There are some people who think that countries ought to buy less food from abroad and they should produce their own food as much as they can. In my opinion, the governments must encourage their citizens to buy locally produced food because by doing that, they would help to improve their country’s economy.
There are many benefits when food is locally produced. Financially, as a consequence of making their own food, a country’s economy would grow. For example if a person buys a can of tuna, he has improved the economy of all the involved, like the people who catched the fishes, the factory which manufactured them and finally the store that selled that can. The latest statistical report from the World’s Economics Forum said, incomes of countries which promote self consumption , have grown by 11% during the last five years.
On the other hand, a country which imports most of its food, is not going to have the best economic results. That is to say, if a country buys food from abroad, it would be helping the other country economy to the detriment of its own. This is because, it would be buying more expensive products than if they produced by themselves. As a consequence of this, people’s expenses will increase, generating inflation and poverty. For instance, Namibia imports the 50% of its food so its inflation is 21.5% higher than South Africa’s, which produces 80% of its food.
In conclusion, it is better if a country produces most of its food, because it would bring more economic benefits to its citizens, unlike countries which import a great quantity of expensive food.