1.In nineteenth-century Britain witnessed a changing pattern of food production and consumption. The major reason was the increasing population which led to increase in demand of food grains, which eventually pushed up the prices of food grains.
2. The British government's decision to abolish the Corn Laws was due to pressure from the landed groups, who were unhappy with the high price of food resulted in the inflow of cheaper food in Britain. 3. From mid-nineteenth century faster industrial growth in Britain led to higher incomes, and therefore more food imports. 4. Around the world – in Eastern Europe, Russia, America and Australia – lands were cleared and food production expanded to meet the British demand. It was not enough merely to clear lands for agriculture. It was also done for housing and settlements; Railways were needed to link the agricultural regions to the ports. 5. Thus by 1890, a global agricultural economy had taken shape, accompanied by complex changes in labour movement patterns, capital flows, ecologies and technology.

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Changing pattern of food production and consumption

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