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Some people think imported food exerts positive impacts on our lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree ?

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People in today's context are consuming foodstuff from all over the world, imported
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 has become very famous in most of the countries. Some people see several positive implications in
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 notion while others argue it has several disadvantages. In my opinion, bringing down
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 from other nations have more negativities which are capable of outweighing the positivities.
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 illustrate my viewpoint.
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 with, imported foodstuff has become a major concern to the local industry where the local producers would struggle to compete.
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, the rice industry of Sri Lanka was a major breadwinner to a considerable number of farming families.
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, after the open economic policy implementation, traders have brought down rice from India which had a price advantage over the local production.
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, the local farming community was unable to retain in
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 price war and ultimately the local production was reduced from a considerable level.
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, importing foodstuff will have a negative impact with regards to the foreign currency outflow.
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 world nations are often facing challenges to maintain a healthy import and export ratio.
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, there are nations that have no other option than getting
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 from other countries because of geographical, environmental and other various factors.
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, a country like Iceland should bring down
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 since local production is not possible due to the weather. In summary, importing
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 has several disadvantages than its advantages.
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, all the countries of the world are not in a position to be fully self-sufficient due to certain limitations mentioned.
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, government intervention is important to control these activities to ensure safeguarding both producers and consumers.
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