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Science for a Hungry World: Food Security

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.For complete transcript, click here.    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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Duration: 5.9 minutes
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Animation Number:10500
Completed:2009-10-09
Animators:Ivy Flores (IRC/UMBC) (Lead)
 Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC)
 Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC)
Video Editor:Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Interviewees:Gary Eilerts (United States Agency for International Development)
 Molly Brown (NASA/GSFC)
Narrator:Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Producer:Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Scientist:Molly Brown (NASA/GSFC)
Videographers:Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC)
 Jamal Smith (HTSI)
Writer:Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Series:NASA and Agriculture - Edited Features
Goddard TV Tape:G2009-085 -- Science for a Hungry World: Food Security
Keywords:
DLESE >> Agricultural science
SVS >> Earth Science
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Agriculture
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Agriculture >> Food Science
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