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MISSION STATEMENT
Drafted September 17, 2007
Mission
The EDEN Agrosecurity Committee:
- assesses and documents priorities for agrosecurity issues and funding opportunities for EDEN in this programmatic area
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offers agrosecurity guidelines for state EDEN members consideration
- communicates agrosecurity information to the EDEN members and the Extension System
- markets the abilities of EDEN and the system within and outside of Cooperative Extension Service nationally.
Explanation of Purpose
The committee seeks ways to encourage development and use of teaching and outreach materials for county and state faculty and staff. This committee networks with federal- and state-agency, industry, and organizational personnel to help secure funding opportunities, awareness of and use of EDEN products and services.
The committee recognizes that Agrosecurity can be defined various ways to include agriculture components such as food, crops, animals, transportation, etc. While recognizing the importance of all components in protecting the entire system, the committee started by focusing on products specific to animal agriculture. As opportunities occur to broaden the mission, other segments of food and agriculture production and safety should be addressed and the committee adapted to facilitate the process.
Strategic Goals
More specifically, as a result of this committee's work, future EDEN efforts will:
- More aggressively promote individual farm, agribusiness, and community resiliency planning; with a particular focus on agrosecurity.
- Provide agricultural Extension personnel with guidance, lessons learned and science-based tools they need to be an active and valued asset in county and state emergency management; which will bring much needed agrosecurity expertise to this process.
- Promote regionally based agrosecurity planning activities that assemble disparate stakeholders from all levels of government, industry, and academia
- Promote agrosecurity preparedness and response exercises that include government, industry, and academia.
- Develop, make available and update, an expanding portfolio of science based agrosecurity resources.
- Provide leadership and encouragement for state Extension programs to adopt NIMS/ICS and integrate into the existing local and state EM plans.
This committee functions within the established framework of EDEN and reports to the executive committee and other committees. The primary work of the committee is accomplished:
- via conference calls with face-to-face meetings only as necessary, and
- via committee members who attend appropriate state, national and regional meetings on EDEN's behalf.
The committee is comprised of appropriate EDEN/Extension personnel with three to five appointed ex-officio members included in meetings or calls as required to maximize the communication and marketing functions.
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