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

Local

food

produced by the farmers wins over the mass-produced

food

for commercial consumption on so many levels. In my view, we need to encourage the local farmers and provide

suitable environment

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a suitable environment

such

that the local product gets to

market

. We cannot guarantee the quality of foods that come from far lands, as there are no proper quality control and check system in Nepal.

Also

to travel

such

a long distance the

food

need to undergo the process of artificial alterations. Artificial preservatives are added to

such

products to make it look fresh and

sellable

capable of being sold; fit for sale

saleable

soluble

even after many days. Those chemicals have many adverse effects on the health of the consumers. In some cases, like if the

food

cannot be grown locally or available in the

country

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country, then

then

it is acceptable to import from foreign countries for

e

objective form of "I"

me

.g. Nepal being a landlocked country is forced to import seafood products. But in many

cases though

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cases, though

the products are grown in abundance

for

example apples

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example, apples

of

Mustang

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the Mustang

Mustangs

and oranges of Dhankuta, due to poor execution on

government’s part

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the government’s part

they don’t reach the

market

and farmers are forced to throw them away or sell them at a very low price. Tragic situations like

this

need to be improved. The poor farmers are not getting the money and recognition for their hard

work whereas

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work, whereas

the country is paying a large sum of money to import from other countries. Consumers are missing out on fresh foods packed with nutrients and paying double the price for stale chemical-induced

food

. If the government thinks in

favor

promote over another

favour

of local farmers and

takes

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take

action

accordingly be

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accordingly, be

it by making proper provision of transportation, by introducing farmers to advanced technologies, by giving them a secure environment to grow more or by giving them good

market

price it will be a win-win situation for both. In the near future, I would like to see more of local products in the

market

rather than some unnecessarily expensive stale products wrapped up in fancy packaging.