?Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles before it gets to the dinner plate of the consumer. Why is this the case and is this development positive or negative?
1.Globalization?has brought so many new?varieties?of food to our?dinner plates.
2.The primary reason behind the increase in "food miles" is the development of trade and the?division of labor.
3.Countries are no longer?self-sufficient in isolation, but have become?entwined?with each other in a huge network of goods and services.
4.If country A is good at planting bananas and country B is good at growing corn, why not trade with each other so that both can get the best food?at the best price?
5.Moreover, the?advancements?in transportation and developments in?food packaging,?refrigeration?and?preservation?have made food travel possible while maintaining much of its flavor.
6.Whether this development is positive or negative?depends on?how you see it.
7.Of course, it is positive for consumers. They can eat?literally?anything in the world, and?a diversified diet?is?usually a healthy diet.
8.More choice also means more?stable prices.
9.When the choice was limited, sellers were able to?ramp up?the price of a certain product when it was?in demand, something much less likely to happen now.
10.It is also positive for farmers,to some extent, who now have the whole world as their market. They can sell their?produce?directly to consumers in any country, no matter how?far apart.
11.However, such benefits come?at the expense of?the environment.
12.Many argue that?a crate of?apples?sourced?from the other side of the world?contributes to?more?carbon footprints?than from local producers.
13.What's more, local farmers may?find it hard to?compete with?multinationals, which offer better foods at lower prices.
14.In conclusion, consumers should?be more aware of?the role they are playing in this trend. They?are entitled to?enjoy the benefits, but should not forget their responsibility to?boost?the local economy.
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