Today much of the food people eat gets imported from farms that are thousands of miles away. Would the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Globalisation has a considerable impact on

food

choices and diversity. People now are able to eat various meat, vegetables and fruits imported from other countries all around the world. While there are some disadvantages of

food

import

such

as bringing threat to the local farmers and create more pollution to the environment, I still think that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. It is true that the transportation of imported items requires more burning fuel, and the carbon dioxide and other gasses released by the plane have a detrimental impact on the environment. Another negative impact is that local farmers will not be able to compete with the large international market and may stop producing

food

all together.

This

would mean that we would have to import even more

food

, creating a loop of people running out of business and more

food

being imported. Despite these possible disadvantages, the various benefits of imported

food

cannot be overlooked. Importing

food

gives people access to more choices, allowing them to choose between several products.

This

is especially essential when the local climate and soil do not allow growing certain kinds of fruits and vegetables. It is thanks to imported foods that people in subtropical countries can eat tropical fruit

such

as mangoes, pineapple, and coconut anytime they desire. While some farmers and

food

producers think that importing

food

leads to a higher unemployment rate, it has actually created more openings to the public. In order to maintain the import-export flow, more people are needed to make sure that the entire process functions well, while obeying all the importing rules and regulations. In conclusion,

although

food

import might bring some threats to the environment and domestic farmers, the benefits it brings to peoples life and economic development weighs more than the drawbacks.