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?

As the world continues to become more modern and globalized,

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could be transported from far away to consumers. Some experts consider that

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more negative effects for the environment and the economy. In

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essay, the benefits and drawbacks would be thoroughly discussed in the following paragraphs. There are two prime reasons why people take the against attitude toward importing

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that are miles away.

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of all, on an environmental level, transporting

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over long distance would generate a great quantities of carbon dioxide emission, which are one of the biggest contributors to global warming.

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, from the economic perspective, the local economy would become recession with

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, if people could only purchase local

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, the local business would

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be boosted.

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is not always negative as there

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are several benefits.

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with, the economic argument can be considered from the opposite angle. Rather than negative influence of local business, both the traders and consumers could be benefited from

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because that the international commerce is more likely the catalyst

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promoting the thrive on economic by the fierce competition with foreign products.

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, by

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way, consumers have more chance with more chances to enjoy various kinds of

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of being restricted in a certain part of the region. In conclusion, it can be no denying that it would bring some proponent concerns when it comes to

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the act of going from one place to another

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miles away for exportation.

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concerns should not obscure the good that comes from

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