Crop Biosecurity : Assuring our Global Food Supply /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gullino, Maria Lodovica. (Editor), Fletcher, Jacqueline. (Editor), Gamliel, Abraham. (Editor), Stack, James Peter. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Crop Biosecurity: Definitions and Role in Food Safety and Food Security
  • Scope of the Project
  • Challenges to Crop Biosecurity
  • High Consequence Plant Pathogens
  • Crop Biosecurity: Local, National, Regional and Global Perspectives
  • The Need for Diagnostic Tools and Infrastructure
  • Crop Biosecurity: Containment and Eradication of Invasive Pathogens
  • The Need for Forensic Tools in a Balanced National Agricultural Security Program
  • The Need for Secure Communications Networks and Global Connectivity
  • The Case for International Cooperation as a Strategy to Achieve Crop Biosecurity
  • Crop and Food Biosecurity Research: Luxury or Need?
  • Evaluation of Critical Issues and Identification of Research and Investments Needs in the Field of Crop Biosecurity in Europe
  • European Commission's Green Paper on Bio-Preparedness.