Food travels thousands of miles from producers to consumers. Some people think that it would be better for the environment and economy if people only ate the local food produced by farmers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In

this

modern capitalistic society, most of the food products sold in an area

is acquired

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are acquired

from far off places. It is believed by some people that eating crops, produced only locally would result in a healthier

enviroment

the totality of surrounding conditions

environment

and economy.

This

essay agrees with

this

point of view.

To begin

with, food purchased from the local farmers would result in a decrease in the transportation costs.

This

would help in reducing the selling price of the crops as the intermediate travel costs are diminished. A decrease in the price

would

Accept comma addition

would, hence

hence

, result in a higher purchasing power for the consumers and

thus

, it would boost the economy significantly.

For instance

, mangoes from Maharashtra cost 10 times more in Himachal Pradesh than those produced locally.

Moreover

,

this

can result in a better

enviroment

the totality of surrounding conditions

environment

in the future. Most of the crops grown by the farmers today are not suitable to be grown in all areas. The growth of commercial crops has resulted in an increased pressure on the soil and

thus

, the nutritional value of both the yield and soil is affected. A shift from commercial to local products from the farmers would help

saving

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to save

the

enviroment

the totality of surrounding conditions

environment

. Not only

this

, the harmful pesticides and insecticides would

used

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use

in a lesser quantity helping the overall

enviroment

the totality of surrounding conditions

environment

. To put in a nutshell, eating only the area specific crops would help the economy by diminishing the transportation prices and would

also

help in safe

gaurding

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

guarding

the

enviroment

the totality of surrounding conditions

environment

by leading to a change in crop cultivation factors for the farmers and lessening the use of dangerous chemicals.