Some people believe that countries should produce the food to feed their population themselves and import as little as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is believed by a few individuals that

food

ought to be produced in a nation as much as possible so that negligible importing is required. I support

this

notion to a large extent and my viewpoints for the same will be discussed in the upcoming paragraphs. Admittedly, production of

crops

depends upon the geographical factors, suitable land and weather conditions.

This

is primarily for a fact that

such

parameters decide which

crops

can be yielded in a particular area. For

this

reason, it is not likely to grow every kind of

food

in all the countries.

Hence

, they are reluctant to import

food

from other parts of the world in order to feed their residents.

For instance

, Arab countries fit well into

this

situation, whose deserted lands and dry weather do not allow them to produce

food

locally.

However

, it is with the maximum production of

food

within the country that economy is revived.

In other words

, when no

food

is imported, the demand for the local crop is increased and eventually, farmers get the highest price for their yield. In

this

way, in the absence of tax and other related costs to importing, not only the agriculture sector booms but

also

other industries associated with it, thereby benefitting the entire economy.

This

is apparently witnessed in case of a country like Argentina, where the economy largely depends on agriculture, and most of the

food

is produced domestically, contributes 50% to their GDP. Apart from

this

, by producing most of the

crops

domestically, dependency on other nations is eliminated. It has been observed that

food

is not likely to import during weather crisis

such

as heavy rains from other countries. As a consequence, people have to suffer due to

food

starvation, while they do not get the required nutrition.

Therefore

, if most of the

food

is grown in the nation, it can easily feed the population. Not only

this

, preservatives are often added to the imported foods in an attempt to keep it fresh for a prolonged period since they are transported from long distances. Undoubtedly, these preservatives are detrimental to health. To conclude,

although

unfavourable conditions might deter the growth of

crops

in some areas, still domestic

food

production is encouraged, which is evidently beneficial for government and residents.