Quote Originally Posted by Redleg
To allow the destruction of your food production within the country in the pursuit of the all mighty buck via the free market is foolish. To advocate the destruction of the farming of any country for tourism is just as foolish. Both end in a stragtic blunder that the nation will not recover from if they are dependent upon others for their food supply
The percieved strategic value is something outdated. The risk for a war in Europe are more or less 0 and any food production should be done where it's cheapest for the consumers.
Furthermore, with the current stability in the western countries and most of the third world countries, it's more profitable to deepen the relationship with third world food producing countries than spend tax monies to save something that is doomed anyway....