Food travels thousands of miles from producers to consumers. Some people think that it would be better for the environment and economy if people only ate the local food produced by farmers. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

In today's fast-paced world, transportation has been helping many goods including

food

to move from one place to another. Among people are some who opine that nations should not consume

food

-related

products

from other countries and that they should consume

food

that

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in the locality. As it could be beneficial to their

environment

and to their

economy

alike. In my opinion, I completely agree with

this

notion for two reasons that I will

further

discuss.

Firstly

, moving

products

that are meant to be eaten, many miles causes excessive pollution to the

environment

.

This

is due to the fact that

this

process requires a tremendous amount of fuel which is essential to the internal combustion of engines of the machine that haul

food

.

For instance

, most producers rely on ships and heavy trucks to move their goods thousands of miles, which are known for their high appetite

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fuel. In fact, burning fuel releases harmful gases including carbon dioxide, which is the main factor that contributes to global warming.

As a result

, more air pollution is expected and could lead to irreparable damage to our atmosphere. For

this

reason, I believe that environmental problems are inevitable.

Secondly

, consuming

food

that had been produced in the locality could flourish the local

economy

drastically. Owing to the fact that authorities would spend less money on importing

food

-related goods.

This

money could be invested somewhere else.

For example

, it could be devoted to financing local farmers to encourage them to plant more

products

that are in demand in local markets.

Therefore

, more job opportunities could be created for citizens.

Consequently

, standards of living could be increased for many. In conclusion, it is commonly asserted that citizens should consume

food

products

that have been produced in the locality in order to benefit their

economy

and their

environment

. I completely agree with

this

view as moving

food

products

causes excessive pollution to the

environment

,

in addition

, consuming local

products

could flourish the local

economy

.