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.
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Credits
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animators
- Ivy Flores (IRC/UMBC)
- Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC)
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC)
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Video editor
- Michelle Williams (UMBC)
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Interviewees
- Gary Eilerts (United States Agency for International Development)
- Molly Brown (NASA/GSFC)
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Narrator
- Michelle Williams (UMBC)
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Producer
- Michelle Williams (UMBC)
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Scientist
- Molly Brown (NASA/GSFC)
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Videographers
- Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC)
- Jamal Smith (HTSI)
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Writer
- Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.
This page was last updated on Monday, January 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM EST.
Series
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The media on this page originally appeared on the following tapes:-
NASA & Agriculture podcast Episode 4 Food Security
(ID: 2009085)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 4:00AM
Produced by - Richard Chen (NASA)