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?

Globalisation has turned the world into a global village. Due to

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, even

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eaten by humans is sourced internationally. In the viewpoint, of some people, local

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would be beneficial to the environment, as well as the

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, while others are of diverse opinion.

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essay will analyse the upsides and downsides of buying local

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, and provide a logical conclusion. There are twofold benefits to buying produce locally.

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, purchasing local produce can prevent significant air pollution and reduce global warming.

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today,

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is transported long distances, through different modes of transportation

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as lorries, trucks and trains, which release harmful gases into the atmosphere through combustion of fossil fuels.

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, if the export of

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is stopped, the ill effects of

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on the environment as well as living beings can be prevented.

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, gaining provisions

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native farmers, would make them profitable, which can be beneficial for the nation's

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. To cite an example, a survey conducted in 2015 in India, showed that if the peasant's income grew by 5% annually, it would boost up the country's

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by 3%.

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, there are drawbacks to the

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. Many nations today

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on other republics for

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. The exporting regions, have millions of acres of land, covered with crops, that are merely for the purpose of selling to other nations, which provides employment to numerous people including farmers, farmworkers, drivers, and others.

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, 60% of India's produce is imported

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sector provides jobs

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20% of India's population.

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, if the exportation of provisions stop, millions of workers will end up unemployed.

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, society now, has become dependent on foreign spices to enjoy their authentic,

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meals. They would no longer be able to

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, if the transport of

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ceases. To illustrate

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, many authentic cuisine restaurants, will end up shutting down, if certain edible items are not available. To conclude, the negative sides of only purchasing native goods, if far more destructive than, its perks. Even though, it has certain good impacts on the

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and

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the environment

, the effects on the employment industry are too detrimental.

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, we can say the advantages do not outweigh the disadvantages, in

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case.