The urgent need for biosecurity education within the agribusiness sector.

ABSTRACT: Biosecurity within the agribusiness sector is an often-neglected and forgotten area. Biosecurity vulnerabilities within the sector hold significant global risks, which are emphasised by the ever-growing threat of climate change, the presence of global conflicts, and the advancements made in science and technology. Biosecurity vulnerabilities also hold a multitude of public health (physical and psychological), environmental, economic, and political consequences. In this study, we systematically surveyed 199 university-taught courses relating to agribusiness to determine the extent to which biosecurity risks were addressed. We found that only 4% of surveyed courses contained clear biosecurity elements, thus exhibiting a huge educational gap. Among these 4%, zero courses addressed agroterrori

SUBMITTER: Ibbotson O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12932524 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature