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UC ANR Strategic Initiatives
Making a Difference in California
Rising to the Challenge. Our five Strategic initiatives (SIs) bring the power of science to deliver practical solutions to help California. The work addresses challenges, such as fire, water shortages, safe food, urban pests, college readiness and poor nutrition.
See SI Focal Areas and Grand Challenges (pdf)
Public Value. The work of the SIs helps build our state economy, protect our natural resources, build our people and communities and ensures we have safe food.
See our Public Value Statements for more.
Partnerships are key. Our Strategic Initiatives help unify, communicate and advocate for the work we do; bringing together partners from the
- UC Campuses,
- Our County Cooperative Extension Offices See 100 years video
- Statewide Programs and Institutes,
- Research and Extension Center
with a range of collaborators from the private and public sectors.
Our structure. The SIs are the umbrellas for our
The Strategic Initiative Knowledge Bank
"Solutions for you"
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Impact Stories
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Funding opportunities
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See also ANR Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) Program RFP
Strategic Initiatives
Explore our 5 initiatives using the links below.
SI-related Blogs
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Solano County 4-H Grows Great Cooks!
The Solano County 4-H Skills Day is an opportunity for 4-H'ers to show what they've learned in their projects and demonstrate their showmanship...
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Citrus: Preserve it now to serve it safely later
Winter is the time when many backyard citrus trees and roadside fruit stands are laden with mandarins, lemons, navel oranges and limes. A UC...
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Food policy councils are emerging as a model to address gaps in local policies
In a growing number of communities, food policy councils (also called “food system alliances”) have emerged to address gaps in local...
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Pests and pathogens place global burden on major food crops
Farmers know they lose crops to pests and plant diseases, but scientists have found that on a global scale they are reducing crop yields for five...
