Economic impacts of transboundary plant pests and animal diseases

Plant pests and animal diseases are a permanent threat to crop and livestock producers and can have major economic implications. The economic impact of transboundary plant pests and animal diseases is the topic of this year's special chapter, which assesses potential impacts as well as the costs involved in control and prevention. It explains why regulatory measures are justified as a means of restricting transboundary pests and diseases and comments on the primary measures used to combat them. Important themes in this discussion are the need for establishing cost-effective methods and levels of control as well as strong international and regional cooperation.
Part 1. World Review -- Part 2. Regional review -- Part 3. Economic impacts of transboundary plant pests and animal diseases.

xxv, 295 p. : ill., graphs, maps, tables

Includes bibliographical references.

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0081-4539