Resolution Year 2004
Resolution Number 2:
50 State Food Security Meeting
Whereas, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop an integrated National Plan for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Protection to outline national goals, objectives, milestones and key initiatives by December 17 2004; and
Whereas, the above mentioned plan shall include a strategy to identify, prioritize and coordinate the protection of critical infrastructure and key resources, including how the Department intends to work with State and local governments, the private sector and foreign countries and international organizations; and,
Whereas, AFDO has taken the initial steps toward generating such a plan by establishing a task force which is actively engaged in the development of a "National Food Security Project" based on the principle of a public-private partnership between the food industry, academic institutions and government agencies at all levels; and
Whereas, AFDO believes that a 50-State Food Security Meeting designed to bring together individuals on the national, state and local levels responsible for protecting the various segments of our interconnected and interdependent food supply is a critically needed step in developing a National Food Security Project and for influencing our ability to maximize the collective resources of all stakeholders in protecting our food supply; and
Whereas, the goal for the 50-State Food Security meeting will be to achieve the following outcomes:
• Develop a consensus of what a unified national food and agriculture security strategy should be;
• Identify the roles, responsibilities, resources and needs of the stakeholders;
• Identify obstacles to the implementation of the strategy;
• Achieve commitment and full support from meeting participants;
• Establish public-private workgroups and a national coordinating body to follow up on action items;
• Establish a timeline for completion of project phases.
Resolved, that AFDO ask the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USDA and FDA to support the concept of a National Food Security Project and a 50-State Food Security Meeting by committing available resources to assist in the development and completion of this meeting and be it further
