Comments on: Good things can grow outside Ontario http://www.forgetthebox.net/mag/good-things-can-grow-outside-ontario.php Montreal Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chris http://www.forgetthebox.net/mag/good-things-can-grow-outside-ontario.php/comment-page-1#comment-2670 chris Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:29:54 +0000 http://www.forgetthebox.net/?p=1468#comment-2670 The quantity of our food that comes from other countries has been on the rise for the past 10-15 years. The buying local strategy is actually a response to the increasing globalization of our food getting system in attempt to normalize the system. The increase of Globalization has seen both the small local farmer & farmer from a developing nation marginalized in favor of corporate entities. While theoretically buying imported products should help developing nations it is really the corporations, (who coincidentally also often control commodity prices) who are reaping the profits at both ends. Currently, fair trade practices are the most effective at helping developing nations receive fair payment for their products. However with the popularity of fair trade products still quite low, there is no immediate solution. The quantity of our food that comes from other countries has been on the rise for the past 10-15 years. The buying local strategy is actually a response to the increasing globalization of our food getting system in attempt to normalize the system.

The increase of Globalization has seen both the small local farmer & farmer from a developing nation marginalized in favor of corporate entities. While theoretically buying imported products should help developing nations it is really the corporations, (who coincidentally also often control commodity prices) who are reaping the profits at both ends.

Currently, fair trade practices are the most effective at helping developing nations receive fair payment for their products. However with the popularity of fair trade products still quite low, there is no immediate solution.

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