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BIOTERRORISME AGRICOLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Security
  • Agriculture - General
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A form of terrorism aimed at causing damage to the agricultural sector of a targeted area or destroying a given area by introducing pests or micro-organisms that can cause serious or fatal diseases to crops or livestock.

CONT

Depending on the agent chosen, agro-terrorism can be used to cause mass socio-economic disruption by targeting agricultural or food production or to cause illness and possibly death in the human population.

OBS

agroterrorism; agricultural terrorism: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

Key term(s)
  • agri-terrorism

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Agriculture - Généralités
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Forme de terrorisme qui vise à porter atteinte au secteur agricole d'une région visée ou àcauser la destruction d'une zone donnée par l'introduction de parasites ou de micro-organismes pouvant causer des maladies graves ou mortelles parmi les cultures ou le bétail.

OBS

Selon l'agent choisi, ce genre d'attaque peut provoquer une déstabilisation massive du secteur socio-économique en ciblant les productions agricoles ou alimentaires ou en provoquant des maladies, voire des décès au sein de la population.

OBS

agroterrorisme; bioterrorisme agricole : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Key term(s)
  • agro-terrorisme
  • bio-terrorisme agricole

Spanish

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