Some people suggest that a country should try to produce all the food for its population and import as little food as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Question:
Some people suggest that a country should try to produce all the food for its population and import as little food as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Answer Hints:
It's an agree or disagree essay. Choosing agree would be easier to write because it's an ideal solution. But many countries cannot do it completely, so don't forget to supply your view with 'import as little food as possible.'

Agree
  • Food security is the primary duty of a country.
  • Import has the risk of the international market price.
  • Import has the risk of goods supply, like natural disasters.
  • Import has the risk of traffic, like war.
  • Producing food in the homeland will increase jobs.
  • Producing food also pushes related industries and social development.
Supplement
  • Not every country can offer itself all food without import.
  • Importing as little food as possible is a wise option.
Answer 1
Food security has been a primary concern for centuries in all countries. Governments must have reliable solutions to feed the people...

Firstly, the more a country relies on imported food, the more food crises it faces. Under normal trade conditions, food import is an option to solve table consumption only if we can pay the cost...

Food production is a large industry. Governments develop it not only to guarantee food consumption but also to benefit the local economy...

Finally, not every country can produce all the food for its population. Some have less agricultural land with more people, like Japan...

In conclusion, preventing the food crisis and developing agriculture could be achieved if a country becomes self-sufficient in its food production...
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GroupWord NumberDistinctPercent
All Words36718249%
Top 300 Words166 (45%)55 (30%)33%
300 - 1000 Words90 (24%)50 (27%)55%
Over 1000 Words111 (30%)77 (42%)69%
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Link Words: 26 (including link phrase: 1)
Sentences: Number: 28; Average Length: 81 characters; Words/Sentence: 13
Suggestions:
IELTS Essay Format:
-The essay is too long, try to shrink it.
-You should avoid using common words repeatedly, and show your grammatical range and accuracy as possible. The essay has food(18), all(5), some(5), more(5), agriculture(5), for(4), country(4); try to decrease duplicated words.
-High-ratio basic sight words may degrade your writing; suggest rephrasing some.
-Suggest using a few rare or uncommon words to demonstrate your vocabulary range and level.
Task Response:
-All parts of the prompt are addressed, and a clear position is presented throughout the response, but Singapore isn't a good example here.
Coherence and Cohesion:
-Ideas are generally arranged coherently, and there is a clear overall progression.
Lexical Resources:
-The lexical resource is sufficient to allow some flexibility and precision.
Grammar Range and Accuracy:
-There is a mix of simple and complex sentence forms with a fair degree of accuracy.