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Feasibility Study on the Use of Farmer/Producer Associations/Federations to Form Sentinel Surveillance Networks for Adverse Events in Primary Production

Objective

<p>The aim of the project is to investigate whether farmer/producer associations/federations can serve as sentinel surveillance networks for the detection of adverse events in the health of agricultural plants and animals and the safety of new agricultural products in primary production.</p>

Investigators
Monkemeyer, Wenke; Schmidt, Kerstin
Institution
Biomath
Start date
2011
End date
2014
Funding Source
European Food Safety Authority
Project number
CT/EFSA/SAS/2011/02
Categories
Prevention and Control
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