Air transport is increasingly used to transport fruit and vegetables to other countries where they cannot be grown or are out of season. Some people say this is good but others believe the use of air transport for this purpose is not justified. Discuss both views and give your opinion

Transport

of

fruit

and vegetables by

air

, to places where they are unavailable is on the rise. Some people believe that

this

is a positive development. Whereas, others find no justification for

this

mode of

transport

.

This

essay will discuss both points of view and I shall argue that

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the use

of aeroplanes for

transportation

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the transportation

of fresh items is justified. On the one hand, there are those who don’t support

transport

of fruits and vegetables by

air

and they have their reasons.

To begin

,

use

of

air

transport

will increase prices of fresh items. Since additional costs will be incurred on jet fuel and customs, it will drive up

overall price

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the overall price

of exotic

fruit

and vegetables.

On the contrary

, locally harvested items are more

cost

effective.

For instance

, locally produced apples

cost

around 150 rupees per KG and imported ones

cost

twice as much.

Such

a high

cost

excludes

majority

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the majority

of the population from buying them.

Moreover

, introduction of exotic

fruit

and vegetables adversely affects local small scale farmers. These farmers work all year to harvest and market their fresh

items but

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items, but

the availability of rare and out of

season

items increase the competition and reduce the earning potential.

For example

, in supermarkets, one can find oneself almost spoiled by the extravagant choice of

fruit

and vegetables. Those who can afford to buy generally prefer to choose the ones which are either out of

season

or exotic. Resultantly, the sale of locally produced

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item

drops.

On the other hand

, there are those who support the

use

of

air

transport

for

fruit

and vegetables and I agree with them because of its clear advantages.

Firstly

, Consumers get more options to choose from. Due to

transport

by

airplanes

, even those items which perish easily or are out of

season

can be made available in

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distant

areas.

As a result

, consumers can choose from a wide range of options depending upon their

requirement

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requirements

and affordability. Take,

for example

, Metro Cash and Carry, a superstore where one can find

fruit

and vegetables ranging from winter to summer

season

.

This

is very helpful for those who prefer

certain type

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certain types

a certain type

of fresh items.

Secondly

, it creates healthy

competition which

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competition, which

in turn proves beneficial for the local industry. The

use

of

air

transport

, brings with it not only more variety of

fruit

and

vegetables but

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vegetables, but

also

new ways to

transport

, package and store these items which may be novel for local producers. In the long-run, the

resultant

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resulting

competition will encourage local farmers to learn the techniques to better store or package their produce so they too could sell in other parts of the World.

For instance

, Pakistan has arguably the best mangoes in the World but it does not enjoy the status of major mango exporter because local farmers are not aware of advances transportation, packaging and marketing techniques. In conclusion, it is evident that availability of

broad range

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a broad range

the broad range

of

fruit

and vegetables and introduction of novel methods of their packaging and storage justify the

transport

of fresh items by

air

. It is recommended that the government should help small scale farmers in setting up their storage facilities so that they could increase their income as well.