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IELTS Essay: Today food travels thousands of miles from the farm to the consumers. What ar...

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Today food travels thousands of miles from the farm to the consumers. What are the reasons? Is it a positive or a negative trend?

#food_miles#supply_chain#transport_emissions#globalization#environmental_sustainability

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 covers main reasons (trade, profit, demand) and states a judgment; Band 9 explores systemic drivers (economies of scale, income inequality, trade policy) and nuances when long-distance food is essential vs. wasteful.

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Key concepts in this essay

supply_chain_economics
consumer_demand
trade_liberalization
environmental_externalities
food_security_vs_sustainability

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Listing reasons (demand, profit, scale) without explaining the causal chain (why consumers want variety, how economies of scale work)
Treating it as entirely negative without acknowledging access to affordable nutrition or economic benefits
Confusing 'positive/negative' judgment with causation—missing the structural reasons this happens

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