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AIn1845,a(dead)diseasestruckthefarmsofIreland,killingalltheLumper

potatoplants.Thedeathofasinglecropspeciesmightnotseemsoimportant.But

inIreland,in1845,peopledependedalmostsolelythepotatoforfood.The

deathofonespeciescausedaterriblefamine.Now,somescientistsare

(worry)thatsuchafaminecouldhappenagain—butamuchwider

scale.

BOverthecenturies,farmersdiscoveredthousandsdifferentspeciesof

foodcrops.Eachspecies(have)specialqualities.Somecanbe(grow)in

veryhotorcoldclimates.Othersarenotaf