How will buying local help the UK?
- The overall number of food miles for the UK will be reduced, meaning fewer transportation costs and less pollution
- The domestic farming industry will benefit as farmers are selling more crops
How will buying local be bad for places like Kenya?
- Farmers will be forced out of business if they are not selling enough crops abroad. This will lead to poverty and farmers will be unable to buy sufficient food.
- Kenya's economy will suffer because its main trade connection is exporting goods like strawberries.
Ways we can support local produce:
- Looking at labels in supermarkets, which increasingly give the specific origin of food
- Visiting specialist local shops
- Buying online from 'local' producers
- Supporting local farmers markets
- Attending regional agricultural shows, which celebrate and sell local produce.
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