Because of the global economy, many goods including what we use as daily basics produced by other countries have to be transported for a long distance. To what extent do the advantages outweigh disadvantages?

Globalization has entirely changed the shape of our world in the preceding decades. Most of our main substances and many communities we use on a daily basis are imported from overseas;

this

is just one of the many instances of how globalization has affected us.

However

, there have always been serious concerns about the drawbacks of these long-distance trades, in my perspective, the plus points more than compensate for any disadvantages.

First

and foremost, we have to consider that many commodities and goods cannot be produced in every country.

For instance

,

Iran

has been suffering lack of water for many centuries. Authorities in

Iran

continuously insist on changing agricultural practices and using methods that benefit less water.

For example

, they totally band growing rice, a deep water consuming crop, in many regions of

Iran

. Needless to mention that the supply of rice had to be provided from other

countries

like China or India and the cargo had to be transferred by ships.

In addition

, many tools, devices, and new technologies are made in a few developed

countries

. Eminent

countries

in science and technology like the United States of America, do not share their technology, but

instead

, sell the products made by those technologies to other

countries

.

Hence

, people in developing areas like

Iran

, quench the thirst for being up-to-date by importing and using these commodities from

such

countries

. Despite all the reasons mentioned above for why different

countries

require imports from far far away lands, some may suggest that by producing goods in our own country, we can save more money and keep the prices as low and affordable as possible.

This

could be true about some goods, but definitely not all.

For instance

, Apple moved its factories to China a couple of years ago. The reason is simple; statistics prove that the final cost would be much lower, even when the price for shipping is added.

Therefore

, it will be more beneficial for both customers and large corporations if they utilize the existing potential overseas. To sum up,

although

many people criticize the transportation of essential commodities from departed

countries

, I believe the advantage absolutely outweigh

.

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Moreover

, not every country is able to be completely self-reliant and self-dependent.