Many people have switched to healthier foods due to the increasing health concerns related to food. The problem is that people find healthy food more expensive than they expected. Why is healthy food so costly? Find out why.
Farmers are forced to pay a lot for transportation, fertilizers and storage, as well as the seasons in which they grow fruits and vegetables. Farmers grow vegetables and fruit less often because they don’t get subsidies. This leads to higher costs.
The majority of fresh produce was produced by family farms. Due to urbanization, people are now moving into cities for better working environments.
This has led to a great deal of pressure being placed on farmers in regards to growing healthy food. Most nutritious food isn’t subsidized, but the demand for unhealthy foods and animal products have increased. This has created an even bigger imbalance in the production and supply of healthy food.
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