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Sustainable Food

The global food system is now facing the need to deliver a sustainable supply of nutritious food for more than 9 billion people by 2050 while minimizing environmental impacts, sustaining biodiversity and adapting to climate crisis. UCSC faculty are researching agroecological strategies and methods to improve soil health, biodiversity, and grow fresh produce sustainably with a low environmental footprint.

One such approach is to use aquaculture to compensate for depleted fish stocks in the world’s oceans. Fish is an important part of the food system and is widely considered as an essential food for humans due to its high-quality protein, omega 3 fatty acids, minerals, trace elements, and vitamins. The FAO estimates that 3.3 billion people rely on fish for 20% of their total animal protein intake.

UCSC faculty are developing low-polluting aquaculture feeds for more sustainable farmed fish for humans. We also plan to integrate aquaculture-agriculture, linking both soil-based and aquaponics via a circular– no-waste– economy approach to strengthen sustainable stewardship of farmed fish and fresh vegetables

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Anna Tsing

Anna Tsing

Professor

Anthropology

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Chad Saltikov

Professor, Chair

Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology

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Chris Benner

Chris Benner

Professor/Director, Inst. for Social Transformation & Everett Program

Env. Studies & Sociology

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David Bernick

David Bernick

Assistant Adjunct Professor

Biomolecular Engineering

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Flora Lu

Professor, Provost

Environmental Studies

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Heather Bullock

Professor and Director of the Blum Center

Psychology Department

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Julie Guthman

Professor

Community Studies, Environmental Studies

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Lindsay Hinck

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Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology

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Madeleine Fairbairn

Assistant Professor

Environmental Studies

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Mary Beth Pudup

Associate Professor

Community Studies

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Maywa Montenegro

Assistant Professor

Environmental Studies

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Melissa L. Caldwell

Professor

Anthropology

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Nancy Chen

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Anthropology Department

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Naya Jones

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Sociology

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Pallab Sarker

Associate Research Professor

Environmental Studies

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Stacy Philpott

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