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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Globalization has influenced every field of life, agricultural products have no exception from that. I agree to the above notation that if people prefer local produce more than the imported

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essay, let us discuss whether the pros of eating local

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outweigh the cons. Let us

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examine the reasons why people are attracted towards the eatables produced in foreign countries.

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, people are always open to try something new to eat because they feel bored eating same old local produce again and again.

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, nowadays the foreign

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items are easily available. These

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items are usually transported from one country to another by air, resulting in a lot of air pollution, so if the people prefer the local produce

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items, the air pollution can be reduced indirectly. Not only

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the additional preservatives are added to packed foods to keep them fresh for a long time, these chemicals are not only harmful to our health but

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to our environment. Agriculture is the backbone of the economies of many countries. The Indian economy is largely dependent of agriculture produce. If Indian government import

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items from any other country Indian farmers will suffer.

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, if the government promotes local produce the local farmers will be benefited. The better economic growth can be achieved by increasing the exports and reducing the import of

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can be done only by increasing the production of local

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and encouraging people to eat local

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. As discussed above, it can be concluded that, the advantages of eating local produce outweigh the disadvantages. If people prefer to eat local

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items more than the imported

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items the economy and environment both will be have a positive impact.

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Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

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Lexical resource: 6.0

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Grammatical Range: 9.0

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Topic Vocabulary:

carbon emissions
carbon footprint
local economy
food security
supply chain disruptions
cultural heritage
farming practices
nutritional value
local food systems
imported goods
economies of scale
environmental benefits
transportation
community support

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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?

Fully explain your ideas

In some countries, many people do not have enough money to access the internet. Should governments be responsible for ensuring that everyone can get access to the internet?

Millions of dollars are spent on space research every year. Some people argue that the money should be spent on improving living standards on Earth. Do you agree or disargee?

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Childhood obesity is an increasing problem in Australia as many as two thirds of children are now obese. Schools have a responsibility to monitor what their students eat and the amount of exercise they do. To what extend do you agree to this statemen