Homeland Security: Much Is Being Done to Protect Agriculture From a Terrorist Attack, But Important Challenges Remain
- Topics:
- Homeland Security
- Tags:
- Advertising & Promotion,
- Terrorist Attack,
- Security,
- Marketing,
- Homeland Security,
- Government,
- General Accounting Office,
- Corporate Insurance,
- Business Security,
- Business Operations,
- ...
- Source:
- U.S. General Accounting Office
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Overview: U.S. agriculture generates more than $1 trillion per year in economic activity and provides an abundant food supply for Americans and others. Since the September 11, 2001, attacks, there are new concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. agriculture to the deliberate introduction of animal and plant diseases (agro terrorism). The paper examines the federal agencies' roles and responsibilities to protect against agroterrorism, he steps that the agencies have taken to manage the risks of agroterrorism, and the challenges and problems that remain.
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Format: PDF | Size: 3,236KB | Date: Mar 2005 | Pages: 101
