Earth  ID: 10500

Science for a Hungry World: Food Security

Released on October 14, 2009
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Sponsored by USAID, the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) was designed to help governments and aid agencies assess the need for food aid before a famine develops. This episode describes FEWS NET and looks at how FEWS NET uses NASA data to make decisions on the ground.

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Credits

Ivy Flores (IRC/UMBC): Lead Animator
Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC): Animator
Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Michelle Williams (UMBC): Video Editor
Gary Eilerts (United States Agency for International Development): Interviewee
Molly Brown (NASA/GSFC): Interviewee
Michelle Williams (UMBC): Narrator
Michelle Williams (UMBC): Producer
Molly Brown (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC): Videographer
Jamal Smith (HTSI): Videographer
Michelle Williams (UMBC): Writer
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This item is part of these series:
Narrated Movies
NASA and Agriculture - Edited Features
Goddard Shorts

Goddard TV Tape:
G2009-085 -- NASA & Agriculture podcast Episode 4 Food Security

Keywords:
DLESE >> Agricultural science
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Agriculture
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Agriculture >> Food Science
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Edited Feature
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> Voice Over Talent
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0