Project Title: Using marks and designations to build and sustain local food and agriculture
Supervisors: Professor Brad Sherman, Associate Professor Allison Fish, Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa
Chris is a PhD candidate working across both UQ’s School of Law and its ARC ITT Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods to analyse the use of specific designations and marks for the protection and promotion of local and indigenous foods whether trademarks, geographical indications of origin or alternative forms. Using Tucson's UNESCO City of Gastronomy designation as a case study, Chris makes recommendations for how marks can improve the capacity to build agricultural productivity and food security.