With globalization, food from one country is exported to other countries. Some people think that this impacts the local economy since imported food is often cheap and it leads to the drain of wealth outside the country. I agree with this view.
Some countries have developed food as an industry and this enables them to produce it at a very cheap price. When this food is exported to countries whose farmers are not competent, it leads to lesser consumption of local food. As a result, local farmers suffer losses and, in some cases, commit suicide. For instance, in the United States, productivity of land, availability of machines, high quality seeds and farms of large size have enabled the production of cheap wheat. When this wheat is exported to countries like India, the local farmers lose money as they do not have the same facilities. This has led to farm distress in India.
Moreover, the import of foreign food leads to higher income for foreigners at the expense of local people. When a country purchases foreign food, it pays the country’s money to others. This leads to the drain of weath which could have been used for numerous productive purposes in the local economy. China faced this situation in 1960s when it imported millions of tonnes of wheat and rice from western countries. This cost the local economy more than 100 million dollars and thousands of local jobs. This moneey could have been used to develop infrastructure such as irrigation canals.
In conclusion, I strongly believe that the local economy suffers in terms of loss of wealth and jobs when a country imports food from others. Every country should encourage the consumption of local farm produce only.
With globalization,
food
from one
country
is exported
to other
countries
.
Some
people
think
that this impacts the
local
economy
since imported
food
is
often
cheap
and it leads to the drain of wealth outside the
country
. I
agree
with this view.
Some
countries
have developed
food
as an industry and this enables them to produce it at a
very
cheap
price. When this
food
is exported
to
countries
whose farmers are not competent, it leads to lesser consumption of
local
food
.
As a result
,
local
farmers suffer losses and, in
some
cases, commit suicide.
For instance
, in the United States, productivity of land, availability of machines, high quality seeds and farms of large size have enabled the production of
cheap
wheat. When this wheat
is exported
to
countries
like India, the
local
farmers lose money as they do not have the same facilities. This has led to farm distress in India.
Moreover
, the import of foreign
food
leads to higher income for foreigners at the expense of
local
people
. When a
country
purchases
foreign
food
, it pays the
country’s
money to others. This leads to the drain of
weath
which could have been
used
for numerous productive purposes in the
local
economy
. China faced this situation
in 1960s
when it imported millions of tonnes of wheat and rice from western
countries
. This cost the
local
economy
more than 100 million dollars and thousands of
local
jobs. This
moneey
could have been
used
to develop infrastructure such as irrigation canals.
In conclusion
, I
strongly
believe that the
local
economy
suffers in terms of loss of wealth and jobs when a
country
imports
food
from others. Every
country
should encourage the consumption of
local
farm produce
only
.
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