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Food crisis: An old worry creeps back in

By Javier Blas

Published: July 6 2008 18:27 | Last updated: July 6 2008 18:27

Back in 1948 when Charles Holliday was born, the world’s population was about 2.5bn.

Today, Mr Holliday, chief executive of DuPont , the chemical and agriculture company, lives in a world whose population has grown to 6.5bn.

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