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Nowadays in many countries chemicals are used to produce and preserve food. Do the advantages of this use outweigh the disadvantages?

#countries #chemicals #food
Producing and conserving
the
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food
 is of the utmost requirement to continuously feed
the
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mankind, and in order to achieve that many countries resort to
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increasing use of chemicals. In my opinion, insecticides and pesticides bring about more severe problems to the countries than the benefits
it
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. Admittedly, there are
numerouse
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numerous
 benefits of using chemicals for
food
 preservation. First and foremost, it results in an increased shelf-life not just for the refrigerated products but
also
 for a product at
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room temperature.
This
 can be quite useful,
for instance
, in exporting exotic fruits and vegetables like dates and jackfruit, across the globe and cross country.
Additionally
, the yield quality of the
food
 is
also
 enhanced with insecticides to counteract insects, pests and rodents , which in turn promotes
food
 cultivation year around and
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food
 security
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 the nation.
Moreover
, local chemical businesses
also
 get a boost in earnings
due to
 the increased usage from the farmers.
Nevertheless
, despite the advantages above, I believe there are quite a few serious drawbacks of
such
 development. One potentially dangerous problem is that it causes significant environmental damage by impacting soil fertility and causing
water
 pollution. With the enhanced use of pesticides
along with
water
 for irrigation, chemical seepage occurs resulting in a contaminated
water
 table and decreasing soil fertility in the long run. Another obvious problem is the increased
food
 contamination with traces of chemicals, which is the leading reason for deadly diseases like cancer and eye-sight
problem
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 in younger generations.
Lastly
, chemical production and dispensing results in harmful fumes and gases, which,
for example
, in India has been a leading cause of death to the farmers
due to
 continuous exposure during manual application. In conclusion, serious environmental damages
such
 as
the
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soil fertility reduction,
water
 pollution and health risks posed to
the
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humans far
outweighs
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any minor benefits that could result from increased
food
 preservation and yield quality.
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