Consequently, croplands are being pushed farther away from the cities they feed. Often, little or no food is grown within the cities, and meat arrives from distant rural areas.
نتيجة لذلك ،‏ تزداد شيئا فشيئا المسافة التي تفصل المدن عن الاراضي الزراعية التي تموِّنها .‏