People can eat a wide variety of food of other regions. As a result they are eating a lot of foreign food instead of locally produced food.Do you think the advantages of eating foreign food are more than its harms?

Nowadays, supermarkets are stocked with

food

products from around the world.

As a result

,

people

are being lured towards foreign

food

, and are not consuming the local produce. I believe the disadvantages of imported

food

outweigh the advantages. On the positive side, the ready availability of

food

from across the globe gives us a lot of choices. We can taste a variety of fruits and vegetables from all parts of the world.

For example

, about ten years ago, we hardly saw Kiwi fruit, which is from Newzealand. But, now it has a place on every fruit stand.

Secondly

, many

people

get employment in

this

field. Small farmers have a chance to expand globally and

consequently

, it increases the overall economy of the country.

Finally

, it helps in developing good relations between countries, which helps in international cooperation and peace.If countries were dependent upon one another's economic success,

then

the armed conflict would be less likely.

On the other hand

, imported

food

can have a negative effect on the local farmers.Locally produced

food

would not be able to compete with international produce.So, the local economy would suffer and

people

would go for other better sources of livelihood than agriculture.The local culture would

also

be threatened.

This

can be seen in countries

such

as India where imported

food

has become more popular than traditional local produce, eroding

people

's understanding of the

food

traditions. Earlier

people

in India sat together to eat their traditional meals, but fast

food

is generally eaten alone sitting in front of the TV.

Although

those some would claim that

this

is a natural part of economic development, in an increasingly global world. I feel strongly that any loss of regional culture would be detrimental. Another major effect of imported

food

is the environmental cost. Currently, Mani

food

imports

such

as fruit, are transported thousands of miles by road, sea and air,making the product more expensive to buy, and increasing pollution from exhaust fumes. Despite the fact that trade in

food

export has existed for many years, I am convinced that a reduction would bring significant financial and environmental gains. In conclusion, I am certain  that if

people

ate locally produced

food

it would have environmental benefits. It would

also

benefit the local economy because, in time,

people

would prosper commercially as the demand for  local and regional produce would remain high resisting the competition from overseas.