مقابله با تروریسم کشاورزی و پیشگیری از آن

تروریسم کشاورزی به‌مثابه نوعی از جرائم تروریستی زیستی بوده که اولین اثر تروریسم کشاورزی ایجاد اختلال در بخش کشاورزی شامل کشتار دام‌ها، آلودگی پوشش گیاهی و اختلال در عرضه منابع طبیعی است. چنین اقدام‌هایی با وارد کردن عمدی یک بیماری حیوانی یا گیاهی و با هدف ایجاد رعب و وحشت، خسارت اقتصادی و از بین بردن ثبات و پایداری کشور هدف، به‌مثابه تروریسم کشاورزی قابل طرح است که البته تاکنون از سوی دولت‌ها یا از طریق سازمان‌های تروریستی مستقل و تابع دولت‌های خاص ارتکاب پیدا کرده است. با توجه به آثار وخامت‌بار ناشی از تروریسم کشاورزی، پرسشی که مطرح این است که اتخاذ تدابیر و سیاست‌های کنشی و واکنشی در تقابل و کاهش آسیب‌های احتمالی و پیشگیری از آن‌ها تا چه میزان اثرگذار خواهد بود؟ این در حالی است که تاکنون دولت‌ها از طریق سازمان ملل متحد در تدوین و تصویب یک سند بین‌المللی جامع در قبال این‌گونه جرائم تروریستی توفیقی نداشته‌اند؛ هرچند که جرم‌انگاری بین‌المللیِ تروریسم کشاورزی با توجه به ضدبشری بودن آن با توسیع صلاحیت دیوان مطابق مولفه‌های مقرر در مواد 5، 6 و 7 اساسنامه، می‌تواند تا حدودی از توسعه آن‌ها ممانعت به عمل آورد. البته ضرورت کاربرد و استفاده از پلیس روستایی در مقابله و پیشگیری از اقدام‌های تروریستی علیه محصولات کشاورزی امری انکارناپذیر است.

countering agricultural terrorism and its prevention

despite the pivotal role of agricultural development in combatting hunger and achieving food security, limited attention has been directed towards the repercussions of terrorism on agriculture. nevertheless, empirical evidence does suggest that conflicts detrimentally impact agricultural inputs and outputs, including land, production, and income. in light of this, indicators of terrorism such as domestic, transnational, and unspecified terrorism, total terrorism, number of attacks, and fatalities due to terrorism can be correlated with agricultural indicators encompassing inputs (e.g., agricultural land and labor force) and outputs (e.g., agricultural productivity growth). agricultural terrorism falls under the category of bio-terrorist crimes, with its primary consequence being the disruption of the agricultural sector. this includes actions such as livestock slaughter, vegetation pollution, and resource supply disturbance. deliberately introducing animal or plant diseases to evoke terror, inflict economic harm, and destabilize targeted countries characterizes agricultural terrorism. this form of terrorism may be perpetrated by governments or independent terrorist organizations, sometimes acting on behalf of specific governments. broadly defined, agricultural terrorism involves the deliberate introduction of animal or plant diseases to incite terror, inflict economic damage, and disrupt a nation's stability. historical precedence reveals terrorist attacks targeting agriculture, orchestrated either by governments or independent terrorist groups linked to specific governments. the aftermath of biological attacks on agriculture can encompass severe economic crises in the agricultural and food industries, erosion of government trust, and even human casualties. if the chosen disease proves transmissible to humans, both food security and public health face peril. in armed conflicts, various methods of war result in the destruction of crops, displacement of agricultural populations, eradication of agricultural fields, and hindrance of humanitarian aid reaching vulnerable populations. such actions infringe on the right to food, a quintessential human right. observing the principles and regulations of international human rights law can help mitigate armed conflicts' effects on agricultural security. international law unequivocally bans the exploitation of civilian starvation as a method of war. imposed famines, as seen in countries like syria, tigray, yemen, and now ukraine, are not only a grim reality but also qualify as war crimes. consequently, the international criminal court bears the responsibility, as per article 8 of its statute, to investigate and prosecute deliberate starvation as a war crime. notably, the provision criminalizing intentional starvation in non-international armed conflicts was amended just a year after the adoption of un security council resolution 2417. the assembly of states parties to the international criminal court addressed this deficiency in the rome statute by including war crimes related to non-international armed conflicts. while comprehensive international measures against such terrorist crimes are yet to be sanctioned through the united nations, the international criminalization of agricultural terrorism holds potential. given its inhumane nature, expanding the court's jurisdiction in line with the provisions of articles 5, 6, and 7 of the statute could impede its proliferation to some extent. the utilization of rural law enforcement agencies in countering and preventing terrorist acts against agricultural products is an undeniable necessity.