Potential effects of agro terrorism on the United States agricultural sector and economy

Potential effects of agro terrorism on the United States agricultural sector and economy

Introduction

The prospective of terrorist attack against (agro terrorism) agriculture targets is gradually becoming the most severe national threat particularly after the occurrence of shocking 9/11 incidents of year 2001 (Monke, 2007). In context of terrorist activities, the term agro terrorism is being explained as the process of spreading diseases in national plants and animals, with the aim to reducing the quality of food, damaging country's economic growth, and initiating the fear of social discrimination. Agro terrorism is ...