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
UC Davis professor and marine ecologist Steven Morgan prepares to deploy yellow "robot larvae" off the coast of Bodega Bay.
Robot larvae deployed at sea
"Minion"-like robots reveal surprising ways marine larvae move, and what that means for the ocean.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture at UC Santa Cruz, now in its 50th year, the longest running university-based organic farming and gardening training program in the U.S.
Organic farming and garden training program accepts applications in 50th year
UC Santa Cruz apprenticeship is longest running program of its kind in U.S.
UC Riverside wastewater
Helping the state cope with drought using wastewater
A new economic model shows how treatment processes may create a viable, affordable water supply for crops.