The Faculty of Land and Food Systems is a leader in integrated research and education that addresses global issues surrounding health and sustainable land and food systems.
The importance of healthy and sustainable land and food systems cannot be underestimated as the foundation that touches almost every area of our lives and the lives of our local and global communities. As a Faculty, our research is exciting and relevant.
We are educating students to be global citizens, capable of creating change and critically considering issues vital to the sustainability and advancement of local and global communities. Using an integrated approach that unites scientific knowledge and interdisciplinary studies, our graduates use an international perspective to address pressing societal issues.
The difference gifts have made for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Gifts from our generous donors help the Faculty conduct important research, and implement education and community outreach programs that are central to our mission. Some of the projects made possible by this support include:
- Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the UBC Farm – Sharing the Harvest
- WESTGEN – The WESTGEN Calf Research Facility
- Specialty Bird Research in the Fraser Valley
Priority projects for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The Faculty of Land and Food Systems has several priority projects in need of your support.
- Animal Welfare Program
- Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm
- Dairy Education and Research Centre
- Food, Nutrition and Health Program
- Scholarships, Bursaries and other Awards
For more information on the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, please visit www.landfood.ubc.ca.
