Andrew Mitchell

Andrew Mitchell is responsible for plant varieties and seeds issues at the UK Department for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), covering plant variety rights and legislation for variety registration and seeds marketing. This includes representing the UK at UPOV. He has a degree in biology and a PhD in fungal ecology from the University of Bath. Through his career, he has worked as a phytopathologist and seeds specialist, before joining Defra in 2004.