Today much of the food people eat gets transported from farms that are thousands of miles away. Some people believe it would be better for the environment and the economy if people only consumed food produced by local farmers. Would the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

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in globalisation, which has resulted in increasing of goods being transported from across nations. It is argued by many individuals, that food consumed from local markets is more beneficial for the economy, as it

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benefits the

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. In my opinion, the advantages of food consumption from local markets outweigh its disadvantages. One of the main demerits of consuming food from local

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could result to lesser consumer choices.

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is because, the products from local

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limits the choices for a consumer, and he is only able to purchase products which are sold in his city. To illustrate, for an individual who is well travelled would like to buy some international products, which he would have indulged in while his travel, and the lack of availability of these products in his country can disappoint him.The availability of products from across the world can be more satisfying to meet consumer needs.

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, there are more advantages of the consumption of the local

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, which would benefit the

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and the economy of the nation.

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, purchasing of goods from the local

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can reduce the pollution levels.

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is because, the goods are locally available and it does not have to travel a huge distance, which results in adding pollution. The transportation of these goods in vehicles causes a huge amount of toxic to the atmosphere which can be detrimental for the health and an

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, when goods are distributed in the local

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the revenue of the local farmers, which will

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lead in increasing the per capita income.

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, In India, farming contributes to more than 60% of the national revenue, people buying from the local

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will only

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the turnover of the country. To conclude,

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some individuals due to their personal preferences and satisfaction would like to buy products from international

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, in my view, it would be more beneficial for nations sell its products locally, which will result in benefitting the economy by an

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in revenue, and

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by reducing the pollution level.