Introduction To Biosecurity And Agroterrorism

At a glance..

Biosecurity is the protection of the economy, environment, and health of living things from diseases, pests, and bioterrorism.

The details..

"Introduction to Biosecurity & Agroterrorism" is a comprehensive guide that explains what biosecurity means in terms of protecting living things from pests, diseases and bioterrorism. This book focuses on agricultural producers such as farmers who grow crops or raise livestock for food production purposes. It highlights how they are vulnerable targets for both intentional and unintentional introduction of agents which could have harmful effects on their businesses.

The second part of this book delves into biosecurity threats such as natural disasters like weather-related events that can cause secondary effects leading to losses in agriculture production output levels affecting GDPs significantly across countries worldwide.

Agro-terrorism is another threat discussed in detail here; it involves maliciously using plant or animal pathogens to create devastating disease outbreaks within the agricultural sector with hoaxes being used sometimes too just creating fear among people about potential attacks.

Lastly, this guide offers practical advice on improving employee training plans while providing personal planning tips concerning preparedness against any form of disaster including those caused by nature itself or human-made ones like terrorism acts targeting farms directly through sabotage activities aimed at destroying infrastructure vital for food production.