Why I’m happy to eat imported food   Working in international
development has given me a keen insight into “food security”, or
what it means to have adequate access to food, and the reasons
why so many in our world don’t have this access.  Our
international food systems are screwed. And farm subsidies are
evil.   I also understand that whilst capitalism is the world’s
dominant economic system, creating access to markets for
everyone is an important part of alleviating poverty and
improving access to food.  This is why when I see Ethiopian
roses, or Italian tomatoes, or Kenyan pineapple, I’m very happy
to pop them in my shopping trolley. It isn’t always more “carbon
efficient” and thus better for the environment to eat locally
either. Food miles only tell a tiny bit of the story, and what
goes in to food production must be added into any environmental
costs.  It appears the experts back me up on this too:  "…it
would actually be four times more energy efficient for Brits to
eat lamb from New Zealand than from