Gail Taylor, professor and department chair, spoke to a packed meeting at UC Center Sacramento on “Plant Adaptation to Climate Change in California,” focusing on potential climate change impacts on agriculture. The center educates future policy-makers and leaders in the craft of politics and policy-making.
The African Orphan Crops Consortium partnered with the Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis to optimize traditional African crops to improve nutrition, health, and local economies.
The importance of eating fruits and vegetables is making headlines again, with studies on nutrition security, nutrient consumption, and a global diet with increased consumption of fruits and vegetables to meet healthy diet goals.
To address the global shortage of plant breeders and enable future food security, the UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy offers a professional development certificate program in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Improving nutrition for women and children in low- and middle-income countries around the globe. "USAID Advancing Nutrition" will bring together international and local organizations from various sectors to design, implement and evaluate activities that fight malnutrition.
