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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Wurster Hall, where Charles Phan’s newest eatery will feature his trademark organic international food
Slanted Door restaurateur to open new cafe at UC Berkeley
Charles Phan, who studied architecture at Berkeley in the 1980s, says his newest venture — to be located in Wurster Hall, home of the College of Environmental Design — will feature organic international food, his culinary trademark. T
Bees
Worldwide bee epidemic linked to human cause: colony trafficking
A UC Berkeley finding suggests that the pandemic is manmade, with trade and transport of bees for crop pollination driving the spread.
You won't see waste like this around UCR. Multiple programs have significantly reduced food waste on campus, through recycling programs and raising awareness with speakers such as journalist and author Jonathan Bloom on Feb. 16 and 17.
Why do we waste so much food, and why does it matter?
Food waste expert Jonathan Bloom, author of 'American Wasteland,' to speak at UC Riverside Feb. 16 and Palm Desert Center Feb. 17.