A new partnership at the University of Nebraska will help safeguard the world’s food supply by securing American agriculture from new and emerging threats.
Mike Boehm, NU vice president and Harlan Vice Chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, says researchers will develop security and countermeasures to defend against, “somebody using a plant pathogen or an animal pathogen to cause harm, instill fear and attacking agriculture.”
IANR is partnering with the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) for five years to focus on biological defense and develop and deploy bio surveillance and biodetection. The partnership also focuses on pandemic preparedness related to human, livestock and crop plant diseases that could result in disruptions to the U.S.
