Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–500 words tha

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Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.

Do you know where your food comes from? Throughout history, self-sufficiency has been the norm for acquiring food such as grains, meats, fruits, and vegetables. People and nations grew their own food and traded only on a local level. Today, food trade between nations has intensified, food is shipped thousands of miles across the globe, and world trade in agricultural products exceeds $1 trillion annually.

Choose 1 of the foods from the following link that you may have in your fridge or pantry:

Click here for the list of foods and food information.

http://www.fruit-crops.com/

Complete the following:

List and describe the food item, and include where it came from (check the label or Web site).

Use this calculator http://www.foodmiles.com/ to determine how far it has traveled to you. Answer the following questions (use the Internet and CTU library to form your opinions):

         How does the vast movement of food from one nation to another benefit or potentially harm developing nations? Are there benefits of importing food to developed or wealthy nations?

         There is an “eat local” initiative developing throughout the United States and Europe. What are the benefits to buying fresh, local foods? Are there drawbacks? Do you buy local?

         Can you live without the food item you chose? Is there a local substitute available?

         Knowing what you do of how global food trade affects the global market and the economies of individual countries, explain your position on buying this food item in the future.

Explanation / Answer

answer- As I am India right now the food items which occur in my fridge and pantry are following

Almond,

as we know 42% production almond occurs in United State and I am in India it covers 748 miles ( 12045km)

Apple

China produce 48% of apple it travel 2350 miles ( 3781km)

Banana

lemon

straw berry

blue beery

orange

Pine apple

walnuts

and many more

the vast movement of these fruits from one nation to other nation is beneficial. it reduce the problem of mall nutrition is poor nation. and when some nation is producting large amount of such resources by the exporting them to other country it can generate revenue for them. it is benefical for developing nation which is lack these resources and suffering from the scarcity of food, vegetables and fruits in such condition resource rich nation can help the developing nationl It is also benefits for importing the foods from developed nation. but there is these long distance of exporting food. food will not be fresh and there is prabalby chance of attck of fungus, and attack of other bacteria which contaminated the food and makes it uneatable.

the eat local initiatives developing through United states and Europe. All these country are developed and wealth nation and they dont need to import food from other country. and there is alot of benefits of buying fresh and local foods

1- locally foood taste and looks better than the importing foods

2- lesser the distance from the farm higher will be the amount of nutrients in that

3- local food is safe there is very least chance to attack of bacteria and fungi

4- it keep taxes down

5- local food beneficial for environment and wild life

6- it could be source of investment in future

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