advantages of international food
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Imported foods bring a lot of advantages:
Good quality foods
When foods are produced locally, we can’t always be familiar with their quality. Regulations on local food are less strict because there is less distrust. Ironically enough that means that local food isn’t quality controlled as much.
On the other hand, when foods are being imported, their quality is always checked and only the best products end up on our market. If a supplier tries to sell low-quality food, it will sooner or later be rejected.
Another guarantee that we eat good-quality imported foods is the fact that the reputation of the food importing companies is at stake. If these companies don’t get good feedback from consumers, they will do everything to change the supplier and start offering foods that people will enjoy eating.
Reduced costs
Even though it may not seem like it at first, if we do the math, we will see that we can save money buying imported foods in the long run. Why is that? Oftentimes, it’s cheaper to import and transport the food than it is to produce it locally. The dollar is more valuable in other countries. As a result, these countries sell their foods at lower prices, something we can take advantage out of.
Also, when a certain food is being imported in big quantities, its price is even lower and it keeps both producers and buyers busy. Bear in mind that even when food is being imported in big quantities, its quality is still checked.
Energy efficiency
Believe it or not, importing food is energy efficient. How? The energy used in Kenya to grow plants on a farm is much lower than the energy we use here for the same product. The energy used to ship the product is also lower.
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Energy efficiency is good for the environment as well. Consuming imported foods, we save money, our government saves money, we protect the environment and give jobs to many people from all around the world.
More choices
Again remember, importing food gives people access to more choices. We can choose between several products and find the one we like the most. Our country’s climate and land don’t allow growing all sorts of fruits and vegetables throughout the year. It is thanks to imported foods that we can have fresh bananas, mangoes, tomatoes or potatoes anytime we desire.
Also, importing food doesn’t always mean buying foreign made products. Sometimes, the companies producing half-cooked food use foreign ingredients in the process. These ingredients are essential – they give foods the specific flavors we’ve grown to love so much.
But, when it comes to buying foreign food directly, there’s a wider range of qualities we can choose from. This encourages competition among food processing companies and they do whatever they can to create the best product. Of course, the result of this is increased food quality.
Economic growth
While some farmers and food producers think that importing food leads to a higher unemployment rate, let’s look at it this way: both importing and exporting food means opening job positions in new fields. In order to maintain the import-export flow, we need people who are going to make sure that the entire process functions well, while obeying all the aforementioned rules and regulations.
Meanwhile, our government gives subsidies to farmers. We currently pay $20 billion/year to farmers all throughout the country. That’s not the case in Africa, for example, since farmers there don’t get any subsidies.
Also, the number of people who are even interested in working as farmers is constantly decreasing. Younger generations want to have a rich lifestyle and live in fancy cities. This leads to a shortage of local food production, so getting imported foods is slowly, but surely becoming a necessity – not merely a choice.
All of this encourages economic growth, not just in our country, but on a global level. For example a study from Europe has shown that by creating a single market, there can be 300.000 – 900.000 additional jobs in the import and export sectors. Therefore, imported foods should be highly supported.
Good quality foods
When foods are produced locally, we can’t always be familiar with their quality. Regulations on local food are less strict because there is less distrust. Ironically enough that means that local food isn’t quality controlled as much.
On the other hand, when foods are being imported, their quality is always checked and only the best products end up on our market. If a supplier tries to sell low-quality food, it will sooner or later be rejected.
Another guarantee that we eat good-quality imported foods is the fact that the reputation of the food importing companies is at stake. If these companies don’t get good feedback from consumers, they will do everything to change the supplier and start offering foods that people will enjoy eating.
Reduced costs
Even though it may not seem like it at first, if we do the math, we will see that we can save money buying imported foods in the long run. Why is that? Oftentimes, it’s cheaper to import and transport the food than it is to produce it locally. The dollar is more valuable in other countries. As a result, these countries sell their foods at lower prices, something we can take advantage out of.
Also, when a certain food is being imported in big quantities, its price is even lower and it keeps both producers and buyers busy. Bear in mind that even when food is being imported in big quantities, its quality is still checked.
Energy efficiency
Believe it or not, importing food is energy efficient. How? The energy used in Kenya to grow plants on a farm is much lower than the energy we use here for the same product. The energy used to ship the product is also lower.
Smiling young worker recording rice stock before delivery
Energy efficiency is good for the environment as well. Consuming imported foods, we save money, our government saves money, we protect the environment and give jobs to many people from all around the world.
More choices
Again remember, importing food gives people access to more choices. We can choose between several products and find the one we like the most. Our country’s climate and land don’t allow growing all sorts of fruits and vegetables throughout the year. It is thanks to imported foods that we can have fresh bananas, mangoes, tomatoes or potatoes anytime we desire.
Also, importing food doesn’t always mean buying foreign made products. Sometimes, the companies producing half-cooked food use foreign ingredients in the process. These ingredients are essential – they give foods the specific flavors we’ve grown to love so much.
But, when it comes to buying foreign food directly, there’s a wider range of qualities we can choose from. This encourages competition among food processing companies and they do whatever they can to create the best product. Of course, the result of this is increased food quality.
Economic growth
While some farmers and food producers think that importing food leads to a higher unemployment rate, let’s look at it this way: both importing and exporting food means opening job positions in new fields. In order to maintain the import-export flow, we need people who are going to make sure that the entire process functions well, while obeying all the aforementioned rules and regulations.
Meanwhile, our government gives subsidies to farmers. We currently pay $20 billion/year to farmers all throughout the country. That’s not the case in Africa, for example, since farmers there don’t get any subsidies.
Also, the number of people who are even interested in working as farmers is constantly decreasing. Younger generations want to have a rich lifestyle and live in fancy cities. This leads to a shortage of local food production, so getting imported foods is slowly, but surely becoming a necessity – not merely a choice.
All of this encourages economic growth, not just in our country, but on a global level. For example a study from Europe has shown that by creating a single market, there can be 300.000 – 900.000 additional jobs in the import and export sectors. Therefore, imported foods should be highly supported.
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