Pacific Agrosecurity Program
Agrosecurity: Dedicated to protecting agricultural and food industries from the deliberate or accidental introduction of plant and animals pests and diseases.
Vision:
The Pacific Agrosecurity Program will be recognized as the premier source
of information about agrosecurity in the American Pacific.
Mission:
The mission of the Pacific Agrosecurity Program is to facilitate a collaborative
partnership between academic institutions and regulatory agencies to address
real and potential threats to agricultural and food industries in the
Pacific.
Goals:
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Facilitate the rapid identification or diagnosis of pests in the Pacific
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Expand the surveillance of pest species throughout the Pacific
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Train students, faculty, and regulators in pest identification, diagnosis and management
Participating Faculty:
| Anne M. Alvarez, PhD | Plant bacteriology, diagnostics |
| Barry M. Brennan, PhD | Agrosecurity, pesticide safety |
| Cathy Chan-Halbrendt, PhD | Resource economics |
| John Hu, PhD | Plant Virology, diagnostics |
| Daniel M. Jenkins, PhD | Chemical engineering, biosensors |
| Qingxiao Li, PhD | Hazard evaluation & emergency preparedness |
| Gernot Presting, PhD | Functional genomics, bioinformatics |
| Aurora A. Saulo, PhD | Food safety, HAACP |
| Wei-Win Winston Su, PhD | Molecular biotechnology, biosensors |
| Ray Uchida | Pest identification and diagnostics |
| Mark Wright, PhD | Entomology, distance diagnostics |
| Diagnostic Resources |
| Government Agencies |
| Organizations/Programs |
| Presentations |
| References |
| Training Resources |
| Tropical/Subtropical Pests of Concern |
| University Agroterrorism Programs |
Contact:
Barry
M. Brennan
Extension Agrosecurity Coordinator
Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Send mail to
barryb@hawaii.edu with questions
or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2006 Pacific Agrosecurity Program Web Site
Last modified: 10/20/06
