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Today food often travels thousands of miles from the farm to the consumer. Some people believe it would be better for the environment and the economy if people only ate food produced by local farmers. Would the advantages of this idea outweigh the disadvantages?

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A highly controversial issue today relates to whether to have
food
 produced
in
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 local farms or not. In
this
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 I am going to examine
this
 question from both points of view
an
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and
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then
 explain why I believe that
food
 must be produced
in
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 local farms.
Firstly
, there are people who argue that the benefits of shipping
food
 from overseas considerably outweigh its disadvantages. The main reason for believing
this
,
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 is that many
fruits
 and vegetables need certain conditions to grow in. It is possible to say that certain kinds of
vegetable
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vegetables
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 need
certain
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 form of skill and a specific type of soil. To illustrate, papaya
fruits
 and dragon
fruits
 can not grow in European countries
due to
 cold-moderate weather conditions.
Also
, these
fruits
 need specific
kind
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 of
skilled-workers
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 to plant them.
On the other hand
, others believe that
food
 should be planted locally. People have
this
 opinion because
,
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 the prices will be lower and
this
 will offer many job opportunities for the people. A second point is that local farms will benefit the economy because the taxes will be lower and
this
 will lead
a
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higher buying force for
such
 goods. A good example
on
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this
,
in
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 Saudi Arabia,
most
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 plants and vegetables are now planted locally
this
 has led to lower taxes on local farmers, ease of farm construction, and
thus
 lower product prices. In conclusion, I
beleive
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believe
 both arguments have their reasons. On balance,
however
, I feel that plants should be produced locally
,
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 because
this
 will help the economy and offer many job opportunities.
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Ensure that all parts of the question are clearly addressed and that your position is clear.
coherence cohesion
Pay attention to organizing your ideas in a clear and logical manner. Use linking words to connect your ideas.
lexical resource
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grammatical range
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