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2010 Symposium on Food and Agriculture Security

On October 18-20, 2010, the Partnership sponsored the Symposium on Food and Agriculture Security at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin.  The theme for the Symposium was Taking the “Target” off the Food and Agriculture Sector. Over 230 representatives from federal, state and local government, together with industry came from 30 states and Canada to network and share ideas to reduce threats, minimize impacts, and quickly recover from a food and agicultural security event.  As a critical infrastructure, the food and agriculture sector consitute one-sixth of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) - over a trillion dollars a year.  A food/agriculture security event would have economic, social, and psychologicial impact.

The symposium included the following topics: • Latest news on national and international threats • Regional state-level partnerships and their accomplishments • Food and Agriculture Government Coordinating Council - industry integration at the national level • Food and Agriculture Criticality Assessment Tool (FAS-CAT) - lessons learned and next steps • Continuity of business - keeping industry moving during events • Agriculture and Homeland Security Integration - State Fusion Centers, Homeland Security Strategies They symposium offered networking and insights to further protect the Food and Agriculture Critical Infrastructure / Key Resources including: • Communication • Intelligence sharing • Keeping products moving • Relationship building and partnering The symposium agenda and presentations are available to download in the side menu.