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
A new study shows that the sugar part of a sugar-protein milk compound nourishes beneficial bacteria in babies' intestines.
Protein-trapped sugar compounds nourish infant gut microbes
Milk is the only food that co-evolved with humans for our health.
UC Berkeley's study of the impacts of school lunch reforms in the Oakland Unified School District could help schools elsewhere better address chronic public health issues for children.
UC Berkeley team to assess impacts of Oakland Unified's new lunch system
Oakland Unified is implementing a district-wide network of kitchens, local gardens and produce markets, as well as educational offerings that teach students where their food comes from. 
A sampling of the diversity of corn found in Southern California urban gardens.
Spreading seeds by human migration
Researchers find corn grown in home and community gardens by immigrant farmers is more genetically diverse than what can be purchased commercially.