Air transport is increasingly used to transport fruit and vegetables to other countries where they cannot be grown or are out of season. Some people say this is good but others believe the use of air transport for this purpose is not justified. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Some countries do not have access to certain fruits and vegetables during a certain time of the year and so decide to import them through

air

transport. It is thought by some that

this

means of transportation is justified while others disagree. In

this

essay, I will discuss both views and explain my support for the latter view. On the one hand, people that believe that transporting agricultural produce through

air

transport argue that it is a fast means of delivering the products.

This

is particularly important for perishable goods that have very short shelf life. Shipping

such

products or transporting them by road may get them damaged before getting to their final destination.

Although

farmers have become inventive on preservation techniques to keep

such

items, fresh for the desired duration.

Also

,

air

travel is considered to be one of the safest means of transportation as there is minimal risk of robbery attack.

On the other hand

, some people argue that transporting fruits and vegetables by

air

is unjustified and I agree.

Firstly

,

air

haulage is the most expensive means of transporting goods.

This

additional cost would be transferred to the final consumer and would

therefore

make them unaffordable for most people.

Secondly

, Airplanes are known to emit a lot of carbon monoxide to the atmosphere.

This

not only pollute the

air

that we breathe in, but

also

contributes more to the global warming issues

that is

already being contended with.

Lastly

, because of the level of turbulence

that is

sometimes experienced during

air

travel, perishable goods, like tomatoes, that are not properly packaged might get damaged before being delivered to their final destination. In conclusion, despite the considerably faster time to delivery offered by

air

transportation, the environmental issues it creates are enormous. Countries that do not have the right soil to support growth of certain fruits should consider scientific ways of overcoming these barriers rather than transporting by

air

from other regions.