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?

Nowadays,

food industry

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the food industry

has become so globalized that various products go on a long journey before reaching the end users.

However

, the financial and environmental impacts of

food

import/export

has always been

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have always been

had always been

a matter of controversy. I believe to a

larger

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

large

extent that if the soil of a region has the potential of producing high-quality products, that would be beneficial to inhibit massive

food

transports. Transferring

food

across the countries is likely to pose irreversible damages to the environment. The higher the rate of

food

import, the more oil and gas is burnt.

Consequently

, more pollutants are emitted, jeopardizing the state of the Ozone layer.

In addition

, many local farmers often give up agriculture and tend to pursue other occupations as the consumers' demands are met by non-local commodities.

Hence

, the dearth of job opportunities becomes one of the critical issues that requires serious measurements to be encountered.

However

,

food

transfer is inevitable in some cases. Some lands are exposed to the risk of drought

as a result

of

decreased rate

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decreased rates

a decreased rate

of precipitation as well as soil erosion. In

such

places, the necessity of

food

import for preventing famine is indisputable. On top of

this

challenge, in some densely populated regions, the local farmers are not capable of meeting the consumers' needs. Overall, in order to mitigate the implications of

food

transfer to nature and economy, imposing some supervisions seems to be vital. By rational distribution of the

food

around the world, the repercussions are more probable to turn into profits for areas dealing with

food

shortages.