Food travels thousands of miles from farm to consumers. Some people believe we should buy food from local farmers to protect the environment and help the local business. Do adventages outweigh the disadventages?

The
development
of elements of logistics
such
as vehicles, preservation, and navigation has made it possible to transport
food
from one place to a land far away. Some people argue that it would destroy the environment and
local economy
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local economies
the local economy
.
However
, I believe that benefits from
this
development
certainly outweigh the drawbacks. Many in the general public believe that globalisation of
food market
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the food market
is harmful to the local community and nature because of multinational companies tend
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tends harmful to the local community and nature because of multinational companies
is harmful to the local community and nature because of multinational companies tend
to have less concern for the environment and local people than their own profits.
For example
,
Brazilian multinational company
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a Brazilian multinational company
has been clearing the Amazon Forest for cattle farms.
Furthermore
, these companies
also
endanger local farmers by dumping down the market price to the point where those farmers could not compete. The results of
food
globalisation
is
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are
evident by the destruction of nature and decreasing farmland owned by the locals. Despite all these drawbacks, the fact that
food
can be distributed around the world provide significant benefits to humankind which is the way to combat hunger.
For instance
, even in
this
present day, there are some places around the globe where people still died of
stravation
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
starvation
in every minute. Being able to
tranport
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
transport
food
from
faraway
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far away
land could help alleviate
this
problem.
Moreover
, even
thought
(postpositive) however
though
there are many
development
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developments
in
argicultural
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
agricultural
technologies, local farmers in many countries still largely depend on weather and soil quality which are unreliable. If there is some unfortunate year where the local crop yields are not enough for the population, the means of transportation will help
sustaining
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sustain
to sustain
the population. In conclusion, even though there are
disadventages
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
disadvantages
disadvantage
disadvantaged
from global-scale
food
distribution, they are outweighed by the
adventages
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
advantages
.
This
development
can save people's lives from
stravation
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
starvation
and help providing enough
food
for people in the community.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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