Today’s food travel thousands of miles before it reaches the customer. Some people say that it would be better for the economy and environment if people ate food produced from local farmers. Would the advantages of this idea outweigh the disadvantages?

Some people advocate that consuming local

food

would lead to a number of economic and environmental benefits. I personally believe that the drawbacks of

this

idea would overshadow its merits. On the one hand, the far-reaching benefits brought about by purchasing domestic

food

are undeniable.

Firstly

, when products are purchased and consumed locally, the local economic growth will be stimulated. More jobs will be generated and the local could earn more money from

food

production.

Secondly

, eating local grown

food

has an important role to play in protecting the environment. In fact, transportation of

food

around the world using

airplanes

or ships could release carbon emissions into the environment.

This

will trigger to severe environmental problems

such

as global warming and air pollution.

In contrast

, consuming domestic

food

will help to reduce

food

miles and

therfore

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

therefore

, detrimental carbon dioxide emitted from transports will

also

be mitigated. Despite the aforementioned advantages, the negative impacts of consuming domestic

food

should not be overlooked.

To begin

with, the dominance of domestic

food

will increase the price of

food

. If

this

were the case, many

peole

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

people

, especially lower income households would

not afford to their

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not afford their

essential

food

daily.

In addition

, consumers could have less choices of

food

if locally grown

food

hold

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holds

the monopoly.

As a result

, people will have fewer opportunities to

experirence

the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

experience

traditional

food

and

healthy

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health

products from other regions.

Besides

, the growing in the demanding of local

food

force people to clear more forests for farming lands. The cumulative loss of forests is the main culprit of global warming and soil pollution. In conclusion, eating more local

food

has

it

it is

it's

own benefits in terms of environment and economy.

However

, I reckon that the drawbacks of

this

idea will be more significant in the long term.