Some people believe that countries should produce the food to feed their population themselves and import as little as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some argue that nations should not be over-reliant on imports and yield crops and vegetables themselves so that they can feed their own countrymen.

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essay agrees with that statement because it increases availability and affordability. Countries depending on their in-grown supplies always have an adequate amount for their citizens, sometimes even in excess. Regulatory bodies and farmers alike have a complete understanding of their own soil, nutrients, seasons and land size.

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ensures that they can predict bad weather and

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can plan way ahead of time how much food they will require to offset the deficit caused by poor climate conditions.

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in turn makes

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the unavailability

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of eatables at any given point in time absurd.

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, agricultural landowners in India can predict heavy

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based on their experience,

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they plan their yields way in advance and keep them stocked early so that they never run out of items to sell. Excess reliance on imports for agricultural produce increases the cost of purchase. As you import items from other countries, you have to pay an import tax,

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duty, undergo bidding and

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it is

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available in markets. The retailers

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markup these rates for profits, and sell to consumers. The final price of these imported goods becomes unaffordable.

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, the USA, Canada and the UK pay a huge premium for imported agricultural items from India, Vietnam and Bangladesh which they could have gotten at cheaper rates if they had grown them within their own borders. In conclusion, it makes no sense for states to pay

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overhead costs and bring in food from other regions. Rather, they should look towards producing on their own land to boost availability at cheaper prices.