This course is designed to promote community awareness of agriculture-based terrorism. In the beginning, participants are introduced to and learn a definition of agroterrorism. Once they have received an overview of the food supply infrastructure, participants learn basic communication protocols they must be aware of in case they must report a suspected agroterrorism incident. At the end of the course, participants learn about additional opportunities that exist for agricultural security training.

Access NCBRT web-based training at http://train.ncbrt.lsu.edu

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Recall pertinent issues related to HSPDs 5, 7, 8, and 9 as they relate to agricultural security and threats
• Summarize food and agricultural system vulnerabilities to threats and acts of terrorism
• Explain psychological and economic impacts of agroterrorism
• Identify WMD agents and routes of exposure that are likely to be used for agroterrorism
• Generalize ways agricultural materials may be utilized as weapons in agroterrorism incidents
• Provide examples of how domestic and foreign food processing and distribution are vulnerable to agroterrorism
• Develop pre-incident planning measures for agricultural security
• Recognize important national planning and response guidelines

Target Audience/Discipline
EMA, EMS, FS, GA, HZ, HC, LE, PH, PSC, PW

Level of training Awareness

Hours Self-Paced

Format Web-Based Training

DHS Course # AWR-117-W

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course