Scientists think this weird-looking, odd-smelling fruit holds the key to fighting world hunger as temperatures rise

This fruit curiously smells like baking bread and tastes like potatoes –– and it might also provide a means to help feed communities amid drought and famine.
Breadfruit, despite its name, is not made of bread. It’s a tall tree native to islands in the Pacific that produces a starchy fruit, similar to a jackfruit. 
Researchers at Northwestern University have been studying breadfruit because they believe it could help feed the world as our more vulnerable crops are plunged into jeopardy due to rising global temperatures. 
Although humans have grown adept at growing a wide variety of food, changes to the climate and resulting weather patterns are likely to make it harder to grow some foods, like rice, soybeans, corn, and wheat. And considering how many people eat these foods, that’s a big deal.
Scientists think this weird-looking, odd-smelling fruit holds the key to fighting world hunger as temperatures rise