A review of Producers’ Recovery Activities The Four Phases of Plant Biosecurity Management
Agricultural producers must be engaged in numerous plant biosecurity activities... PreparednessResponse RecoveryMitigation
... and work with numerous other individuals in every phase of the model. NPDN (Regional Diagnostic Network) State Government Other producers and local community groups AHPIS (Federal Government) Agricultural producers Extension Service, local government & businesses
Recovery is a lengthy, concerted effort to return the local community to normal operations after the plant biosecurity event has been effectively contained and controlled. Preparedness Response Recovery Mitigation
Key words to remember: a lengthy, concerted effort to return to normal operations recovery
Producers’ recovery activities may include: Destroying diseased plants, vines, or trees Cleaning affected equipment and facilities Obtaining government subsidies Bringing the affected land back into production
References Schoelz, J. (2003, December). What can we learn from past and current epidemics of plants? Paper presented at the Missouri Summit on Agroterrorism. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Biosecurity Who is Responsible? Retrieved from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville: Crop Biosecurity: Are We Prepared? (APSnet, 1999). Retrieved from the American Phytopatholgical Society Top.html