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Oct 13, 2016
Scarcity of food, energy, and water endangers the lives of millions. So RAND created a tool with the potential to help make aid initiatives more effective.
Research
Mar 4, 2016
This study of Chinese-language social media regarding food safety traces a preliminary road map to conduct such analysis, including a methodology for analyzing Chinese-language social media and a discussion of the inherent promises and limitations.
تبحث هذه الدراسة في استكشاف وسائل التواصل الاجتماعيّ الصينية في ما يتعلق بالسلامة الغذائية، مما يرسم خارطة طريقٍ أوليةً من أجل إجراء تحليلٍ من هذا النوع، حيث يشمل منهجيةً لتحليل وسائل التواصل الاجتماعيّ الصينية وكذلك يشمل مناقشةً لإمكانات التحليلات المستقبلية لوسائل التواصل الاجتماعيّ والقيود الكامنة.
Jan 1, 2005
Discusses the Impact of a major act of agricultural bio-terrorism in the United States.
May 2, 2004
Assesses the vulnerabilities of the agricultural sector and the food chain to a deliberate act of biological terrorism and explores the likely outcomes of a successful attack
Research Summary
Jan 1, 2004
This research brief describes work documented in Hitting America’s Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry (MG-135-OSD).
Expert Insights
Jan 1, 2003
Reviews a December 2002 RAND workshop on challenges the U.S. Food and Drug Administration faces, particularly in its potential responses to increased national and homeland security needs for drugs and vaccines.
Commentary
Feb 9, 2001
Published commentary by RAND staff.