It is true that a lot of food which we are currently eating are imported from faraway farms. I do think that we get more benefits from such kind of food supply chain than we lose.
Admittedly, there are shortcomings during the process of faraway production and transportation. First, the transportation caused by long-distance supply is not environmentally friendly. During transportation, those planes, ships, and tracks produce gas pollution such as CO2 and SO2, which would accelerate the procedure of global warming. Caused by the growth of concentrate farming in the past few decades, the mass production of food caused a lot of environmental problems around the plants such as water pollution and deterioration of land.
However, producing food in some places and deliver them all over the world have many advantages. As production is concentrated, the process of producing food can be more efficient because farmers can now choose the best place to farm. With the better choice of the location, the yearly output can be maximized, and the transportation becomes more convenient. Meanwhile, by reducing the number of farms, food supplied to the whole world is produced in several or even one plant. In this way, the quality of one product can be exactly the same, no matter where people buy them.
In conclusion, even though long-distance shipping has many shortcomings, reducing the number of farms makes production more efficient and stable. In the future, more renewable energy should be used during transportation in order to protect the environment.
It is true that
a lot of
food
which we are
currently
eating
are imported
from faraway
farms
. I do
think
that we
get
more benefits from such kind of
food
supply chain than we lose.
Admittedly
, there are shortcomings during the process of faraway
production
and
transportation
.
First
, the
transportation
caused by long-distance supply is not
environmentally
friendly. During
transportation
, those
planes
, ships, and
tracks
produce gas pollution such as CO2 and SO2, which would accelerate the procedure of global warming. Caused by the growth of concentrate farming in the past few decades, the mass
production
of
food
caused
a lot of
environmental problems around the plants such as water pollution and deterioration of land.
However
, producing
food
in
some
places and deliver them all over the world have
many
advantages. As
production
is
concentrated,
the process of producing
food
can be more efficient
because
farmers can
now
choose the best place to
farm
. With the better choice of the location, the yearly output can
be maximized
, and the
transportation
becomes more convenient. Meanwhile, by reducing the number of
farms
,
food
supplied to the whole world
is produced
in several or even one plant. In this way, the quality of one product can be exactly the same, no matter where
people
buy
them.
In conclusion
,
even though
long-distance shipping has
many
shortcomings, reducing the number of
farms
makes
production
more efficient and stable.
In
the future, more renewable energy should be
used
during
transportation
in order to protect the environment.