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In a stable, ordered world, this theory might hold good, but our world is increasingly uncertain. Yes, there is a world food market, but it is a market coming under strain from two important developments. First, just as the UK’s population is growing, so is the world population. Over the next half century, it is expected to grow by 2.4 billion people—that is 175,000 people every day. Every time people look in their shaving mirror or make-up mirror, there are another 175,000 people on our planet. So the volume of food on the world market may well be reduced and the price may be higher.