Helping farmers improve air quality
Researchers receive grant to study ways of reducing fertilizer use in high temperature agricultural regions.
Cafe 3
Cal Dining opens doors to more inclusive cafe
Cafe 3 is first dining station in the UC system that is certified kosher.