Food security is a growing concern and threats to it can result from disruptions at
any point along the channel network. Indeed, disruptions to elements comprising
what we have described as the agribusiness system can have adverse effects on the
ability to manage channels effectively and efficiently, which in turn can have
disastrous effects on food security. Such disruptions could come from terrorism,
natural disasters, or genetic limitations of plants (which, in this last case, could be
bolstered by GMOs).