Today food travels thousands of miles from the farm to the consumers. Why is this? Is it a positive or negative trend?

Today there is an impending trend that it takes longer for

food

to be transported from farms to customers. From my perspective,

such

a tendency can be attributed to both globalization and shrinking farmland, and I am not too optimistic about its ramifications.

Firstly

, I will see the long transportation of

food

as a symptom of problems to which the booming globalization is an answer. In the modern world featuring international trade and speedy transport systems, it becomes increasingly commonplace for

food

grown anywhere could be delivered to other parts of the world, whether it be fruits imported from tropical countries or seafood from coastal areas, both can show up in the grocery stores in a foreign country.

Also

, even those sold in domestic shops may have

also

travelled thousands of miles: given the relentless urbanization that encroaches on farming land, governments have to transport

food

from afar to meet growing demand. As for the implications of long transportation of

food

, it is difficult for me to see it as anything other than a curse on the environment and

food

quality. Some may venerate the trend as a manifestation of the boost of international trade and solution to local

food

shortage;

nevertheless

, the same cause which is sufficient for blessings could lead to potential pitfalls from a long-term perspective. The

first

thing to realize is the repercussions for the environment – long-distance transport is a key culprit leading to environmental disruption, be it greenhouse gas emissions or energy exhaustion. Not to be left behind is the threat to

food

quality – the longer transportation entails the use of preservation technology (e.g. freezing, preservatives, etc.), which undermines the nutritional value of

food

. From what has been discussed above, it is my conclusion ,

therefore

,

food

being transported longer distances is the result of both globalization and shrinking farmland, and the repercussions on the environment and

food

quality concern me more.