Farming, Food Security and Climate Change Congress (03.03.2009)
Molly E. Brown, a research scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ), has been involved for the past 10 years with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s ( USAID ) use of satellite remote sensing to monitor food security in developing regions. Satellite estimates of crop production play an important role in USAID’s Famine Early Warning System.
According to Brown, changes in population size, reduced yields in the most productive regions and a changing climate all are elements in global food security. When people have enough to eat, U.S. national security, public health and global economic growth are improved. In an age of increasing global connectedness and enhanced technologies, scientists can make better-informed choices that will let the global food system function well for all populations.
11/02/2009