Global Food Initiative

Last year’s drought cost the ag industry more than $1 billion, thousands of jobs, new analysis shows

UC Merced

March 3, 2022

Crops most affected by increased fallowing include rice, cotton, grain and field crops.

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 President Janet Napolitano delivers the Global Food Summit's keynote address at the UC Irvine Beckman Center.

Five takeaways from UC's Global Food Summit

Event is first opportunity for UC Blum Federation to come together since it was formally announced in February.

UC Riverside Global Food Security Week will take place May 9-15.

UC Riverside to host Global Food Security Week with slate of events

Scheduled activities include informative lectures and discussions, a documentary screening, a farm tour, a dance party and more.

Gregory Barton and Meghan Koch identified antibodies in mouse milk.

Breastfeeding is good for yet another reason, researchers discover

Breast milk antibodies interact with the just-forming immune system of a newborn to shape lifelong responses.