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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Economic Aspects of Agricultural and Food Biosecurity in the United States
Autores: | Hennessy,   David A.
Data: | 2007-07-02
Ano: | 2007
Palavras-chave: | Agro-terrorism; Animal disease; Biosecurity; Epidemic; Food system policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Resumo: | Concerns about biosecurity in the food system raise a variety of issues about how the system is presently organized, why it might be vulnerable, what one could reasonably do to better secure it, and the costs of doing so. After presenting some facts about US agriculture and food, this paper considers three economic aspects of the general problem. One is the global problem, or the way biosecurity measures can affect how countries relate to each other and the global consequences that result. Another is how to best manage the immediate aftermath of a realized threat in order to minimize damage. The third is how to seek to prevent realization of the threat. Some policy alternatives are also presented.
Tipo: | Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

25841

http://purl.umn.edu/9371

Editor: | AgEcon Search

Relação:

Iowa State University&gt;Center for Agricultural and Rural Development&gt;CARD Working Paper Series

CARD Working Paper 07-WP 444

Formato:

25

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