The sales of foreign food products by stores should be discouraged while locally produced ones ought to be patronized. I admit that purchasing native food products is healthier and more affordable.
Perhaps one good reason why this should be promoted is that people get to eat healthy. Locally produced food products do not contain preservatives: artificial colouring, sweeteners and chemicals, which foreign manufacturers use to preserve their goods. In other words, individuals consuming them are not predisposed to certain health issues commonly found in our environment, these days: obesity, hypertension, diabetes. For instance, the incidence of cardiovascular disease has declined in the Nigerian health sector. This is because people now have a preference for organic diets. Therefore, consuming native, fresh products can make individuals live a good life.
Another good reason to consider is that the products are affordable. When stores purchase at cheap rate from peasant farmers, they re-sell at considerable price to the populace. People from different class can afford to buy them comfortably, and would not have to spend so much on them. For instance, Shoprite a popular mall in Nigeria, sells fresh fruits at good rates. This can be attributed to the fact that these fruits they buy from local farmers in larger quantities, and at convenient price. More so, no tax is imposed on the produce and the price of sale would not be on the high side.
In conclusion, if the sale of local produce in stores would benefit the people because it is less expensive and healthy, then this should be highly encouraged in our society.
The sales of foreign food
products
by stores should
be discouraged
while
locally
produced ones ought to
be patronized
. I admit that purchasing native food
products
is healthier and more affordable.
Perhaps one
good
reason why this should
be promoted
is that
people
get
to eat healthy.
Locally
produced food
products
do not contain preservatives: artificial
colouring
, sweeteners and chemicals, which foreign manufacturers
use
to preserve their
goods
.
In other words
, individuals consuming them are not predisposed to certain health issues
commonly
found in our environment, these days: obesity, hypertension, diabetes.
For instance
, the incidence of cardiovascular disease has declined in the Nigerian health sector. This is
because
people
now
have a preference for organic diets.
Therefore
, consuming native, fresh
products
can
make
individuals
live
a
good
life.
Another
good
reason to consider is that the
products
are affordable. When stores
purchase
at
cheap
rate from peasant farmers, they re-sell at considerable price to the populace.
People
from
different
class
can afford to
buy
them
comfortably
, and would not
have to
spend
so
much on them.
For instance
,
Shoprite
a popular mall in Nigeria, sells fresh fruits at
good
rates. This can
be attributed
to the fact that these fruits they
buy
from local farmers in larger quantities, and at convenient price. More
so
, no tax
is imposed
on the produce and the price of sale would not be on the high side.
In conclusion
, if the sale of local produce in stores would benefit the
people
because
it is less expensive and healthy, then this should be
highly
encouraged in our society.