Biomaterial Database

Markets, climate change, and food security in West Africa. 2009

Molly E Brown, and Beat Hintermann, and Nathaniel Higgins

Biospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. molly.brown@nasa.gov

Food price fluctuations, which will be exacerbated by climate change, make West African food security even more tenuous.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008897	Panicum	A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the EDIBLE GRAINS used in millet cereals and in feed for birds and livestock (ANIMAL FEED). It contains diosgenin (SAPONINS).	Millet, Broomcorn,Millet, Common,Millet, Little,Panicgrass,Panicum miliaceum,Panicum miliare,Panicum virgatum,Proso Millet,Switchgrass,Broomcorn Millet,Common Millet,Little Millet,Millet, Proso,Millets, Proso,Proso Millets,Switchgrasses,miliaceums, Panicum
D003313	Zea mays	A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its EDIBLE GRAIN, corn, used as food and animal FODDER.	Corn,Indian Corn,Maize,Teosinte,Zea,Corn, Indian
D005502	Food	Substances taken in by the body to provide nourishment.	Foods
D000354	Africa, Western	The geographical area of Africa comprising BENIN; BURKINA FASO; CABO VERDE, COTE D'IVOIRE (formerly Ivory Coast); GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; LIBERIA; MALI; MAURITANIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; and TOGO.	Africa, West,West Africa,Western Africa
D000383	Agriculture	The science, art or practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.	Agronomy,Agricultural Development,Farming,Agronomies,Development, Agricultural
D014480	United Nations	An international organization whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world with headquarters in New York City. The primary objectives of the organization are to maintain peace and security and to achieve international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems.	UNICEF,ESCAP,Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,Latin American Demographic Center,UN,UNHCR,United Nations Children's Fund,United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
D057231	Climate Change	Any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). It may result from natural factors such as changes in the sun's intensity, natural processes within the climate system such as changes in ocean circulation, or human activities.	Change, Climate,Changes, Climate,Climate Changes
D040541	Marketing	Activity involved in transfer of goods from producer to consumer or in the exchange of services.	Audience Research,Market Research,Research, Audience,Research, Market