Agro-terrorism
Encyclopedia
Agroterrorism, also known as Agriterrorism, is "the malicious use of plant or animal pathogen
s to cause devastating disease in the agricultural sector. It may also take the form of hoaxes and threats intended to create public fear of such events".
Agroterrorism (agri-terrorism) is a malicious attempt to disrupt or destroy the agricultural industry and/or food supply systems.
In a letter to Los Angeles newspapers an "ecoterrorist organization" calling itself "the Breeders" claimed to be breeding and releasing its own Mediterranean fruit flies in California. The Medfly attacks more than 250 varieties of fruits, nuts and vegetables. A similar attack with a corn or soybean pest could devastate South Dakota's agriculture industry.
Pathogen
A pathogen gignomai "I give birth to") or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease in its animal or plant host...
s to cause devastating disease in the agricultural sector. It may also take the form of hoaxes and threats intended to create public fear of such events".
Agroterrorism (agri-terrorism) is a malicious attempt to disrupt or destroy the agricultural industry and/or food supply systems.
In a letter to Los Angeles newspapers an "ecoterrorist organization" calling itself "the Breeders" claimed to be breeding and releasing its own Mediterranean fruit flies in California. The Medfly attacks more than 250 varieties of fruits, nuts and vegetables. A similar attack with a corn or soybean pest could devastate South Dakota's agriculture industry.