Nowadays food travels thousands of miles before reaching consumers. It affects the agriculture and economy of the destination country, and for this reason, people should prefer food produced by local farmers. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answers and include examples from your experience.

Food

is an essential item needed for the survival of humanity as it is one of the basic needs of life. In times past, people produced their own

food

within their location without relying on imported

food

.

However

, with the advent of globalisation, there

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been a rise in the consumption of

food

items made

from

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other countries.

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implies that the distance

food

substances travel in order to get to their consumers

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greatly increased and because of

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the agricultural and economic sectors of the countries involved are affected.

Due to

this

, communities are encouraged to consume

food

products produced locally by their

farmers

. I agree with

this

proposition because of some reasons which I will

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in

this

essay.

Firstly

, it promotes economic growth for the nation. The economic state of any nation is largely influenced by the quantity of what they import or export and when there is more importation than exportation, the economy may tilt towards the negative side of the scale. Encouraging individuals to consume locally sourced foods means that there will be

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in demand and the

farmers

can produce more

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less cost and

therefore

, will not have to depend on imported

food

to meet their agricultural and feeding needs. Some of the

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may even be exported in order to generate revenue for the country.

For example

, Nigeria was known to have had a better economy when it produced most of its

food

locally unlike recently where most of the

food

items are sourced from other countries.

Secondly

,

food

produced locally by

farmers

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gotten at

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natural

states

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with

less

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preservatives.

Due to

the increased time these

food

items have to spend

on

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transit, some agents are added to them so as to preserve them and prolong their shelf life. These agents may be injurious to the health of its consumers

whereas

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locally manufactured foods, little or no preservatives are needed as the transit time between the consumer and producer is shortened.

For instance

, some green

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vegetables are processed and packaged in order to be transported to different nations

whereas

the same vegetables can be gotten from the local

farmers

when it is most natural and untampered with. In conclusion, I am in agreement with the idea that people should consume foods produced locally because it positively influences the economy and agriculture of the region and

also

makes

food

available in its most natural state.