And that_quest is becoming ever more urgent.If nothing changes，within 35 years，the world's appetite will be greater than the amount of foods produced.That's according to a report released last year.It was prepared by the Global Harvest Initiative，a private agriculture group based in Washington，DC.

　　Global

　　warming，too，is

　　changing

　　food

　　production. Scientists predict that rising temperatures will reduce

　　the growth of important crops like wheat，corn and soybeans.Low－income developing countries will be hit the hardest.When harvests fall foods are also used to feed animals like cows and pigs，meat prices，too，will rise.

　　All over the world，researchers are racing against the clock to figure out how best to feed more people in a fast－changing world.And some surprising ideas have begun to come up.Two years ago$300，000，but it's a start.Other researchers are developing seeds that can survive high temperatures and drought.Still others are finding ways to improve the genes of meat animals so they produce more meat and can stand the heat.

　　A gloomy (悲观的)

　　forecast for the planet isn't the only reason to study foods for the future.It's a creative quest that will inspire people who can think in new ways about existing plants and animals—even insects.These researchers have used their talents in ways that even they never would have predicted.

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