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Where does your food come from?

A beginners guide to food origins and the importance of diversity

Posted byProf Andy LoweSeptember 12, 2017August 22, 2020Posted inBiodiversity, Conservation, Food, InnovationTags:diversity, food origin, food production, food staples, local seed, major crops, minor crops, plant hybrids2 Comments on Where does your food come from?

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If you’re passionate about sustainability, journey of food, biological resources and innovation, then you’ve come to the right place! Prof Andy Lowe tackles questions about how the food we eat is grown, consumed, protected, and even wasted.

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US Secretary John F. Kerry and Prof Andy Lowe at Global Table Australia, Seeds&Chips, September 2019

US Secretary John F. Kerry and Prof Andy Lowe at Global Table Australia, Seeds&Chips, September 2019

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Matthew Pryor of AgThentic in interview with Andy for Andy’s podcast Food Futurists Sept 2019

Andy Lowe speaking at WOMADelaide Planet Talks 2019

Andy Lowe speaking at WOMADelaide Planet Talks 2019

Andy Lowe being interviewed by RiAus TV at WOMADelaide Planet Talks 2019

Andy Lowe being interviewed by RiAus TV at WOMADelaide Planet Talks 2019

SA Food Awards Education Award 2017 presented by Prof Mike Brooks & Prof Andy Lowe. Sponsored by the University of Adelaide. Awarded to Haighs.

SA Food Awards Education Award 2017 presented by Prof Mike Brooks & Prof Andy Lowe. Sponsored by the University of Adelaide. Awarded to Haighs.

Prof Andy Lowe, Scientist in Residence with the Australian Finacial Review, image credit Ryan Stuart/Fairfax Media

Prof Andy Lowe, Scientist in Residence with the Australian Finacial Review, image credit Ryan Stuart/Fairfax Media

Andy in The Adelaide Advertiser newsroom during his stint as Scientist in Residence, October 2017. L-R Luke Griffiths, Valerina Changarathil, Richard Evans, Andy Lowe, Cameron England

Andy in The Adelaide Advertiser newsroom during his stint as Scientist in Residence, October 2017. L-R Luke Griffiths, Valerina Changarathil, Richard Evans, Andy Lowe, Cameron England

Prof Andy Lowe Director Food Innovation University of Adelaide

Prof Andy Lowe Director Food Innovation University of Adelaide

Andy speaking about DNA barcoding at Pecha Kucha

Andy speaking about DNA barcoding at Pecha Kucha

Andy at COP22

Andy at COP22

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Andy Sampling

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in the field

Cate Blanchett and Andy at WOMAD Earth Station Festival 2011

Cate Blanchett and Andy at WOMAD Earth Station Festival 2011

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Prof Andy Lowe

Prof Andy Lowe is a British-Australian scientist. He solves some of the most pressing global resource, production and landscape sustainability challenges through the application of technology innovations delivered in a responsible and economically realistic framework.

He has discovered new species and lost forests, championed to eliminate illegally logged timber in global supply chains, served the UN’s Office of Drugs and Crime and has been responsible for securing multi-million dollar research funding. He is an experienced and respected executive leader, as well as mid-career mentor. Andy is currently Director of Agrifood and Wine at the University of Adelaide and works with the food industry and government sectors across South Australia, and the world.

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