Our Mission
The World Food Center mobilizes the resources of UC Davis to promote innovative, sustainable, and equitable food systems. We bring together partners in academia, industry, and the civic sector to:
- Develop integrated solutions to the grand challenges of providing food for all: climate change, resource scarcity, and sustainability;
- Propel California’s world-class food and agriculture technology hub; and
- Promote cutting-edge research, educational, and outreach programs in food systems.
Keeping food and agriculture safe during the COVID-19 pandemic
Resources available
UC Davis is the top ranked university in the USA for agricultural sciences according to US News and World Report and Clarivate Analytics. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the university is providing necessary information for various segments of food and agriculture. Here are a few areas to explore if you're looking for information.
- UC Davis food safety experts have compiled a comprehensive list of food safety resources for consumers, community gardens, farms, foodservice, growers, industry, retail and supply chains: https://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/covid19-food-safety-resources
- UC Agricultural and Natural Resources has a page with links to practical information, plus things to do and resources to tap: https://ucanr.edu/Coronavirus_and_COVID-19/
- The Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety also compiled COVID-19 resources for agriculture: https://aghealth.ucdavis.edu/covid19
Some resources beyond the UC Davis campus are here:
- The Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) promotes evidence-based decision making by collecting and disseminating information on policy information through a freely accessible web-based tool: http://www.fao.org/in-action/fapda/tool/index.html#main.html
- COVID-19 Updates and Resources for the Seed Industry: http://www.calseed.org/covid-190-updates.html
- Latest COVID-19 information from the FDA including FAQs, medical countermeasures, and how to help: https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/counterterrorism-and-emerging-threats/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
- Economic assessment of Covid-19 and the international food situation from the FAO: http://www.fao.org/3/ca8388en/CA8388EN.pdf