Some countries import a large amount of food from other parts of the world. To what extent is this a postive or negative trend?

In

this

globalized world, trade has been flourished and many countries import and export their product.

This

trend is

also

in the

food

sector;

therefore

, the

food

self sufficiency

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rate is decreasing in many states. In the following essay, I would argue that

this

might be a negative trend.

First

of all, there is a high risk of insufficient

food

production.

For example

, the Japanese

food

self sufficiency

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rate is 38% in 2020. Since

this

is a low proportion, it is conveyed as a serious situation

on

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newspapers or TV news programs. According to them, in some case

such

as natural disaster or any emergency, the import from the other nations might be stopped. As a consequence, the citizens would experience deficiency of the provisions and in the worst case, a large number of people will starve to death. Fortunately, Japan is not in that situation yet, but there is a risk

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. To sum up, to rely heavily on other nations’ supply is dangerous.

Second

of all,

on the other hand

, it might be beneficial for consumers who only want immediate profit. Typically, products

that

is

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mass-produced in foreign countries and imported are cheaper than those produced in their own nations.

This

means that the poor layer of society may find it advantageous to have cheaper products.

However

,

this

is just

a

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optimistic perspective and might not helpful for society. In my conclusion, there is a high risk of deficiency in an emergency even it is beneficial for an immediate profit.

Therefore

, I believe that the trend that countries do not produce

food

in their states is negative.