The food travels thousands of miles from farm to consumer. Some people think it would be better to our environment and economy if people only ate local produced food. What extent do the advantages outweigh disadvantages?

Transporting

food

from other countries requires a long distance to reach the customer. It is believed by a few sections of the society that individuals should only eat locally-produced

food

because of the betterment of the atmosphere as well as the

economy

of the nation.

Although

some negatives of

such

a trend can be seen, they are, in my view, eclipsed by the considerable positives. Both pros and cons will be discussed

further

. Beginning with the benefits with regards to the

economy

, locally-cultivated

food

is economically cheaper in comparison with imported

food

because it does not entail transportation cost and any foreign taxes;

hence

, it can become immense advantages to generate a holistic

economy

of the nation.

Besides

this

, production of

food

cannot be completed without innumerable farmers, so that the chances of job opportunities would enhance be significantly for indigenous dwellers, and can play an instrumental role to boost the

economy

.

Furthermore

, domestically-produced

food

not only benefit economically, but

also

environmentally too.

Firstly

, transporting

food

from one to another country requires several vehicles, namely trucks, trains and many more, which emit exhaust fumes into the atmosphere, and can lead to air pollution severely, and

also

may be leading to global warming. For that reason, if people adapt to indigenous

food

, the level of pollution would be maintained.

However

, despite its many pros, a few disadvantages cannot be denied. One downside is indigenous dwellers cannot get varieties of

food

. To exemplify

this

, about a decade ago, we can hardly see Kiwi, which is New Zealand's

food

, but nowadays they are available in the market due to import and export.

Therefore

, if foreign

food

is banned, the masses cannot experience

such

food

. Another one is, small farmers cannot get the possibility to expand their

food

business internationally, and

as a result

, it would affect the overall profit of the nation. To recapitulate,

although

dwellers can get diversity in

food

by importing from overseas countries, locally grown

food

is extremely beneficial both profitably as well as environmentally.

Hence

, the negative effect of

this

is definitely overshadowed by the positives.