Food is crucial for our survival. These days, many consumers are eating food that has travelled thousands of miles away from their producers. Some people opine that it will be good for the environment if people only eat locally produced food. I agree with this view to a certain extent. In my opinion, consumption of local food will create jobs in the local economy and help the environment, but if people eat only locally produced food, they will have fewer choices.
Environmental problems are a highly debated topic these days. Huge amounts of fossil fuels have to be burned to transport food to distant places. This causes considerable damage to the environment. There will be a massive reduction in the consumption of oil if people start preferring locally grown food and hence it is good for the planet. Another argument in favour of eating locally produced food is its nutrient value. Locally grown food is nutritious because it is free of preservatives. Also, locally grown fruits and vegetables are plucked when they ripen and thus retains their nutritional content. By contrast, when they are transported from a distant place, they are plucked when they are still raw and then ripened with the help of chemicals. Regular consumption of such food items will lead to health problems in people.
Even so, in my opinion, eating locally produced food alone is not a viable option because there is a limit to the kind of food that can be grown in each place. For example, fruits like apples and grapes can only be grown in cold climates. Likewise, some fruits and vegetables only grow in hot climates. There are also many regions that are not suitable for cultivation. If people eat only what is available in their region, they choices will be limited. Hence, in my opinion, locally grown food should be given preference. However, it should not be the only food available to people.
To conclude, if people give preference to the local produce, it will certainly benefit their health, the environment and the local economy. Even so, in my opinion, eating locally cultivated food alone is not a viable option because it will seriously limit the food choices people have.
Food
is crucial for our survival. These days,
many
consumers are
eating
food
that has travelled thousands of miles away from their producers.
Some
people
opine that it will be
good
for the
environment
if
people
only
eat
locally
produced
food
. I
agree
with this view to a certain extent. In my
opinion
, consumption of
local
food
will create jobs in the
local
economy and
help
the
environment
,
but
if
people
eat
only
locally
produced
food
, they will have fewer choices.
Environmental problems are a
highly
debated topic these days. Huge amounts of fossil fuels
have to
be burned
to transport
food
to distant places. This causes considerable damage to the
environment
. There will be a massive reduction in the consumption of oil if
people
start
preferring
locally
grown
food
and
hence
it is
good
for the planet. Another argument in
favour
of
eating
locally
produced
food
is its nutrient value.
Locally
grown
food
is nutritious
because
it is free of preservatives.
Also
,
locally
grown fruits and vegetables
are plucked
when they ripen and
thus
retains their nutritional content. By contrast, when they
are transported
from a distant place, they
are plucked
when they are
still
raw and then ripened with the
help
of chemicals. Regular consumption of such
food
items will lead to health problems in
people
.
Even
so
, in my
opinion
,
eating
locally
produced
food
alone is not a viable option
because
there is a limit to the kind of
food
that can
be grown
in each place.
For example
, fruits like apples and grapes can
only
be grown
in
cold
climates.
Likewise
,
some
fruits and vegetables
only
grow in hot climates. There are
also
many
regions that are not suitable for cultivation. If
people
eat
only
what is available in their region,
they choices
will
be limited
.
Hence
, in my
opinion
,
locally
grown
food
should be
given
preference.
However
, it should not be the
only
food
available to
people
.
To conclude
, if
people
give preference to the
local
produce, it will
certainly
benefit their health, the
environment
and the
local
economy. Even
so
, in my
opinion
,
eating
locally
cultivated
food
alone is not a viable option
because
it will
seriously
limit the
food
choices
people
have.