Nowadays, a large number of countries export food and food products to other countries. A lot of people believe that it is more economical and environmentally friendly to eat locally grown foods. In my opinion, consumption of locally grown foods is not only safer for individuals, but also cheaper for local farmers to produce.
Firstly, local foods are cultivated without using organic substances like fertilizers so they still retain their essential nutrients whereas, most of the imported foods have been genetically modified thus lost essential nutrients that are needed for total well being. Also, a lot of these imported foods have been discovered to trigger life threatening diseases. A good example of this is a class of foreign rice known as plastic rice that has been known to increase the risk of cancer in people that consume them.
In addition, the cost of processing and packaging farm products to prevent them from getting spoilt on transit, is not affordable for local farmers. Most of them can only afford the cost of transportation of their crops to the nearest market for sale. These farmers will be happy and feel rewarded for their labour, if their farm produce is patronized and consumed locally.
In conclusion, not all farmers can afford the high cost of processing their farm produce for exports and would rather prefer these crops be consumed locally. Also, community members should enjoy eating their local foods as they have been known to be more beneficial health wise than the imported food products.
Nowadays,
a large number of
countries export
food
and
food
products to other countries.
A lot of
people
believe that it is more economical and
environmentally
friendly to eat
locally
grown
foods
. In my opinion, consumption of
locally
grown
foods
is not
only
safer for individuals,
but
also
cheaper for
local
farmers
to produce.
Firstly
,
local
foods
are cultivated
without using organic substances like fertilizers
so
they
still
retain their essential nutrients whereas, most of the imported
foods
have been
genetically
modified
thus
lost essential nutrients that
are needed
for total
well being
.
Also
,
a lot of
these imported
foods
have
been discovered
to trigger life threatening diseases. A
good
example of this is a
class
of foreign rice known as plastic rice that has
been known
to increase the
risk
of cancer in
people
that consume them.
In addition
, the cost of processing and packaging farm products to
prevent
them from getting
spoilt on
transit, is not affordable for
local
farmers
. Most of them can
only
afford the cost of transportation of their crops to the nearest market for sale. These
farmers
will be happy and feel rewarded for their
labour
, if their farm produce
is patronized
and consumed
locally
.
In conclusion
, not all
farmers
can afford the high cost of processing their farm produce for exports and would
rather
prefer these crops
be consumed
locally
.
Also
, community members should enjoy eating their
local
foods
as they have
been known
to be more beneficial health wise than the imported
food
products.
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