Some food travels long distance from the producers to the consumers. Some people believe that it is better for the environment and economy if people only buy food produced by local farmers. Do you think the advantages of this idea would outweigh the disadvantages?

It is true that some

food

could take a long trip before they handed to consumers. Some people think the best way to purchase the foodstuff from local farmers due to environmental protection and economic growth,

however

, I completely disagree the benefit could override the downside of

this

scheme. There are several reasons to lead people support

this

scheme.

Firstly

,

food

productions by shipping from outside areas may cause environmental issue especially air pollution. Lots of vegetables,

for example

, could be transferred from farmland to table by different vehicles due to location changing frequently

such

as farm to retail. It is dramatically reducing exhaust gas emission once consumers buy

food

from local farms directly. Another reason is purchasing locally grown

food

could fully lead smallholders become more profitable.

This

is because there is no mediator between farmers and purchaser, so that farmers could use more money to reinvest farmland and provide better production to serve local communities.

However

, I disagree that locally buying

food

could cause some of farmers suffer from loss of profits.

This

is because locally buying behaviour could appear anti-competitive in the local market, with local people start to buy from the same person only, the others could lead loss hugely as they don’t have another channel to sell their product and

finally

Suggestion

final

cost many wastes. If

food

production could sell through an online shop or deliver to city areas, the profit margin of farmers’ business could increase in a positive way which could resulted economy alive. In conclusion, I believe that buying

food

locally is not the only solution to support environmental conservation and economic improvement.